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Marc was editor of GrowthBusiness from 2006 to 2010. He specialised in writing about entrepreneurs, private equity and venture capital, mid-market M&A, small caps and high-growth businesses.

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Smiths Group in
oil & gas lift

Smiths Group plc, a global technology business listed on London’s main market, has acquired Texan oilfield equipment specialist Fiber Composite Company to complement a business it purchased last year.

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Aria Networks gets £2 million boost

Telecommunications software provider Aria Networks is earmarked for expansion after raising £2 million from venture capitalist Seraphim Capital.

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Innovation to buy garage network

A provider of business process outsourcing services to insurance companies is on the verge of expanding its offering after agreeing to buy a vehicle maintenance and repair company.

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Antisoma buys into the US

A London-headquartered biotechnology company focused on the development of cancer drugs will enlarge its offering with the agreed acquisition of a US oncology company.

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T123 in debt-funded buy-out

A Lancashire-based supplier of ground support equipment to airports has completed a management buy-out (MBO).

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Glubble secures follow-on angel funding

A developer of web browser software that allows parents to control their children's use of the internet has secured additional funding.

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European VCs faring better than US

Disclosed venture capital (VC) investment in European companies totalled €1.4 billion (£1.1 billion) in the first quarter of 2008, rebounding from a weak fourth quarter.

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MSIF supports scaffolding buy-out

A manager who has run a Merseyside-based scaffolding business for the past 20 years has bought the company for a seven-figure sum.

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Brammer stokes Italian deal

Brammer plc, an industrial services group, has bought an Italian provider of industrial components in a bid to grow its pan-European operations.

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VCT investors losing out

Investors that have shirked private equity funds in favour of venture capital trusts (VCTs) could be kicking themselves in the wake of new findings. M&A's Paul Driscoll reports

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Mighty Mouse Digital expansion

Digital communications company Mighty Mouse has acquired website design and build agency Bluhalo. Read on for more deal headlines.

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Ramco lands Eagle

An Aberdeen-based exploration company has scored a portfolio of royalties in North Sea licences for £1.25 million in shares.