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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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Bank finance in the credit crunch

Despite talk that lending terms are tightening and cash is harder to come by, banks insist that their doors are as open as ever to growing companies.

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Cityspace announces Kizoom acquisition

A transport information company is to develop new products to support public transport users after buying one of its rivals.

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White Nile expands into Nigeria

Guernsey-based oil and gas exploration company White Nile is set to acquire PA Energy Africa, a private oil company in Nigeria, for $1.8 million (£919,000) and 3.1 million shares.

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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.