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Todd was Editor of GrowthBusiness.co.uk between 2010 and 2011 as well as being responsible for publishing our digital and printed magazines focusing on private equity and venture capital.

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What’s in a value?

Buyers are always after the best price, but what does the current market mean for bidders?

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Telemetry buy for Brulines

Brulines Group, which is listed on London's AIM market, has acquired telemetry business Lookout, which has its base in Oxford.

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Dutch deal for Aegis

Aegis has made another acquisition with the purchase of Dutch media agency Kobalt Media.
Round-up of today's M&A deals

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AIM-listed Parseq leaves to go private

UK-based Parseq, which provides online banking software and outsourcing to the financial sector, has approved a bid from a group of investors led by company chief executive officer, Rami Cassis.

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GFI makes move for cloud business

US-headquarterd GFI Software, which has its UK base in London, has acquired Monitis, a business which provides cloud-based network monitoring services.
Round-up of today's M&A deals

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Tradeshift to expand further after Russian backing

Electronic invoicing business Tradeshift has accepted an investment of $17 million (£10.6 million) from Russian venture capital firms ru-Net and Kite Ventures as the business eyes further expansion across the Atlantic.

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YFM leads $3 million round for Sirigen

Biomedical company Sirigen has closed a $3 million (£1.9 million) round led by YFM Equity Partners that will finance the bringing to market of its technology that tests the efficacy of drugs.

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Quest continues acquisition spree

UK software provider ChangeBASE has been acquired by Quest Software, taking the US company's 2011 deal count to six.

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Nasdaq OMX makes London buy

London-based softare-as-a-service (SaaS) business Glide Technologies has been acquired by Nasdaq OMX for an undisclosed amount.
Round-up of today's M&A deals

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US exit for London private equity firms

EIS Optics, which produces film filters, has been bought out by Materion Corporation for $24 million (£15 million).

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TagMan closes $5 million Series B round

Digital marketing company TagMan has closed a $5 million (£3.1 million) Series B financing round after securing funding from Greycroft Partners and iNovia Capital.

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African deal for mobile operator

France Telecom-Orange, whose Orange brand represents its internet, television and mobile services, has agreed to buy a 100 per cent stake of Congo Chine Telecom, a mobile operator in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Round-up of today's M&A deals