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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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Ebiquity uses acquisition for expansion

Media and marketing analytics business Ebiquity has acquired the entire share capital of Faulkner Media Management (FMM), in a deal which could rise to A$5.9 million (£3.7 million).

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Carbon reduction plans don’t go beyond 2020

UK companies' carbon reduction plans are overwhelmingly short-term, with fewer than one in six planning beyond 2020.

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The next big thing: optical communications technology

Since the dawn of the space age, NASA has been relying on radio communications technology to send and receive data to and from spacecraft.

Growth Planning

Hostel boosters

Josh Wyatt, director of hospitality and leisure at Patron Capital, explains why the firm has invested €100 million (£87 million) in the Generator Hostels chain.

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Silicon Valley VCs lead Zenprise fundraising

Mobile management software business Zenprise has secured $30 million in a round of financing led by Greylock Partners, a venture capital firm based in California’s tech hub Silicon Valley.

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UK joint-venture bought up

Coupons.com has bought out the remaining 50 per cent stake in its UK joint venture, Couponstar, that it did not already own.
Round-up of today's M&A deals

Mergers & Acquisitions

M&A sector watch with Peadar O’Reilly

Peadar O'Reilly, a regional director with Venture Structured Finance, gives his views on the current state of the M&A market and what sectors to watch out for in the coming months.

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Sportingbet goes Nordic

Online bookmaker Sportingbet has acquired the entire share capital of Danbrook and Scandic through is subsidiary Sportingbet Holdings.

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Scottish deal for Sage business

UK software business Pinnacle Computing has made its 14th acquisition as it builds on its expansion plans.

Company Flotations

Moving forward

Bringing any business to the capital markets is a tall order, requiring plenty of careful planning and consideration.

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Facebook gets friend.ly

Social networking business Facebook has continued in its acquisitive nature with the purchase of question and answer application friend.ly.

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Streetcar backers make new investment

Knowledge process outsourcing (KPO) business The Smart Cube has received a capital injection through an investment from Smedvig Capital.