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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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VC-backed Zoopla in merger deal

Online property website Zoopla is merging with The Digital Property Group, a business owned by the holding company of the Daily Mail newspaper.

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Property merger to rival Rightmove.com

The Digital Property group and Zoopla have agreed to merge, bringing together brands including findaproperty.com and primelocation.com. Plus, a round-up of today's M&A deals.

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Regulation drives Sportingbet’s M&A activities

Sportingbet has recouped the capital spent on the acquisition of Danbrook and Scandic earlier this week by disposing of its Turkish language website to East Pioneer.

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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.