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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.

Venture Capital Funding

Business Growth Fund makes maiden investment

Benefex, a provider of online employee reward and benefit schemes, is the first UK company to receive backing from the bank-backed Business Growth Fund, securing £4.2 million in growth capital.

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Avisen hits the buy-and-build trail again

After revealing in July that it had its eye on several acquisition targets, AIM-listed Avisen has finalised terms on a deal which will see the business merge with 1Spatial, and ultimately see the end of the Avisen brand.

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Blackbaud joins forces with Every Day Hero

Blackbaud, which provides software and related services designed specifically for not-for-profit organisations, is acquiring online fundraising provider Everyday Hero for £4.8 million.
Round-up of today's M&A deals

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Cameron: SMEs are ‘engine of our economy’

High growth businesses are the engine of the UK economy, according to David Cameron and the Confederation of British Industries and the British Chambers of Commerce welcome his words.

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BlueBay launch private lending business for SMEs

Fixed income and alternative investment manager BlueBay Asset Management is launching a new private lending business aimed at funding growing European small and medium-sized enterprises.

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Audit accuracy key for M&A returns

Businesses looking to grow through acquisitions are better off having audit work completed by one of the ‘Big Four’ accountancy firms, a new study reveals.

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Third M&A deal of 2011 for Spectris

Surrey-based Spectris has made an American buy through the acquisition of Sixnet.

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Bank of England to inject £75 billion into UK economy

The Bank of England has voted to inject an extra £75 billion into the slowing UK economy by increasing the amount of quantitative easing to a total of £275 billion because ‘global expansion has slackened’.

Opinion

Steve Jobs and Apple’s future

Leave it to Apple to construct the most fitting online tribute to their founder Steve Jobs.

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IPO outlook ‘grim’ unless sea change occurs

The outlook for initial public offerings across European markets for the rest of the year is ‘grim unless there is a sea change in market sentiment’, finds a new report from accountancy firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).

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Pinnacle continues after summer spending

AIM-listed Pinnacle Telecom has made its third acquisition of the year with the purchase of Online Computer Developments (OCD) for a total of £110,000.

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Red Hat bolsters its storage offerings

Red Hat is adding to its storage portfolio with the acquisition of Gluster.
Round-up of today's M&A deals