About

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.

Alternative Finance for Business

Enterprising Britain

The government has introduced a raft of incentives and grants to stimulate start-ups and encourage entrepreneurship in the UK. We examine reactions to the schemes on offer.

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DisplayLink closes $15 million Series D round

Technology company DisplayLink is set to expand after the close of a $15 million (£9.6 million) Series D funding round led by incoming investor Cipio Partners and existing investor DJF Esprit. 

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Online video deal for Renren

Social networking business Renren has acquired a 100 per cent stake in 56.com, a company which provides a platform for user generated online video content.

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Conizant to acquire Zaffera

Outsourcing company Cognizant has acquired Zaffera, an SAP retail consulting and software development firm, for an undisclosed sum.
Round-up of today's M&A Deals

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BVCA: Miliband’s private equity attack a ‘slick slogan’

Opposition leader Ed Miliband's branding of private equity firms as 'asset strippers' is nothing more than a ‘slick slogan’, says the British Venture Capital Association (BVCA).

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Personal Development Bureau raises £25,000 from the crowd

Unemployment service start-up Personal Development Bureau has become the second business in the UK to close a financing round through the equity crowdfunding website Crowdcube after raising £25,000 in seed capital.

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Confluence to expand with Midven support

Commercial fund manager Midven has supported the management buy-out (MBO) of construction management and compliance consultancy Confluence Management with a £500,000 investment from their Exceed Fund.

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Branson joins as a backer of blogger Tumblr

British entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson has joined Greylock Partners and Insight Venture Partners in an $85 million (£54 million) venture capital funding round for blogging platform Tumblr.

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Carlyle Group acquires ITRS

Alternative asset manager Carlyle Group has acquired London-based ITRS Group, a provider of trade monitoring technology and services to the financial services sector.

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Reed Elsevier to buy Accuity Holdings

Publishing group Reed Elsevier, the owner of the LexisNexis database, will buy Accuity Holdings from investment firm Investcorp.
Round-up of today's M&A Deals

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Northstar investment allows LoveYourLarder to expand

Online food-and-drinks marketplace LoveYourLarder.com will expand their website after a £100,000 investment from Northstar Ventures, an investor in high growth businesses across the north east of England.

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Safend rides the acquisition wave

Wave Systems is to acquire Israeli company Safend to bolster its portfolio of security and encryption products.
Round-up of today's M&A Deals