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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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UK buy for newly formed IgnitionOne

IgnitionOne, which provides digital marketing technology, has made a UK acquisition with the purchase of advert space vendors AdJug.

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MITIE acquires five of its start-ups for £14.6 million

Outsourcing company MITIE has agreed to acquire the remaining shareholdings of four start-up businesses, and the majority of a fifth, which had been backed by the outsourcing company's shared-equity model.

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Acquistion for Smiths Group division

John Crane, a division of global technology business Smiths Group, has acquired the business and assets of Turbo Components and Engineering (TCE).
Round-up of today's M&A deals

Alternative Finance for Business

SME finance: There must be another way…

Project Merlin has proved to be less than magical for SME finance. So what other options are available to businesses?

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In-tune networking: John Dunne

Despite the terrible state of the Irish economy, Intune Networks, co-founded by John Dunne, continues to be a global leader in its field. Dunne reveals to GB how he attracted VC investment while having a complex technology.

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Fostering Solutions acquires Pathway Care from ISIS

ISIS Equity Partners has sold foster care agency Pathway Care to Fostering Solutions, part of the Acorn Care and Education Group, for an undisclosed sum.

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KC backs £600,000 fund for North East

Broadband and telephony services provider KC has backed a £600,000 investment fund for digital and technology sector businesses and entrepreneurs in Hull and East Yorkshire.

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BuyWithMe snaps up Scoop St

Groupon rival BuyWithMe has acquired Scoop St, a social commerce company focused on the New York City market.
Round-up of today's M&A deals

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UK deals website bought out by WhaleShark

eConversions, which operates VoucherCodes.co.uk in the UK and Gutschein-Codes.de in Germany, has been purchased by WhaleShark Media.

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US and Asian expansion for angel-backed Decibel

Decibel Music Systems, a technology company that uses artificial intelligence to create music computer applications, has secured a second round of financing as the business ramps up product development and pursues overseas sales.

Alternative Finance for Business

Riding the wave

With businesses looking to rebound strongly, turnaround investment is on the up, according to GE Capital.

Venture Capital Funding

Plugging into the second-user market

Following an upsurge in the demand for second-user IT hardware, NVM Private Equity has backed the management buy-out of Tinglobal.