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.

Growth Planning

Growing the smaller global game

Five-a-side football has grown significantly since launching in the 1980s. Powerleague’s commercial director Nigel Hargreaves explains the business's plans for international expansion including a tilt at America.

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M&A Awards 2011

With a strong showing at the end of 2010, the past year has seen a resurgence in M&A activity as dealmakers completed a series of exciting and innovative transactions.

PR and Marketing Strategy

Attracting attention without Facebook

With Facebook ad prices soaring, growing businesses may start being priced out of the social media market. Lucy George, director of Wordville, writes that traditional brand awareness strategies remain effective.

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Haivision makes two buys

IP video distribution and networking business Haivision Network Video has made a double deal with the acquisitions of KulaByte and MontiVision Imaging Technologies. 

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Experian purchases LM Group

Round-up of today's M&A deals

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DFJ Esprit backs Redkite in Series A financing round

Redkite Financial Markets, a developer of real-time financial markets surveillance platforms, has secured a Series A investment from venture capital firm DFJ Esprit.

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we7 secures funding to expand into Europe

UK music streaming service we7 has secured new funding through existing investors Peter Gabriel and Eden Ventures.

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Clydesdale Bank commits growth finance for CamSemi

Cambridge semiconductor company CamSemi has secured a growth finance deal from Clydesdale Bank ahead of further product launches later this year.

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Endless closes third fund at £220 million

UK turnaround fund Endless has closed its third fund at £20 million just ten weeks after starting its fundraising.

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K3 purchases FD Systems to expand Sage offering

Software solutions provider K3 Business Technology Group has acquired FD Systems (FDS), which specialises in Sage and e-commerce products, for £2.23 million.

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Moonpig.com sold to PhotoBox for £120 million

Online greetings card retailer Moonpig.com has been sold to online digital photo service PhotoBox for £120 million in a merger that will create one of Europe's largest personal publishers.

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Bumper £7.5 million dividend for YFM VCT

YFM Equity Partners will pay out £7.5 million in dividends to shareholders of its British Smaller Companies Venture Capital Trust (BSC VCT) - one of the largest generalist VCT dividends in a decade.