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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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Vislink makes acquisition

Secure communications company Vislink has acquired the entire share capital of Gigawave in a deal worth £3.75 million.

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Retail heavyweight Rob Templeman joins BRC

Current Debenhams chief executive Rob Templeman has been appointed chairman of the British Retail Consortium.

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Betfred wins bid to buy Tote

UK-based bookmakers Betfred has won the battle to secure the purchase of the Tote from the government for a total consideration of £265 million, following an auction process that began in November.

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Graphite Capital exits Kurt Geiger 

American fashion business The Jones Group has acquired British shoe retailer Kurt Geiger in a US$350 million (£215 million) deal.

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Wellington Partners co-leads Sapiens financing round

Venture capital firm Wellington Partners and Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners have raised €13 million (£11.5 million) Series A financing round in medical device company Sapiens.

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Circle Opportunities increases stake in True Vibrations

PLUS-listed Circle Opportunities, an investment company focused on the leisure and wellbeing sector, has acquired the outstanding share capital that it did not already own of True Vibrations.
Round-up of today's M&A deals

Opinion

Leadership in question

It is a hard job to lead. No one denies that. But the problem with poor leadership, as opposed to good leadership, is it has so many negative consequences that it’s hard to ignore.

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Manufacturing ‘coming off the boil’

Growth in UK manufacturing weakened in May as production and new orders slowed, according to a survey.

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Eagle Lifestyle for the cycle commuter

It's popular in Switzerland, but how will the electric bike, or ebike, designed and built by UK-based EBCO, fare here.

Alternative Finance for Business

Economic Insight: More bank capital, less lending

Peter Snowdon, partner in the financial services team at Norton Rose, discusses the implications of the Independent Commission on Banking's interim report.

Entrepreneurs

Allowing investors to take a cut

You have made it on your own so far, why share now?

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BDO’s failings in takeover deal revealed

Punishers at the Financial Services Authority have censured consultancy firm BDO for failings during the reverse takeover of Puma Brandenburg by Short Capital in 2009.