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.

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Eagle Eye Solutions hires retail veteran Burke

Retail industry veteran Simon Burke has joined mobile vouchers company Eagle Eye Solutions as chairman.

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Nordic buy for Acal

Acal has secured the acquisition of computing technology manufacturers Hectronic AB for a consideration of £1.2 million.

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Brewin Dolphin gets Irish

Investment management business Brewin Dolphin has made an Irish purchase by acquiring Tilman, a private client fund management company.

Legislation and Regulation

The Bribery Act from a Hospitality and Deals perspective

Helen Besant-Roberts, business services partner at accountancy firm Hurst, points out some of the pitfalls of the Bribery Act from a deal makers perspective and what action businesses need to take.

Venture Capital Funding

Ready, set, consolidate

Amid an atmosphere of greater caution regarding deals, private equity houses are moving away from a generalist approach and towards more sector-targeted portfolios.

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Imtech hungry for growth and acquires YIT Hungary

Imtech technical services provider in Europe has announced the acquisition of the activites of YIT in Hungary, the deal includes YIT Hungary Kft, YIT BIS Hungary and Duatec Hungary which realise an annual revenue of £9 million.
Round-up of today's M&A deals

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Shackleton exits OSM after Help/Systems acquisition

Venture capital firm Shackleton Secondaries has exited Open Systems Management (OSM) after global systems management provider Help/Systems acquired the British software company.

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AstraZeneca and Heptares collaborate on drug development

AstraZeneca and Heptares Therapeutics have entered a four-year collaboration focused on the development of new drugs targeting proteins.

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Donald Russell secures funding to expand

Meat processor and butcher Donald Russell has secured £5.2 million to expand its e-commerce business.

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Capita makes double deal swoop

London-based business process outsourcing (BPO) providers The Capita Group has secured a double acquisition with the purchases of Team24 and Call Centre Technology (CCT).

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Social gamer wooga secures $24 million

Highland Capital Partners has led a $24 million (£14.5 million) Series B investment round for online social games company wooga.

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Valiant Petroleum makes acquisition offer to Sagex Petroleum

With the aim of building a business in Norway to expand its overall geographic footprint, Valient Petrolium has made an offer to acquire the entire issued and to be issued share capital of Sagex for a total consideration of £7.1 million.
Round-up of today's M&A deals