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.

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

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£10 million investment in Scottish food and drink

Scotland's food and drink industry is set to receive a £10 million investment in order to boost research and innovation in the sector.

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Tweetdeck to remain in London after Twitter sale

Iain Dodsworth, founder of Tweetdeck, has vowed to keep the business in London after selling to the micro-blogging website Twitter.

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Frutarom to carve into Italian meat blends business

Frutarom is to acquire a majority share of Chr Hansen, a savory flavors and processed meats company, in a  £21.7 million deal.
Round-up of today's M&A deals

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Catapult Venture Managers leads Lumora funding round

Molecular diagnostics company Lumora has secured £1.5 million from a funding round led by Catapult Venture Managers.