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.

Opinion

An eye for the tiger

The CBI has called for the UK to gain a reputation as a 'digital tiger' in order to become the leading place to invest.

News

Fund to raise £200 million for green business

Asset manager Foresight Group has secured £70 million for a fund to invest in recycling and renewable energy projects in London.

News

Femcare sold to Utah Medical for £25 million

Mid-market private equity firm Barclays Private Equity has exited Femcare Group, selling its holding in the business to Nasdaq-listed Utah Medical Products for £25 million.

News

Deben bought out by Judges

Judges Scientific has acquired Deben UK through Bordeaux Acquisition, a 51 per cent owned subsidiary, for £3.26 million.

News

ECI takes equity in Fourth

Mid-market private equity firm ECI Partners has invested in Fourth Hospitality, a provider of back-office technology to the hospitality sector.

News

GI Partners buys Advanced Childcare

Private equity firm GI Partners has acquired Lancashire-based Advanced Childcare in a deal worth £28 million.

News

Fagerhult secures deal for Designplan

Designplan Lighting, which manufactures and distributes outdoor lighting, has been acquired by Fagerhult Group for £10 million.

News

Small-cap stars: 2011 Quoted Company Awards

The Quoted Company Awards celebrate superlative achievements in the growth company space. GrowthBusiness meets the winners.

Entrepreneurs

The ever-changing City

The recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award, Brian Winterflood, says there are only two words to describe what he has observed in his nearly 60 years in the industry: constant change.

News

Glenside to expand after £25 million buy-out

Mid-market private equity firm Bowmark Capital has invested £25 million in the management buy-out and expansion financing of care home business Glenside Manor Healthcare Services.

News

Adding ‘real people’ was Crunch success

Darren Fell, co-founder and managing director of Crunch.co.uk, reveals adding 'real people' to his accountancy business was his best decision.

News

DFJ Esprit earns some TLC with fourth exit

Venture capital firm DFJ Esprit is in bullish mood after selling The Listening Company (TLC), a communications outsourcer, to UK conglomerate Serco for £55.9 million.