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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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HPJ Jewellers sold to Gordon Brothers

Jewellery chain HPJ Jewellers has been acquired out of administration by global restructuring specialist Gordon Brothers, which aims to resurrect the struggling North West business.

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Endless sells Amco for £19.8 million

Private equity house Endless has sold specialist engineering business Amco Group to Renew Holdings for £19.8 million, less than three years after backing the group’s management buy-out (MBO).

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Northzone Ventures backs BraveNewTalent

Social recruiting website BraveNewTalent.com has secured venture capital funding from Northzone Ventures and two business angels, Pierce Casey and Mike Bourne.

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Optegra takes German Augentis

Private eye care group Optegra aims to expand further into continental Europe after acquiring German ophthalmic services provider, Augentis.

Exit Strategies

Eldar Tuvey: exits are like finding love

Finding a business exit is like finding a partner - it's all about falling in love, according to ScanSafe chief executive Eldar Tuvey.

Venture Capital Funding

Cleantech’s hottest subsectors

David Gudgin, a partner at fund manager Albion Ventures, details the growing maturity of the green market and the increasing attractiveness of solar, anaerobic digestion and hydroelectricity.

Growth Planning

Some simple techniques for gaining planning permission

For business owners and managers, gaining planning permission can seem akin to winning the lottery. Christine Hereward, a partner at Howard Kennedy, explains a few simple techniques that can ease the process.

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Better Capital swoops on Connaught assets

Jon Moulton’s private equity firm Better Capital has acquired part of the collapsed property services group Connaught, committing £15 million for the purchase and restructure of half the compliance division.

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Acquisitive Williams secures £20 million

Motor group Williams is on the hunt for acquisitions and plans to expand across its home base of North West England after announcing a £20 million fundraising.

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Chase Distillery signs Spanish agent

Farmer turned entrepreneur William Chase has signed an exclusive import agreement with alcohol distributor Primeras Marcas for the sale of its apple gin in Spain.

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Metalrax eyes retail after £250,000 buy-in

Industrial storage manufacturer, Metalrax Storage, has undergone a £250,000 management buy-in (MBI) to enable the Birmingham-based company to expand into the retail sector.

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Cisco backs Cameron’s East End ‘Tech City’

Prime Minister David Cameron has won an international corporate backer to develop his ‘East London Tech City’ vision, securing Cisco to commit $500 million (£310 million) in sponsorship to the project.