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Adelbert Swaniawski

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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. Connect with him on Twitter

News

Safend rides the acquisition wave

Wave Systems is to acquire Israeli company Safend to bolster its portfolio of security and encryption products.
Round-up of today's M&A Deals

News

Imperial Innovations leads £5 million round for Plaxica

Clean technology company Plaxica has secured £5 million for further product development in a Series B fundraising round led by existing investor Imperial Innovations.

Entrepreneurs

Venture community celebrates Investor Allstars winners

The winners of the ninth annual Investor Allstars Awards, organised by technology investment bank GP Bullhound and Vitesse Media, were announced during a glittering ceremony in London last night.

Opinion

Beyond double-dip: the future of media

Internet entrepreneur and academic Alex Connock answers the question what will make British media businesses world class in the next decade. And his findings are three words: creative, online and global.

News

Capita snaps up Cedar

Capita will continue its aquisition spree following Monday's £40 million takeover of Vertex's private sector operations with the purchase of Cedar HR Softwarefor £15 million.
Round-up of today's M&A deals

Opinion

Investor Allstars: the winners

In a tough year for most of the venture capital industry, achieving a good exit, or multiple successful exits, was the measure of success at last night's Investor Allstars Awards.

News

Quantix sale marks sixth ISIS exit for 2011

ISIS Equity Partners has exited Quantix after the IT services provider was sold to London-based Interoute Communications for an undisclosed amount. 

News

Rakuten acquires Play.com

Internet service company Rakuten and online retailer Play.com have announced that they have entered into an agreement that will see Rakuten acquire Play.com for about £25 million.

Alternative Finance for Business

Beyond the Banks: Lending for growth

Simply bashing the same old banks as we have been doing since 2008 will not do, says East Surrey MP and entrepreneur Sam Gyimah. He writes that innovation and competition in banking is needed to improve SME access to finance.

News

MarkitSERV will acquire Logicscope

Logicscope, a UK electronic trade notification platform, is to be acquired by is US counterpart MarkitSERV, in a push to extend its reach in processing foreign exchange transactions.

News

$10.6 million for Neo Technology to develop database

Fidelity Growth Partners Europe has led a $10.6 million Series A investment round for California-based Neo Technology to expand into database management technology.

News

Edge Performance VCT makes a play for Bagpuss

Venture capital firm North Promotions, a company funded by Edge Performance Venture Capital Trust, has made a £4.2 million takeover approach for Coolabi, the distributor of children’s character Bagpuss.