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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

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Northstar backs WhatUsersDo with £150,000

Ashington-based internet business WhatUsersDo has secured a further £150,000 in funding from Northstar Ventures’ Finance for Business North East Accelerator Fund.

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Hampson Industries offloads divisions

Wolverhampton-based aero engineer Hampson Industries is to ease its debt problems with the sale of four of its Shims businesses in the United States to investment firm Bridgeport Development Capital in a deal worth £51.3 million.
Round-up of today's M&A deals

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Private equity firms need to refinance debt

The majority of private equity firms do not expect the number of new buyouts to decline in the next year but many private equity houses have not refinanced their debt ‘storing up trouble for the future’, research shows.


Technology

Exchange migration

When it comes to email security and keeping one’s data safe, many people are startlingly ill-informed as to how easily personal details and vital information can be hacked by external sources.

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Verizon plans to merge CloudSwitch with Terremark IT

Verizon's acquisition of cloud software technology provider CloudSwitch will position them to be in the company of other cloud giants like Amazon and Rackspace. Currently CloudSwitch does business in the US, the UK and Japan.

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Sangoma Technologies acquires VOIP appliance developer

Hardware and software components provider Sangoma Technologies Corporation has acquired the key assets of the VegaStream Group of Companies, a UK-based developer of VOIP gateway appliances.

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Mission Therapeutics secures £6 million to launch

Cambridge-based spin-out Mission Therapeutics has launched following completion of a £6 million Series A funding round led by venture capital firm Sofinnova Partners.

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UK businesses less optimistic about economic prospects

Economic optimism among UK businesses has seen a significant fall in August, dropping to levels not seen since March 2009, reveal new figures.

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Heart Internet acquired by Host Europe Group

Host Europe Group has acquired Nottingham-based web hosting company Heart Internet.
Round-up of today's M&A deals

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Dutch IT investment for CVC

London-headquartered private equity firm CVC Capital Partners has made a Dutch buy with the acquisition of Raet.

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Construction SMEs face challenges as profits decline

UK construction companies are set to face difficulties paying off debts as the sector suffers from falling sales and profits, according to a study.


Opinion

‘What business are we in?’

It was Theodore Levitt, the Harvard Business School professor, who urged all companies to ask the question, ‘What business are you really in?' Hewlett Packard must have asked itself the same question.

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