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Marc Barber

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Marc was editor of GrowthBusiness from 2006 to 2010. He specialised in writing about entrepreneurs, private equity and venture capital, mid-market M&A, small caps and high-growth businesses.

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Third Space in £22 million buy-out

The former finance director of a health and fitness club in Soho is to open new outlets across London after buying the business for £22 million.

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Private equity vital to mid-market firms, says survey

Over half of buy-out companies say that their private equity backers add significant value to their business, according to a survey from law firm Eversheds. Just under two-thirds of respondents had achieved their business objectives, with half of these outperforming their plans.

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More help at hand for London tech ventures

The London Development Agency (LDA) is to invest a further £1.7 million in a programme which supports early-stage technology ventures in their search for funding. gateway2investment (g2i) will now expand its operations to assist a wider range of London-based enterprises.

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Foresight nets fourfold return on Covion exit

Construction group Balfour Beatty has acquired facilities management specialist Covion for £33 million in cash. The deal provides an exit for venture capitalist Foresight, generating a return of 4.4 times its original investment.

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Kinetics’ Walmotts deal is a gas

A facilities management and construction services group has completed its third acquisition in nine months after buying a gas, oil and electrical installation and maintenance services provider.

Legislation and Regulation

Responsibility shifts for trademark protection

If you were relying on the UK Trade Mark Registry to protect your trademarks, think again.

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KPM Autos reverses into shell

Specialised vehicle distributor KPM Autos has reversed into PLUS-listed investment vehicle Pannal. The new company, renamed Eco City Vehicles, has cancelled its PLUS listing and begun trading its shares on AIM.

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Ingenious Music VCT now fully committed

Venture capitalist Ingenious Media has announced that its first Ingenious Music VCT is now fully invested. The news follows the firm’s partnership with world music-focused label Real World Records to form a new investment vehicle with £1.75 million to invest.

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3i increases stake in AES Engineering

Private equity giant 3i has increased its stake in Yorkshire-based mechanical sealing specialist AES Engineering from around 25 to 40 per cent. The secondary investment follows 3i’s original investment in AES in 1996, and values the company at £100 million.

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Management cleans up with Betts deal

A toothpaste tube manufacturer that has produced packaging products for more than 150 years has undergone a secondary buy-out. Management at Betts Global, which supplies companies such as Colgate Palmolive, GlaxoSmithKline and Unilever, acquired the company with backing from Gresham Private Equity.

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Inflexion completes Ilchester Cheese re-financing

Ilchester Cheese, a Somerset-based blended cheese producer, has completed an undisclosed re-financing.

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International presence boosts AIM

AIM now has more US companies on its index than ever before, with 23 floating in the past 12 months, pushing the total number to 92. Research by GrowthBusiness’ sister publication Growth Company Investor shows that Australia is the next highest on the list with 62 companies, followed by China (48), Canada (47) and the Republic or Ireland (44).

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