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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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Alternative Networks buys The Telecom Centre

Alternative Networks plc, a business-to-business telecoms reseller, has bought The Telecom Centre, which trades as Echo Communications, in a deal that could be worth £14.3 million.

Technology

JumpDrive Secure II Plus

Portable USB drives are handy little things, but wouldn’t they be even handier if you could tell how much space was left on them before plugging them in? That’s the thinking behind Lexar’s JumpDrive Secure II Plus, which boasts a shatter-proof display indicating available storage space at a glance.

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Maple to invest AIM funds in Peruvian assets

Maple Energy plc, an integrated independent energy company, is to expand its assets in Peru after it raised £22.4 million through an admission to AIM.

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NVM supports Promatic buy-out

A Cheshire-based clay pigeon trap manufacturer is to expand its business internationally after it was bought by its management.

Entrepreneurs

George Coelho on Silicon Valley’s culture of winning

Silicon Valley veteran George Coelho sheds light on why the golden state is such a great breeding ground for entrepreneurs, and why he thinks the UK might be able to emulate its success.

Human Resources

Interviewers turn off job candidates

The majority (56 per cent) of UK jobseekers who left an interview with a bad impression of the hiring company blame the interviewer, according to research from T-Mobile.

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Barclays backs Global Refund MBO

Barclays Private Equity has agreed to support the secondary buy-out of Global Refund, a VAT refund specialist.

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Oxford Instruments buys German manufacturer

Oxford Instruments plc, a developer of tools for the scientific research industry, has bought VeriCold Technologies, a German manufacturer of cryogen-free products.

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CJ Thorne buys surfacing specialist

Civil engineering contractor CJ Thorne & Co has bought a majority shareholding in Croydon-based surfacing specialist Hobart Paving for an undisclosed sum.

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Myhome wraps up ChipsAway deal

Myhome International, a domestic services franchiser, is to add a car paintwork repairer to its portfolio after agreeing an acquisition that could be worth as much as £20 million. The group will pay an initial £16 million for Edwin Investments, which trades as ChipsAway, in a deal that includes its mobile valeting service, Professional Car Cleaning.

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Pawnbroking company raises its presence

H&T Group has added to its pawnbroker service with the acquisition of two operators for an undisclosed seven-figure sum.

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Orchard ripe for picking

Aspen Pumps, which specialises in products that remove condensation from air-conditioning systems, has bought Orchard Electronic, a designer and manufacturer of printed circuit boards and miniature air-conditioning pumps.

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