About

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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Ukrainian investor joins AIM

Aisi Realty, a closed-ended investment company focusing on Ukraine’s real estate market, has been valued at £54.7 million after its shares were admitted to AIM.

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Management buy Space

Four senior managers at a Scottish architecture and space planning company have bought the business for an undisclosed sum.

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TradeDoubler buys IMW for £56 million

Digital marketing company TradeDoubler has become one of the largest in its industry across Europe after buying IMW (Interactive Marketing Works) for £56 million.

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UBM stages Ithaca deal

International business information group United Business Media plc has added six events to its portfolio following a multi-million pound deal.

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Dominion fuelled by £22 million acquisition

Mid-market private equity outfit Graphite Capital has backed the £22 million acquisition by Dominion Gas of Global Gas Supplies. The acquisition expands the group’s international coverage as a result of Global’s presence in Azerbaijan, Singapore and West Africa.

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Refinancing for John Langford

Gentlemen's branded clothing business John Langford has been refinanced via a £3 million asset-based lending package.

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Series B funding for OANDA

OANDA Corporation, an online foreign exchange platform and provider of currency, has received $100 million (£50 million) from a Series B round of venture capital funding.

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Apax acquires family-run business

Private equity giant Apax Partners has acquired Qualitest and Vintage Pharmaceuticals, a US-based distributor and manufacturer of generic drugs.

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Pennine points to market volatility

Hugh Gillespie, chairman of Pennine AIM VCT has attributed a drop in the company’s ordinary share net asset value (NAV) in August to uncertainty in the public markets. The NAV dropped 4.1 per cent to stand at 68.2p per share as of 31 August 2007.

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New sectors for VCTs

Six sub-sectors for classifying Venture Capital Trusts (VCTs) have been introduced by the Association of Investment Companies (AIC) to expand on the current specialist and generalist categories.

Financial Management

Grow profits by going green

Appease the green brigade and put a smile on your FD’s face at the same time

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ACP Magazines buys Emap division and all today’s headlines

In today's headlines Opal Marine has bought Peter Opal for undisclosed terms and Cosalt looks to buy GTC for £30 million.

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