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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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Running River joins PLUS

Running River, a renewable energy investor, has placed its shares on PLUS Markets. The company was established to investment in the green energy sector with a particular emphasis on run-of-river hydroelectricity projects.

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SmithBayes completes Series A funding

SmithBayes, a software company whose technology helps organisations make decisions and respond to change, has completed its first Series A funding with venture capital fund Eden Ventures.

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Adler and Allan secures funding from Aberdeen

Aberdeen Asset Managers Private Equity has invested £8.8 million in an oil and environmental services provider. Adler and Allan secured the funding in exchange for a minority shareholding in the business.

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Adler and Allan secures Aberdeen funding

Aberdeen Asset Managers Private Equity has invested more than £8.8 million in an oil and environmental services provider.

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Cello buys financial services marketing agency

Market research and consultancy specialist Cello Group plc has continued the expansion of its operations after it bought a majority shareholding in a financial services marketing agency.

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Minoan moves to AIM from PLUS

Minoan Group plc, a leisure resort development company, has moved its shares to AIM from PLUS.

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Sovereign buys Parallel Options

A Gloucestershire-based provider of supported living services has been bought by a private equity firm for an eight figure sum.

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Dawnay, Day Sirius joins AIM

Real estate company Dawnay, Day Sirius has raised euro272 million (184.2 million) through an IPO on AIM after its shares were sold for euro1 (67p) each.

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MTL buys Australian company

MTL Instruments Group plc, a supplier of products to the process control and telecom industries, has bought Elpro International, an Australian developer and supplier of wireless systems.

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Another acquisition for InterQuest

InterQuest Group, a recruiter of IT personnel, has made its first acquisition in more than a year. The group bought Manchester-based Intelect Recruitment in a deal that could be worth up to £4.6 million.

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InterQuest buys Intelect Recruitment

IT recruitment specialist InterQuest Group plc has continued to develop its business after making its first acquisition in more than a year. The group bought Intelect Recruitment plc in a deal worth more than £3.7 million.

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Confidence up, but inflation worries continue

Two-thirds (64 per cent) of businesses in the UK expect turnover to rise in the coming year, according to research from Grant Thornton. This is the strongest result in nearly ten years, and a significant increase on last year, when only half of respondents (52 per cent) displayed such optimism.

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