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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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Flirting service gets £2m funding

Venture capital consortium Seraphim Capital has led a second round of funding for Handmade Mobile Entertainment, which runs cross-platform flirting service Flirtomatic. The investment of £2 million comes just a year after the service’s launch.

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Essentially Group in double acquisition

Sports marketing and media business Essentially Group plc has acquired sports consultancies Frontiers Group UK and Athletes 1 Sports for up to £12.3 million in cash and shares.

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Top Gear

Car dealers continue to hunt for small to medium-sized acquisitions in a still fragmented marketplace, despite mixed trading conditions in 2007.

Financial Management

Closing the gap for short-term finance

According to Paul Breen, CEO of payroll-based lender WageRoller, only 35 per cent of businesses possess invoices that are eligible for factoring or invoice discounting.

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US hedge fund focuses on DIY chain

US hedge fund Cerberus and another unnamed retail investor are poised to acquire troubled UK DIY chain Focus for an undisclosed sum.

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IPT buys French online marketer

A British company has strengthened its presence in the online marketing sector after completing its second European acquisition.

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New CEO Aled Morris buys Harris Hill

A recruitment company serving charities and not-for-profit organisations has a new chief executive following a seven-figure deal. Aled Morris will lead Harris Hill's existing management team following the buy-in, which was backed by YFM Private Equity.

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UK automotive data firm looks north

Vehicle products and solutions company EurotaxGlass’s has acquired Sweden’s Inter-Global for an undisclosed sum.

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Baronsmead claims unique record

Of all the VCTs chasing cash in the recent round of pre-tax year fundraisings Baronsmead AIM claims to be the only one to attain its full target. ‘We were delighted that the C-share offer proved popular,' says the trust’s chairman Peter Lawrence.

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BSC exits Tekton

The sale of unquoted Tekton, a supplier of software to the UK construction industry, went some way towards British Smaller Companies VCT (BSC) realising a total of £2.21 million from the sale of its private and AIM-quoted investments last year.

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Bridges Ventures raises £75 million

Bridges Ventures, the venture capital company with a social mission, has raised £75 million for its second fund, Bridges Community Development Venture (CDV) Fund II. The second fund, which includes many follow-on investors from the first fund, has raised more than three times as much private sector money as Bridges CDV Fund I.

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AIM update

A week on Thursday, watch for first AIM dealings in Banbury-based Westminster Group, which is being brought to market by broker J M Finn. This established international fire, safety, security and defence specialist is chaired by Sir Malcolm Ross and run by chief executive Peter Fowler.

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