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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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RWS turning Japanese

RWS Holdings plc, an intellectual property support services provider, has strengthened its translation operations after buying Japanese Language Services (JLS).

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RWS buys Japanese Language Services

RWS Holdings, an intellectual property support services provider, has strengthened its translation operations after buying Japanese Language Services (JLS). The company added the London-based Japanese technical translations provider to its portfolio after agreeing to pay £1.05 million in cash.

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Zenith Management in third buy-out

Zenith Vehicle Contracts, an independent vehicle leasing company, has been bought by its management for £40 million.

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Lattice Voice secures YFM investment

Software company Lattice Voice Technologies is to continue the development of its translation products after securing a new investment.

Venture Capital Funding

What makes a good buy-out target?

Many managers consider taking over the business they work for, but not every company is a suitable target for a buy-out.

Venture Capital Funding

To buy-out or not to buy-out?

That is the question.

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United Drug announces euro300 million war chest

Irish pharmaceutical and healthcare supply chain services supplier United Drug plc is in talks with several targets as it seeks to spend its war chest worth between €200 million [£135.8 million] and €300 million [£203.8 million].

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Lattice Voice receives £150,000

The Yorkshire and Humber Equity Fund (YHEF), managed by YFM Group, has invested £150,000 in language tools company Lattice Voice Technologies, allowing them to complete their product development and fund initial sales roll out.

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Ingenious invests £7.76 million

Ingenious Media Active Capital (IMAC) has completed an investment of up to £7.76 million to take a significant equity stake in the pioneering video games company, In2Games. This is the eighth investment that IMAC has made since its IPO in April 2006.

Entrepreneurs

Those fatal business mistakes

It's often said that the best entrepreneurs are those who throw caution to the wind to ensure their ideas and dreams become a reality. I disagree with this point of view as innovative flair and business acumen do not always go hand-in-hand. If they did, the 5,400 UK businesses going bust every year would be dramatically reduced.

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Big ticket utilities deals to continue

The trend for global megadeals in the power and utilities sectors is set to continue, with three quarters of industry executives expecting further international consolidation in the coming year.

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Proventec buys Contico Manufacturing

Proventec plc, a provider of specialist steam cleaning and coatings technologies, has bought a majority stake in a manufacturer and distributor of cleaning and hygienic products.

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