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Green light for Friends Reunited deal
Online information business Brightsolid has been given the official go-ahead for the acquisition of Friends Reunited Group for £25 million. Mergers & Acquisitions / Thursday, 18th March 2010
Defining a PR strategy
PR is not the impenetrable science that many agencies would have you believe. It is possible to do your own PR, but first you need to be clear what you want to achieve. Marketing & Sales / Tuesday, 16th March 2010
Next big thing: 3D TV
Bursting out of the cinema screens and into our homes, 3D is set to make its TV debut, with several manufacturers poised to release 3D-ready sets this year. Wealth Management / Wednesday, 24th February 2010
YFM backs Fishawack acquisition
Medical PR agency Fishawack Communications has made an acquisition in the US with backing from existing investor YFM. Mergers & Acquisitions / Thursday, 11th February 2010
Cognitive Match in Series B round
A developer of software that helps online publishers adapt their content to individual users has secured $2.5 million (£1.6 million) of equity finance. Fundraising Deals / Thursday, 4th February 2010
Adam Stafford: lessons learned
Five years ago Adam Stafford’s web design agency Fresh Egg was on the brink of bankruptcy. Now the business has sales of over £2 million and Dragons’ Den star James Caan recently joined as chairman. Achieving Growth / Wednesday, 27th January 2010
IBIS backs Contagious buy-out
Venture capital trust IBIS Media VCT has backed the buy-out of Contagious Communications, an intelligence service focusing on marketing trends and techniques. IPO & City News / Monday, 18th January 2010
Skimlinks completes Series A round
Web marketing specialist Skimlinks has secured $1.5 million (£900,000) in a Series A round led by Sussex Place Ventures. Fundraising Deals / Monday, 21st December 2009
How to grow your market share
Even when you can't grow your turnover or profits, you can still aim to take a larger slice of a shrinking market. We look at tactics to win business from powerful competitors. Marketing & Sales / Wednesday, 16th December 2009
Hubert Burda Media ups XING stake
German media group Hubert Burda has increased its shareholding in publicly listed business networking website XING to 25.1 per cent. IPO & City News / Wednesday, 18th November 2009
Rob Marcus: a family affair
Chat Moderators director Rob Marcus explains why his best business decision was giving his wife a job at the company. Leadership & Management / Tuesday, 17th November 2009
NorthStar leads WorkCast investment
Venture capital firm NorthStar Equity Investors (NSEI) has led an investment of £850,000 into webcasting specialist WorkCast. Fundraising Deals / Monday, 9th November 2009
Julie Meyer’s firm secures funding for ESP
Media distribution specialist Enrich Social Productions (ESP) has secured £2.1 million with the help of the firm founded by “online dragon” Julie Meyer. Fundraising Deals / Thursday, 22nd October 2009
Sportpost secures funds despite personal tragedy
Sports website Sportpost has raised £400,000 from investors including chef Raymond Blanc after one of its directors suffered a serious accident. Fundraising Deals / Wednesday, 21st October 2009
Fizzback in £1.6 million Series B round
Customer feedback specialist Fizzback has raised £1.6 million in a Series B fundraising led by technology-focused Nauta Capital. Fundraising Deals / Thursday, 15th October 2009
NEWS
Record output at Cluff
Potential bid candidate Cluff Gold produced 19,288 oz of gold in West Africa in the first two months of the year. SMALL-CAP SPOTLIGHT / Friday, 19th March 2010
Brainspark takes football stake
As foreshadowed in the latest Growth Company Investor, investment minnow Brainspark is buying into Italian football club AC Ancona. SMALL-CAP SPOTLIGHT / Friday, 19th March 2010
New hope for China Evoline
AIM shell China Evoline is understood to be contemplating the injection of some Chinese mining assets. SMALL-CAP SPOTLIGHT / Thursday, 18th March 2010
Latest Deals: Media & Marketing
| Company | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Contagious Communications | VC | Jan 2010 |
| Skimlinks | VC | Dec 2009 |
| Enrich Social Productions | VC | Oct 2009 |
| Fizzback | VC | Oct 2009 |
| Interactive Publishing Plc | PLUS | Aug 2009 |
| Interactive Publishing Plc | PLUS | Aug 2009 |
| Dori Media Group | AIM | Jul 2009 |
| Top Level Domain Hldgs | AIM | Jul 2009 |
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