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Issue - March 2010

The March issue of Insider gets inside the £955m sale of Pets at Home. Rupert Cornford looks at the transaction in the context of the wider debt markets and the road ahead for private equity and venture capital in the North West. We also interview the managing director of Laterooms.com Chris Morris and find out more about the company’s latest venture into South East Asia. There are also cutting edge pieces on data security, planning and the MIPIM property exhibition.

Lessons learned

We have maintained a cautious optimism for the past 18 months, believing that business in the North West would prove to be more resilient and innovative than much of the media gave it credit for.

Cover story - Pets at Home

As North West petcare retailer Pets at Home is sold for nearly £1bn, Rupert Cornford gets inside what could be the deal of the decade.

Interview - Chris Morris

Is this a career-defining moment? Rupert Cornford meets the man at the helm of internet success Laterooms.com.

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