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- ↑ Acquisitions as a cure for boredom Accountancy, 1991
- ↑ Rentokil Initial: Board Announcement Archived March 5, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Umeco Archived July 25, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Catalyst Corporate Finance: Senior Team Archived September 11, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
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