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Latest news
Profit Track 100 published on 8 April in The Sunday Times
SME Export Track 100 published on 25 February in The Sunday Times
Fast Track 100 published on 3 December in The Sunday Times
Top Track 250 published on 1 October in The Sunday Times
Tech Track 100 published on 10 September in The Sunday Times
Top Track 100 published on 2 July in The Sunday Times
International Track 200 published on 11 June in The Sunday Times
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Featured on Fast Track 100 in 1997 with sales of £17m; floated in 1998 and recently sold to SoftBank for £24.4bn
First featured on Fast Track 100 in 2004 with sales of £11m; now over 90% owned by Coca-Cola
First featured on Tech Track 100 in 2010 with sales of £9m; bought by Ctrip in 2016 valued at £1.4bn
First featured on Fast Track 100 in 2010 with sales of £305m; floated in 2014 and completed a $13bn merger with IHS in 2016
First featured on Fast Track 100 in 2011 with sales of £6.7m; floated on AIM in 2014 and is now worth £2.9bn