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Nick was the Managing Editor for growthbusiness.co.uk when it was owned by Vitesse Media, before moving on to become Head of Investment Group and Editor at What Investment and thence to Head of Intermediary Communications at The Association of Investment Companies (AIC).

News

High street sales drop from January

Retail sales fell sharply between January and February, recording a drop of 0.8 per cent following the end of post-Christmas discounting, official statistics reveal.

News

Budget 2011: Enterprise Zones win BCC backing

The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) has backed the government's Enterprise Zones, saying the initiative will be 'critical' to boosting regional growth.

News

Ludgate and Frop leap from agri.capital

AIM-listed Ludgate Environmental Fund and London-based investor Frog Capital have exited European biogas and biomethane producer agri.capital.

News

McAfee boosts protection service

Computer security company McAfee has agreed to buy database protection business Sentrigo.

News

Ageas expands its insurance cover

Insurance business Ageas, which was rebranded from Fortis in October, has acquired Castle Cover.

News

Dealmakers wary of Budget impact

Chancellor George Osborne announced changes in yesterday’s Budget that divided opinion among M&A practitioners.

News

Budget 2011: ‘Mixed bag’ on support for growth businesses

While the private equity and VC community have welcomed George Osborne's 2011 Budget, many businesses say they fail to see great benefit from the government's enterprise initiatives.

News

Budget 2011: Growth forecast cut again

Opposition leader Ed Miliband has said government cuts are to blame for the UK's growth forecast for 2011 being revised downwards.

News

Budget 2011: Green Investment Bank will have up to £3 billion

The government's 'green investment bank' will have access to up to £3 billion of funds to support low-carbon investment, Chancellor George Osborne has announced.

News

Budget 2011: Osborne favours EIS with greater tax relief

Chancellor George Osborne has strongly backed the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) in today’s Budget, making ‘sweeping changes’ to the initiative to improve business access to finance.

News

Corporation tax windfall for businesses

Chancellor George Osborne heralded a ‘Budget that encourages enterprise’ as he outlined the government’s plans for the next year.

Opinion

Some give, but mostly take

The one thing you can always guarantee with a Budget is that not everyone will get what they want.