About

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).

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Entrepreneurs work 80-hour weeks

Business owners are working 80 hours a week to keep their companies afloat, according to research from accountancy firm Tenon.

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ATG buys Live Nation’s UK theatres

London-based Ambassador Theatre Group (ATG) has acquired Live Nation's UK theatres for £90 million.

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AIM delisting trend continues apace

Some 239 companies have left AIM in the first ten months of this year, up from 196 in the same period of 2008.

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Wynnstay acquires YAF

Agriculture and retail concern Wynnstay has acquired Staffordshire-based Youngs Animal Feeds (YAF) for £750,000.

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e2train in MBO

Gloucestershire-based e-learning business e2train has been sold in a management buy-out led by CEO Rob Caul.

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ScanSafe’s big exit

Cisco Systems is to acquire web security software company ScanSafe for $183 million (£110.6 million). James Harris meets the company's founders

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Danny Chapchal: musical chair

Danny Chapchal likes nothing more than lending his experience to the founders of young or troubled businesses – well, nothing except losing himself in his collection of 17,500 CDs.

Legislation and Regulation

UK contracts in US courts

When a UK seller and a US buyer agree that English law will govern their contract, it doesn’t necessarily mean an American court will respect that agreement, writes Scott M James, a specialist in US legislation at law firm Faegre & Benson.

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Vertu acquires Lichfield Vauxhall

AIM-listed motor retailer Vertu Motors, has acquired Lichfield Vauxhall for £2.8 million from Steve Thompson Cars.

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Value drops for private M&A deals 

The value of M&A deals involving private UK companies has plummeted, according to research by accountancy firm UHY Hacker Young.

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Threshers and Wine Rack go bust

First Quench Retailing, the private equity-backed owner of Threshers and Wine Rack, has gone into administration. 

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Alternative Networks acquires AKJ

Business telecoms company Alternative Networks has acquired Aurora Kendrick James Group (AKJ), a provider of billing and customer service software, for up to £5.5 million.