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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Mobile Interactive Group in Irish move

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VCs rewarded at Investor AllStars

The Investor AllStars awards last night rewarded those venture capital (VC) firms achieving hard-earned success in one of the toughest years ever for the industry.

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Premier Farnell buys CadSoft

Electronics supplier Premier Farnell has acquired CadSoft Computer, a Germany-based developer of computer-aided design (CAD) software for engineers, for up to €12 million (£10.9 million). 

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Star investors rewarded in ‘VC Oscars’

The Investor AllStars awards last night rewarded those venture capital firms achieving success in one of the toughest years ever for the industry.

Opinion

Successful bastards

Self-centred, tough, ruthless and unpredictable: these are the characteristics of a successful person, according to a book published this week.

PR and Marketing Strategy

Seven unusual ways to secure more business

Too many people make the mistake of trying to sell through direct marketing. Don’t, writes Brad Burton, MD of 4Networking.

Venture Capital Funding

Top 10 equity providers for UK companies

Find out who the biggest equity investors are in UK companies, ranked in order of number of deals.

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Canaccord Adams buys Intelli Partners

Canaccord Adams, a UK investment bank and subsidiary of Canacord Capital, has agreed to acquire Edinburgh-based Intelli Partners for an undisclosed sum.

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Chris Murphy

Chris Murphy set up his marketing company, Fox Murphy, in 1997 and relaunched the business as Balloon Dog last year. But reinflating the business to give it a much-needed lift wasn’t easy

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NVM celebrates lucrative exit

Medical diagnostics company DXS has been sold for as much as $130 million, leading to a ‘record exit’ for NVM Private Equity.

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ReneSola acquires Dynamic Green

China-based manufacturer of solar products ReneSola has agreed to acquire rival Dynamic Green Energy in a share and cash deal.

Venture Capital Funding

A crisis in venture capital

Cash-burning portfolio companies, dissent among co-investors and a tepid response to fundraisings are making life difficult for venture capital firms. We speak to key players about the industry's future.