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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1st – The Exchange in IBO

1st – The Exchange, a Warwick-based e-commerce company focused on the financial services sector, has been sold in a £115 million institutional buy-out backed by LDC.

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Redtray buys PPi Learning Services

London-based education company Redtray has acquired PPi Learning Services for an undisclosed sum.

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Brightsolid acquires Friends Reunited

IT business brightsolid has acquired social networking site Friends Reunited from ITV Plc for £25 million.

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Post-acquisition branding

Establishing the right brand for a newly acquired company has kept many a CEO awake at night. StrategicFusion’s Stephen Rogers looks at how to get it right 

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Ubidyne secures $43 million

German technology company Ubidyne has raised $43 million in a series B funding round.

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Surrey NanoSystems bags £2.5 million

University spin-out Surrey NanoSystems has received £2.5 million in funding.

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OHM refinances

Loss-making Offshore Hydrocarbon Mapping (OHM) has exchanged £28 million of vessel charter liabilities for equity and is raising £2.6 million.

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IP Group’s assets slip

Intellectual property commercialisation specialist IP Group boasts a ‘promising pipeline of spin-out opportunities’ after losing a first-half £4.9 million.

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TradeLabs acquires Right Deal

TradeLabs, a PLUS-listed algorithm trading company, has acquired IT distribution company Right Deal for up to $1.25 million (£750,000).

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Silverfleet Capital nabs Kalle

European private equity house Silverfleet Capital has acquired Kalle, a manufacturer of sausage casings, for €212.5 million (£183 million).

Financial Management

You and your accountant

The relationship between a business owner and her accountant can be absolutely critical.

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Alliance buys rights

Speciality drug company Alliance Pharma is buying worldwide rights to two treatments from health and cleaning group Reckitt Benckiser.