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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).

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Hampson Aerospace in private equity buy-out

Darwin Private Equity has acquired the aerospace machining division of Hampson Industries for £23.7 million, the firm's second deal since it was founded in 2007.

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Daisy buys Redstone Telecom

Serial acquirer Daisy Group Plc has agreed to acquire rival Redstone Telecom for up to £17 million.

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Southern Bear expands

Acquisitive engineering and support services minnow Southern Bear has trebled annual pre-tax profits to £1 million.

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Maven Capital Partners backs Vamosa

A second investment has been announced from the government’s Capital for Enterprise (CfE) Fund, in enterprise software company Vamosa.

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James Caan invests in sandals

Entrepreneur Jane Rafter has secured £75,000 from Dragons’ Den investors James Caan and Theo Paphitis for her Slinks sandal collection.

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SSE buys Uskmouth Power Company

Scottish and Southern Energy Plc (SSE) has acquired Uskmouth Power Company from Welsh Power Group for £27 million in cash. 

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TD Waterhouse acquires OMX

Leeds-based stockbroker TD Waterhouse Investor Services (Europe) has agreed to acquire rival OMX Securities Services LLP for an undisclosed sum.

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Capital for Enterprise Fund makes first investment

The first investment to be made on behalf of the government’s Capital for Enterprise Fund has been completed, in systems integrator KeTech.

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Speed junkie: Vee Ganjavian

Vee Ganjavian has floated four companies and raced in the World Championship Powerboat P1 series. GB meets a man with launching in his blood.

Human Resources

HR outsourcing: the basics

Using external providers to do the job of a personnel or HR department might save money, but the process is not without its pitfalls. GrowthBusiness weighs up the benefits and the risks.

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MITIE buys Dalkia’s assets

MITIE Group Plc, a Bristol-based provider of property services, has acquired two divisions from energy management company Dalkia Plc for up to £130 million.

Venture Capital Funding

What VCs are looking for

Nenad Marovac, managing partner of venture capital firm DN Capital, throws light on what makes VCs say ‘yes’, and what management teams can expect from them when they have done so.