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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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Octopus takes stake in Vega-Chi

Trading platform Vega-Chi has secured £2 million in equity finance in a fundraising led by venture capital firm Octopus Investments.

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Dutch retailer swoops on Jones Bootmaker

One of the oldest brands on the British high street, Jones Bootmaker, has been sold to Dutch retailer Macintosh Retail Group.

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Marketing biggest hurdle to exporting

A lack of international marketing knowledge is the primary reason British businesses don’t export, research finds.

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Carlyle joins Palamon in dental merger

Investment firm The Carlyle Group will acquire Integrated Dental Holdings (IDH) and merge the business with rival Associated Dental Practices (ADP) to form the UK’s largest dental services group.

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Towergate wins £200 million to acquire

British insurance intermediary Towergate Partnership, which specialises in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), will ‘reignite’ an acquisition programme after private equity firm Advent International invested £200 million in the business.

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VCT targets personal care products

Longbow Capital has launched a venture capital trust (VCT) to invest in the cosmetic, personal care and lifestyle product markets.

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Frontier IP takes AIM

Technology commercialisation company Frontier IP is set to be the first new listing on AIM in 2011.

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ScreenReach secures £500,000 from Hotspur

Smartphone consumer engagement business, ScreenReach, has secured £500,000 from Hotspur Capital Partners in a second round of fundraising.

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BSkyB buys WiFi operator The Cloud

Pay-TV operator BSkyB has acquired public Wi-Fi operator business The Cloud to increase the media giant's mobile content activities and reach.

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Design LED secures £1.1 million

Braveheart, the AIM-listed technology investor, has made a third investment in Design LED Products (DLP), injecting £1.1 million in the Scottish lighting company.

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CEO and COO buy Valldata

Donation processing company Valldata has undergone a management buy-out led by its CEO and COO.

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Redeem acquired in MBI

Scottish mobile phone recycler Redeem has been acquired from the company's founders in a management buy-in (MBI).