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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Pinnacle acquires ATUK

Scotland-based Pinnacle Telecom Plc has acquired ATUK, a telecommunications provider based in Northampton, for £661,000. 

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Judges Scientific buys Quorum

Judges Scientific, a West Sussex-based company that specialises in manufacturing scientific instruments, has acquired East Sussex-based rival Quorum Technologies for up to £1.5 million. 

Financial Management

The UK versus the Eurozone

Mahamed Djeddour, senior fellow in strategy and international business at Manchester Business School, looks at the UK’s competitive positioning within Europe.

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Smart energy system provider nets funding

AlertMe.com, a provider of energy monitoring systems for homes, has secured £8 million in Series B funding from four venture capital investors.

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THB secures Property Risk Management

London-based specialist insurance company THB has acquired Property Risk Management (PRM) for up to £350,000.

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Mavinwood sells off subsidiaries in MBO

AIM-listed support services group Mavinwood has sold two of its subsdiaries in a management buy-out for a consideration of up to £19.6 million.

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Sales still the top job

The salaries and bonuses of sales managers are still rising, making them better rewarded than their colleagues in marketing, finance and HR.

Alternative Finance for Business

Playing it safe

As banking facilities are being withdrawn and re-priced, asset-based lenders can offer business owners more certainty. 

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Germany M&A review

With an economy that is expected to contract by 5.4 per cent this year, according to the European Commission, Germany has not escaped the global downturn. “It is fair to say that overall deal activity has gone down by 40 to 50 per cent from a year ago,” says Dr Carsten Risch, managing partner of Ernst & Young Corporate Finance Germany.

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JLT acquires Ingham

London-based insurance broker Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group Plc (JLT) has acquired Wolverhampton-based rival Ingham Holdings for up to £14 million. 

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Braveheart acquires Inkopo

Braveheart, a Perth-based technology investment group, has acquired Yorkshire-based rival Inkopo for up to £1.3 million.  

Exit Strategies

Pre-pack deals aren’t all bad

Pre-pack administration deals, in which a buyer is lined up before a struggling business goes into administration, have been given a bad press of late. David Moore, a partner at business recovery firm Begbies Traynor, argues that this is unjustified.