Home » Archives for Nick Britton » Page 151
Nick Britton

Nick Britton

Follow me

Twitter

Linkedin

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).

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As banking facilities are being withdrawn and re-priced, asset-based lenders can offer business owners more certainty. 

News

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.

News

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. 

News

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.

News

Hunting pounces on PT SMB

Hunting Plc, a London-based energy services company, has acquired PT SMB Industri, an Indonesia-based manufacturer of appliances for the oil and gas industry for $10.5 million (£6.6 million). 

News

Eight-figure sum for Wonga.com

Short-term loan website Wonga has raised $22.25 million (£14 million) from venture capital (VC) investors less than a year after its full launch.

News

Catapult backs Systems Integration

News

WPP buys MDS

WPP Plc, through its New York-based subsidiary Sudler & Hennessey, has acquired a 60 per cent stake in China-based healthcare agency MDS. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. 

News

SSE acquires wind farm site

Scottish and Southern Energy Plc (SSE), through its renewable energy development division Airtricity, has acquired the Slieve Divena Phase II wind farm project in Country Tyrone, Northern Ireland, from RES UK & Ireland. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. 

News

Pizza success: John Schnatter

Twenty-five years ago in Indiana, Papa John’s founder and CEO John Schnatter sold his car to buy his first pizza oven. The franchise now has sales of more than $1 billion and just opened its 50th store in London.

Technology

Data wipe

Failing to protect sensitive information could have devastating effects for your company, says Tony Dearsley, computer forensics manager at Kroll Ontrack.