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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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ACS acquires BSG 

London-based NHS healthcare software specialist Advanced Computer Software (ACS) has agreed to acquire Business Services Group, an IT outsourcing and networking company. ACS is offering BSG shareholders 19.11p in cash per BSG share, with a combined value of £15.5 million.

Growth Planning

Relocate to London

If you’re based in the capital and are looking for funding, there are a number of options out there. Marc Barber reports 

Alternative Finance for Business

Early-stage funding for startups – The personal approach

Proverbially, start-ups are funded by one or more of the ‘four Fs’: friends, family, founders and fools.

News

Elavation gets a lift with Safeline

Elavation, a Milton Keynes-based rental company for powered lifts, has acquired the powered access rental division of Safeline Access Solutions for an undisclosed sum.

News

Loss Management buys E-Register

Loss Management Group, a specialist in handling insurance claims for lost or stolen jewellery and collectables, has acquired rival E-Register for £300,000 from Helphire Group Plc. 

News

Economic Insight

Roger Bootle, MD of Capital Economics, argues that the depth of the downturn shouldn’t lead you to lose all sense of proportion

Opinion

Death of the newsagent

Newsagents are being put out of business by supermarkets, but how much should we care?

News

Survival of the fittest, says survey

Despite the economic downturn, around half of all respondents in this year’s Business Perception Survey feel the recession will benefit their businesses in the long term. 

News

Monomoy Capital Partners acquires Global Thermoplastics

Monomoy Capital Partners, a New York private equity fund, has acquired the assets and operations of Global Thermoplastics, a Texas-based manufacturer of engineered compounds for plastic moulding applications. The terms of the deal were not disclosed.

News

Genetix on a slippery SlidePath

Genetix Group plc, a Hampshire-based cell imaging and analysis group, has acquired SlidePath Limited, a Dublin-based telepathology and bioinformatics company for up to £3.3 million. 

News

Ariana Resources unearths Muratdag Gold

Ariana Resources Plc, a London-based gold exploration and development company focused on Turkey, has acquired the Muratdag Gold Project from Newmont Altin Madencilik Ltd Sirketi, a subsidiary of Newmont Mining Corporation. 

News

Fuller’s acquires The Round House

London-based brewer and pub manager Fuller, Smith & Turner Plc has acquired The Round House, a freehold London pub, from Punch Taverns Plc for £3.3 million in cash.