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).

News

Crystal Amber Fund acquires stake in JJB

London-based activist fund Crystal Amber Fund has acquired a 12.96 per cent stake in retailer JJB Sports. The size of the deal has not been disclosed. 

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Chloride buys Malcolm Power Systems 

Chloride, an Abedeen-based supplier of uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems and services, has acquired Grampian-based Malcolm Power Systems for an undisclosed sum. For more deals click here.

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YouGov has Clear Horizons

YouGov Plc, a London-based online market research agency, has acquired C. Horizons LLC (trading as Clear Horizons), a New Jersey-based market research firm, for up to $2.7 million (£1.9 million).

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MediLink acquires Lifeinc Holdings

MediLink-Global UK Ltd, a Jersey-based provider of electronic health card services, has acquired Lifeinc Holdings Pte, a provider of third-party administrator (TPA) services to clinics in Singapore, for SGD500,000 (£230,000).

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Hays Travel acquires Freedom Direct

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Safran purchases GE affiliate

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Office fit-out group expands

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Ultimate Products buys Intempo

Mergers & Acquisitions

Breakthrough Deals – The art of dealmaking

Between them they've closed thousands of deals worth billions of pounds.

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Hays Travel buys Freedom Direct

UK-based Hays Travel has acquired rival travel agency Freedom Direct Holidays for an undisclosed sum. For more deals click here.

Venture Capital Funding

VCTs and EIS: the future

In recent years, venture capital trusts (VCTs) and the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) have been in decline, writes Donald Stewart, a partner at law firm Faegre & Benson.

Opinion

The PLUS side of flotation

PLUS-quoted is more than holding its own in a difficult market struggling to launch growth businesses, writes Jonathan Pearce of Marriot Harrison.