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).

Opinion

Death of the newsagent

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

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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. 

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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.

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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. 

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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. 

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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. 

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VCT and EIS rules to change

Venture capital trusts and the Enterprise Investment Scheme are to be opened to companies with substantial non-UK operations from next year.

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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