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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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SRM acquires InfoSec Associates

SRM, a Newcastle-based provider of operational risk management services, has acquired InfoSec Associates, a Northumberland-based assurance specialist. The details of the deal were undisclosed.

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Boomerang Media has acquires ER, Big Idea and Classic Media

Aldershot-based Boomerang Media has acquired rival companies ER, Big Idea and Classic Media from Entertainment Rights.

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SMEs could be deferring £7.7bn

Cash-strapped small businesses are losing out on the chance to defer a potential £7.7 billion of tax payments, claims the Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT).

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Warwick Effect Polymers gets £1m

Warwick Effect Polymers (WEP) has raised a further £1 million of investment from new and existing venture capitalists and private investors.

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 SRM acquires InfoSec

SRM, a Newcastle-based provider of operational risk management services, has acquired InfoSec Associates, a local information assurance specialist. The details of the deal were undisclosed.

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Beazley acquires First State Management Group

Lloyd's insurer Beazley has acquired First State Management Group, a Boston-based underwriting manager specialising in commercial property insurance, from the Hartford Financial Services Group. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. 

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First Derivatives snaps up Hologram

First Derivatives Plc, a provider of capital markets technology based in Newry, Northern Ireland, has acquired Lepton Solutions Pty (trading as Hologram), an Adelaide-based technology company, for up to A$2.2 million (£1.05 million). 

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Diural bags £250,000

Early-stage drug company Diural has secured more than £250,000 of co-investment from Finance Wales, Fusion IP and the Viking Fund.

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FW Thorpe lights up Solite Europe

FW Thorpe Plc, a Redditch-based manufacturer of lighting equipment, has acquired Manchester-based rival Solite Europe. The terms of the deal remain undisclosed. For more deals click here.

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Western Digital acquires SiliconSystems

Western Digital, a California-based specialist in hard drive storage, has acquired SiliconSystems, a supplier of solid state drives, for $65 million (£45.5 million) in cash. SiliconSystems will now trade as WD Solid-State Storage. 

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ReSearch Pharma acquires Paramax 

ReSearch Pharmaceutical Services (RPS), a Delaware-based provider of clinical solutions to the bio-pharmaceutical industry, has acquired medical research organisation Paramax International for $1 million (£700,000) in cash.

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Ocampo acquires MTS

Dorset-based manufacturer of defence and aerospace systems Cobham Plc has sold M/A-COM Technology Solutions (MTS), its US commercial business division, to John Ocampo, the owner of private equity fund GaAs Labs, for up to $90 million (£65 million).