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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).

Company Flotations

A perfect storm for AIM

Crisis in the credit markets, risk aversion among investors, and a tough trading environment add up to challenging times for AIM-quoted companies and their advisers. GrowthBusiness looks behind the numbers.

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Garlock seals another deal

Sealing company Garlock has acquired PTM, a rubber and plastics company for an undisclosed sum. Click here for more deals.

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IT Solutions and Acutec merge

Coventry-based IT Solutions has merged with Coleshill-based rival Acutec. The details of the deal were not disclosed. For more deals click here.

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Foresight backs ICA buy-out

Document management company ICA Group has undergone a management buy-out (MBO) backed by funds from venture capitalist Foresight.

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Bargain hunting in the Thames Valley

The feeble pound has brought UK technology companies into the sights of overseas buyers with money to spend. Andrew MacLeod reports

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AIM company takes Staines IT firm 

Innovise, an AIM-traded provider of workforce management software and managed IT services, has acquired Staines-based IT services firm Infrasolve, in a cash-and-shares deal worth £6.6 million.

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Security company joins SectorGuard’s legions

Waltham Cross-based security company SectorGuard Plc has acquired Legion Group Plc, a parking services and security company, for a nominal fee.

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Comply Serve nets expansion funds

Birmingham-based Comply Serve, a developer of web-based project compliance management systems, has secured £800,000 from venture capitalists Catapult Venture Managers and Midven, as well as from private investors. 

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Agg Jones Search receives funds

Welsh recruitment firm Agg Jones Search and Selection has received ₤475,000 from the Welsh Assembly Government and HSBC to extend its geographical coverage.

Entrepreneurs

Survival strategies in a depression

Times of economic turmoil require businesses to adapt quickly. Sometimes that requires radical, even painful action.

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Headhunter nets expansion funds

Recruitment firm Agg Jones Search and Selection has received ₤475,000 from the Welsh Assembly Government for regional expansion.

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Nor Energy UK in a valiant oil and gas deal

Woking-based Valiant Petroleum Plc has agreed to acquire Nor Energy UK, a unit of Norwegian company Nor Energy AS, for up to £3.6 million.