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).

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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.

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Sidell Gibson acquires Crouch Butler Savage

London-based Sidell Gibson Architects has acquired Birmingham architectural practice Crouch Butler Savage for an undisclosed sum. Click here for more deals.

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Assessing business ideas

John Mullins, an associate professor at London Business School, asks how you distinguish between a superficially attractive idea and a real beauty.

Venture Capital Funding

Cultivating growth

Early-stage venture capital (VC) and private equity are two entirely different games, writes Simon Cook, CEO of DFJ Esprit.

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TR Group acquires BG Freight Line

Belfast logistics company TR Group has acquired the logistics and warehousing operations of Rotterdam-based BG Freight Line, part of Peel Ports UK. The details of the deal were not disclosed.

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Hamworthy invites Greenship onboard

Poole-based Hamworthy, a manufacturer of fluid-handling systems for the marine and shipping industry, has agreed to acquire Greenship BV for up to £6.4 million.

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Darbyshire acquires TPT Construction

Preston-based construction company Darbyshire Group has agreed to acquire Welsh firm TPT Construction for £7 million. 

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Snell & Wilcox and Pro-Bel in merger

Snell & Wilcox and Pro-Bel, two technology providers to the international broadcasting market, have merged in a management buy-out worth £72 million.

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Tangent’s Lateral thinking

PR firm Tangent Communications has acquired digital communications company Lateral for an undisclosed sum. 

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Stardoll merges with Piczo

US teen social networking websites Stardoll and Piczo have merged. The details of the deal remain undisclosed. 

Banking

Banks pledge SME support

Abbey and Alliance & Leicester are to participate in government-led initiatives to increase lending to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).