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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).

Venture Capital Funding

Skin in the game

It seems private equity bosses are under pressure to take a big dose of their own medicine.

News

AIM pay resumes upward trend

Directors' salaries on London's junior market are at all-time highs, but almost half of CEOs did not get a pay rise last year.

News

CEO pay on AIM hits all-time high

Chief executive pay on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) has broken the £200,000 threshold for the first time, with median pay at £200,352 compared to £190,300 the previous year.

Opinion

The art of the trade-off

Trade-offs are a necessary part of business life but they can be painfully difficult for a CEO.

Entrepreneurs

Sanjeev Ahuja on fostering entrepreneurs

GrowthBusiness talks to Sanjeev Ahuja, president of the UK chapter of The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE) about the best ways to promote entrepreneurship.

Opinion

Hope and fear

Last week I asked how optimistic you were feeling. Here’s some of the responses.

Opinion

Post-holiday blues

News that the national insurance holiday scheme for start-ups has cost more to run than it has saved businesses has raised an uproar.

Mergers & Acquisitions

Acquirers boost investment in India

The volume and value of deals in which overseas companies acquired Indian targets both increased sharply during 2011, despite a drop in overall deal activity in the country.

Alternative Finance for Business

Rushmore secures £1 million in crowdfunding record

A £1 million investment for The Rushmore Group, owner of three London members’ clubs, has set a world record for the largest amount of money raised for a business using a crowdfunding website.

Financial Management

How to negotiate a CVA

Company voluntary agreements (CVAs) are becoming increasingly common in insolvency cases, writes Jamie Constable, a partner at Robert James Partnership.

News

Design LED Products closes second funding round

AIM-listed Braveheart Investment Group's portfolio company Design LED Products (DLP) has closed a second funding round worth £639,000 following a £1.1 million investment round completed in January this year.

Mergers & Acquisitions

JDSU looks to the UK for technology

US-based JDSU has acquired critical assets from QuantaSol, a Surrey-headquartered solar cell company which is a spinout from Imperial College London.