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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Long conversations cost businesses

Some 38 per cent of owner-managers spend over 45 minutes a day in long-winded conversations with suppliers, customers, colleagues and partners, finds a survey

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Oakley Capital buys Time Out stake

Private equity firm Oakley Capital Investments has acquired a 50 per cent stake in the publisher of Time Out magazine with plans to expand the group's digital presence.

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Oakley Capital buys stake in Time Out

Oakley Capital Investments has acquired a 50 per cent stake in the publisher of Time Out magazine.

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LinkedIn founder set to invest in UK

Reid Hoffman, the co-founder of LinkedIn, is making a return to the European start-up market, announcing he is closing an investment in the UK.

PR and Marketing Strategy

When to act on account development

At the beginning, when businesses start to sell a B2B product or service, most will spend all of the time chasing new sales, writes Paul Higgins, consultant at business services company Rapid Innovation.

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Advent Venture Partners closes fund

Advent Venture Partners announces the final close of a $120 million (£75 million) venture capital fund called Advent Life Sciences.

Venture Capital Funding

US VCs suffer ‘disappointing exits’

Venture capital-backed companies in the US have performed poorly this year, according to the Dow Jones US VC index.

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Kier makes green acquisition

Construction company Kier has acquired the solar energy business Beco for up to £2.4 million.

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YFM backs double MBO

YFM Private Equity has backed the MBO of Conflow and Bestobell.


Company Flotations

AIM floats on the up

Despite a difficult year, a wave of new issues shows that IPO activity is now picking up pace.

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Bibby acquires Kopparberg Finans



Bibby Financial Services Group has acquired the Swedish factoring company Kopparberg Finans.

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Ascot raises £3.7 million

Ascot Mining has issued £3 million convertible loan notes ahead of a planned move from PLUS-quoted to AIM.