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).

Financial Management

Investor AllStars 2010 in the frame

Despite the tough economic climate, a number of venture capital firms did manage to pull off some spectacular deals last year.

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Action stations for M&A

Deals are back and that may be due to a new found pragmatism between dealmakers.

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Google VC arm takes HomeAway stake

The venture capital arm of search engine giant Google has bought a stake in the holiday home rentals market by investing in HomeAway.

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Green Compliance in Pestfree deal

Green Compliance has acquired Pestfree Environmental Services for £1.63 million.

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Businesses raid savings to pay interest

British businesses are raiding their savings to pay higher interest rates on their debts, with a survey showing nearly one third are withdrawing funds to keep payments on track.

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HgCapital sells Pulse Staffing

HgCapital has sold the healthcare recruitment company Pulse Staffing.

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Firing up: Kristian Segerstråle

A new poster boy for the European start-up scene, Kristian Segerstråle tells GrowthBusiness how as a 33-year-old he is only getting started after the sale of his social gaming company Playfish for an initial $275 million.

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Lloyds denies LDC sale rumour

Lloyds Banking Group has denied media speculation that it could sell off its private equity division LDC.

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SMEs struggle to access bank finance

One in three small and medium enterprises (SMEs) can’t get a loan from their high street bank, research shows.

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Syntaxin raises £18 million

Biotechnology company Syntaxin has raised £18 million to further develop its technology and start clinical studies on one of its products.

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Begbies Traynor buys Walletts Insolvency Services

Professional services consultancy Begbies Traynor Group has acquired Walletts Insolvency Services.

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Vertical Wind Energy nets cash to expand

Wind turbine developer Vertical Wind Energy has raised £880,000 in equity investment as it launches its first two products to the commercial market.