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).

PR and Marketing Strategy

A sales funnel is your strategy for sales success

Forget sales pipelines, a "sales funnel" is what you need to develop a winning business strategy, writes Julia Payne, owner of consultancy firm Incisive Edge.

Venture Capital Funding

 A safe bet

There are more Betfairs in the pipeline, according to Neil Rimer, a partner at Index Ventures.

News

Darwin Private Equity backs Euroffice MBO

Darwin Private Equity has acquired the online office supplies business Euroffice.

Growth Planning

Is your IP deal-ready?

Nicholas Jones and Tania Clark of Withers & Rogers highlight how IP rights can make or break M&A deals.

News

Redstone sells Irish subsidiary

PFH Technology Group has agreed to acquire Redstone Technology for £2.25 million.

News

UBM gets Lead in Research

United Business Media has acquired Lead in Research for up to £1.45 million.

News

Innovise acquires Expolink

Innovise has agreed to acquire competitor Expolink Software for £810,000.

News

San Leon secures £19m funding

Dublin-based San Leon Energy has fixed £18.8 million of funding.

News

Tikit Group makes double acquisition

Tikit Group has made two acquisitions in North America for $2 million (£1.24 million).

News

Titan acquisition for iomart

Internet hosting company iomart Group has acquired Titan Internet for £4.2 million.

News

Business boost from efficiency savings

The government’s Intellectual Property Office (IPO) plans to use over £3 million of savings to support UK businesses.

News

Foresight Group invests in Solarcentury

Investment management firm Foresight Group has agreed to finance the solar energy company Solarcentury.