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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Compact Media in buy-out

Entertainment rights administrator Compact Media Group has been acquired by private equity firm Lyceum Capital for £17 million.

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Medical Gas in follow-on funding

A supplier of medical gas to the NHS and the emergency services has received a second round of funding from regional investor Finance Wales.

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Octopus invests in UltraSoC

Cambridge-based debugging technology specialist UltraSoC Technologies has secured £2 million from Octopus Investments.

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Lyceum backs Compact Media MBO

Lyceum Capital has acquired Compact Media Group for £17 million.

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Digital Barriers acquires Waterfall Solutions

Security consultancy Digital Barriers has acquired defence supplier Waterfall Solutions for £5.5 million.

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Institutions boost AIM stake

Global financial powerhouses, family offices and pension funds have increased their collective stake in AIM-quoted companies to the highest level for five years.

Legislation and Regulation

Cheaper IP protection for SMEs

In the past, small and medium-sized enterprises have been put off enforcing their intellectual property (IP) rights. That could be about to change, writes Stephen Gardiner, a patent attorney at law firm Dehns.

Technology

The PR2 robot

Robotics is one of many areas where science fiction has travelled light years ahead of reality.

Mergers & Acquisitions

Indian M&A gets spicy

The number and value of M&A deals targeting Indian companies have more than doubled in 2010.

Entrepreneurs

Software supremo: Vin Murria

After notable successes with two British IT companies, Vin Murria is on the fast track yet again with Advanced Computer Software.

Financial Management

Business growing pains

A company's early days can be fraught with problems around cash flow, staffing and winning new sales. GrowthBusiness looks at how established entrepreneurs have overcome some of those initial obstacles to growth.

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PeerTV eyes AIM

Internet TV supplier PeerTV hopes to raise up to £6.2 million on AIM.