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).

News

South Staffordshire acquires Omega Red

South Staffordshire has acquired Omega Red from the private equity firm Lloyds Development Capital (LDC).

News

AlertMe raises £15 million

Energy management company AlertMe has raised £15 million in its latest funding round which saw British Gas invest £5.7 million as a new backer.

News

UK businesses not tuned in to digital

More than a third of UK companies have no strategic plan to take advantage of changing digital technologies.

News

Carlo Spetale: my best business decision

In early 2002 I found myself at a crossroads.

News

Bounce back for European M&A

European M&A activity rose to $406.1 billion in the first three quarters of 2010, an increase of 50 per cent on the same period last year.

News

Trading Emissions goes for cash

Renewable energy and carbon credits investor Trading Emissions plans to sell assets over two years after slashing losses to £30 million.

News

Lloydspharmacy buys Betterlife

Lloydspharmacy has acquired the disability living aids retailer Betterlife Healthcare.

News

Darwin invests in Fenn Wright Manson

Women's clothing brand Fenn Wright Manson has been acquired by Darwin Private Equity.

Opinion

Misadventure capital

A new fund backed by six major banks is to be launched to support growing businesses. The trouble is, confusion reigns over the details.

News

Flight planning service takes off

RocketRoute.com has raised £220,000 of equity investment to take its web-based flight planning service to market.

Growth Planning

Post-merger integration

Ensuring a business merger works well is something that shouldn't be left down to luck.

Company Flotations

AIM shows signs of strength

AIM saw a considerable upturn in the number of IPOs in the first half of the year.