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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Genuine M&A set to return

The next few months are likely to see a gradual recovery in more traditional M&A transactions aimed at delivering company growth.

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Montagu buys Host Europe

Montagu Private Equity has acquired the internet hosting company Host Europe Corporation for £222 million.

Alternative Finance for Business

No limits for EMC

International buyers and PE firms are driving corporate M&A transactions, which is good news for corporate finance firm EMC.

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Sticky year for Thorntons

Thorntons reported a fall in pre-tax profits for the year to June as its stores faced challenging trading conditions.

Financial Management

Companies set for rebuilding process

Transatlantic restructuring activity is set to increase in line with refinancing difficulties over the next 12 months.

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Oval buys media insurance broker

Oval has continued with its buy-and-build strategy by acquiring media insurance broking specialists O'Neill and Bramwell.

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Immunodiagnostic extends its IP  

Immunodiagnostic Systems Holdings has acquired the share capital of the Norway-based company MGP Diagnostics.

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Buy-out for Forest Traffic Signals  

Forest Traffic Signals has undergone a management buy-out from its AIM-listed parent company.

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Forest Traffic Signals in buy-out

Finance Wales has backed a management buy-out of Forest Traffic Signals (FTS) from its AIM-listed parent company, Forest Support Services.

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Interim turnaround at Empresaria

Recruitment group Empresaria expects to beat market forecasts after turning first-half losses into £2.3 million interim pre-tax profits.

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Slower payment terms take toll on SMEs

Suppliers to large corporates have no choice but to take on more debt as payment terms are stretched further, according to investment bank Investec.

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Exchange traded funds and spread betting

Exchange traded funds, or ETFs, have been around since 1993. ETFs are index tracking funds which can be traded on a stock exchange.