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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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Easynet sold for £100 million

Private equity investor LDC is to buy networking and hosting business Easynet Global Services from BSkyB for £100 million.

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Finance Wales backs GeoVS

GeoVS, a company specialising in simulating underwater environments, has secured an investment of £250,000 from Finance Wales.

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Zattikka raises $5.5 million

Browser and mobile games developer Zattikka has secured $5.5 million (£3.6 million) in a funding round led by Notion Capital.

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Why I turned down £100,000

Howard Popeck of 2MuchTalk reflects on a decision that turned out to be the making of his last company, Cognisco.

Technology

The finer details

Mike Turner, director at professional information services provider Wolters Kluwer, used business intelligence software to pre-empt the impact of the recession.

Venture Capital Funding

Leisure seekers

We look to invest in businesses which are resilient to economic shocks, and our companies in the leisure sector have generally proved to be just that, writes Henry Stanford of Albion Ventures.

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