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).

Exit Strategies

Swift exits – Selling your business for the right price

With aggressive trade buyers on the prowl and private equity firms expanding their portfolios, GrowthBusiness looks at how you can sell your business for the right price.

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Tissue Regenix reverses onto AIM

Tissue Regenix has been acquired by Oxeco in a £12 million reverse takeover.

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Aesica buys R5

Aesica has acquired the research and development company R5.

Human Resources

Recruiting the DNA of your company

The people you recruit in the early days of your business will define its DNA, writes Jos White, serial entrepreneur and founding partner at venture capital firm Notion Capital.

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Margins matter

You don’t need a killer idea to succeed in business, but you do need to find the right opportunities to make a profit, writes Simon Cook.

Growth Planning

Wish you were here

Exporting is an obvious route to growth, but you need to know how to select the right overseas market.

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Profits growth at Plastics Capital

Acquisitive Plastics Capital has lifted annual pre-tax profits 49 per cent to £2.98 million despite lower turnover.

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Sun is profitable, says Oracle

Oracle says it has turned Sun Microsystems' business around in just one financial quarter.

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URS to acquire Scott Wilson

US engineering company URS has agreed to acquire Scott Wilson for £161 million.

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TripAdvisor acquires Holiday Lettings

TripAdvisor has acquired the UK holiday home website Holiday Lettings.

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LDC backs AIM Aviation MBO

LDC Birmingham has backed the management buy-out of aircraft cabin design company AIM Aviation.

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Octopus invests in Semafone