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

Half of UK takeovers from abroad

Foreign bidders launched 53 per cent of takeovers of UK listed companies in the first quarter of 2010.

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Darwin gets Plum Baby

Baby food company Plum Baby has been acquired by Darwin Private Equity for £10 million, generating an exit for its original investors.

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3i sells Dirickx stake

Private equity firms 3i and Crédit Agricole have agreed to sell their minority stakes in French security firm Dirickx.

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SkillSoft acquired by SSI

SkillSoft has been acquired by SSI Investments III for around £800 million.

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McAfee acquires Trust Digital

McAfee has acquired the mobile device security company Trust Digital.

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Denton and SNR to combine

Denton Wilde Sapte is to merge with US law firm Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal.

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NewVoiceMedia raises £4 million

Notion Capital and Eden Ventures have invested £4 million in call centre technology company NewVoiceMedia to help it expand globally.

Opinion

Littler Britain – Bad news for regional development agencies

There was bad news for regional development agencies this week.

Growth Planning

Golden rules for global growth

Follow these principles to ensure your international expansion is as trouble-free as possible.

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Finance Wales funds AssayMetrics

Biotechnology company AssayMetrics has secured an equity investment from Finance Wales to commercialise its flagship product.

Venture Capital Funding

New deal for UK entrepreneurs

Simon Cook, CEO of venture capital firm DFJ Esprit, sets out his wish list for the new government.

News

Secerno acquired by Oracle

Technology company Oracle has agreed to acquire the firewall producer Secerno.