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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Acquisition deal for AIM-listed companies

AIM-listed Blinkx has acquired a fellow American and AIM company with the acquisition of Burst Media Corporation, the online advertising services and technology business.

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ASL acquires Transcribe with Matrix support

Automated Systems Group (ASL) has begun its 'buy and build' strategy, acquiring Transcribe Copier Systems after securing £2 million follow-on investment from Matrix Private Equity Partners.

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Synergy eyes China as growth market

British health support service Synergy Health has acquired BeamOne in its first move into the US sterilisation market.

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Cineworld looks to Spain for growth

Cinema group Cineworld has made its first overseas acquisition with the purchase of Spanish cinema chain Cinesur Circuito Sanchez-Ramade. 

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End-of-year dip in productivity

Productivity among UK workers dipped slightly in the final quarter of last year, although the level has increased year-on-year, official statistics reveal.

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GMT makes Nordic purchase

Private equity firm GMT Communications Partners has bought the legal and tax accounting businesses of Thomson Reuters in Denmark and Sweden.

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UK booking buy for investment firm

Investcorp has acquired London-based online reservation management provider Eviivo through its technology private equity arm, Investcorp Technology Partners (ITP), for £30 million.

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Growth strategy continues for Centaur

Centaur Media has completed the acquisition of expatriate information and events business The Forum for Expatriate Management (FEM) for an initial £2.5 million.

Exit Strategies

Strive for a perfect MBO

With corporates divesting and vendors rethinking exit strategies, now is the time for ambitious management teams to step up to the plate.

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Independently Green: New energy winners

Becoming commercially viable without state support is the focus for the next generation of renewable energy entrepreneurs. GrowthBusiness talks to the winners of the Rosenblatt New Energy Awards about survival in an age of austerity.

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£1 million Silicon Roundabout contest launched

Internet and creative businesses located in London’s East End have the chance to secure up to £100,000 each in a competition launched by the government.

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Livebookings attracts £6 million from backers

Restaurant reservation and marketing service Livebookings has closed a £6 million funding round, attracting further backing from shareholders Balderton Capital and Wellington Partners.