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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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3i-backed SLR buys Heggies

Environmental consultancy SLR, in which private equity investor 3i holds a minority stake, has acquired Australian firm Heggies.

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Capita buys NB Real Estate 

Capita Symonds, the property arm of business services group Capita, has acquired NB Real Estate for £10 million. 

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Asterand buys BioSeek

Hertfordshire-based biotechnology company Asterand has acquired US drug discovery business BioSeek for up to $13 million (£8.5 million).

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Inflexion takes FDM Group private

Mid-market private equity firm Inflexion has acquired AIM-listed IT services company FDM Group for an enterprise value of £28.4 million.

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Flu vaccine specialist in further fundraising

Immune Targeting Systems (ITS), a developer of vaccines for mutating viruses such as flu, has raised £8.65 million for initial clinical trials.

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Driving school in administration

Insolvency firm MCR has been appointed to find a buyer for LVG, a driving school and instructor training business.

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Endless and NorthStar exit Excelsyn

Chemical specialist Excelsyn has been sold to US-based Albany Molecular Research for £12 million, providing an exit for its investors.

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Daisy acquires BNS Telecom

Acquisitive telecoms group Daisy has agreed to acquire BNS Telecom Group for £10.5 million in an all-share deal. 

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Halfords buys Nationwide

High street retailer Halfords has acquired Nationwide Autocentres, a car repair company, for £73.2 million in cash.

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Entrepreneur for sale

After running three businesses, James Layfield has taken a radical step in order to raise finance for his fourth.

Venture Capital Funding

The changing face of private equity

Neil Sutton, head of corporate finance at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), tells James Harris about how private equity firms are coping with miserly debt multiples. 

PR and Marketing Strategy

Building a brand: Hotel Chocolat

The story of Hotel Chocolat demonstrates that sometimes you need to ignore all the advice you get. Angus Thirlwell, the company's founder, reveals his recipe for branding success.