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

Daisy grows mobile offering

Communications company Daisy Group has acquired Outsourcery’s Vodafone mobile voice and data service re-selling service for £12 million.

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Bribery Act will not target ‘bona fide’ practices

Business managers have been urged to be more careful in scrutinising job candidates and cautious of agreeing to hospitality packages in preparation for the introduction of the Bribery Act.

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BAFTA-winning British film company acquired

Red Arrow Entertainment, a subsidiary of a German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1, has acquired a 51 per cent stake of film production house The Mob Film.

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Lyceum Capital takes bite out of EAT
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Growth investor Lyceum Capital has acquired a controlling stake in food and coffee take-away business EAT ahead of a programme to ramp up store roll-out and brand development.

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Angels launch £37.5 million seed fund

Three prominent angel investors have raised £37.5 million for a new UK-based fund that aims to make up to 50 seed investments in ‘ambitious’ digital media and technology startups.

Private equity

Looking at the private equity road for SMEs

Daniel Sasaki, managing director of London LDC, explains why SME businesses shouldn't dismiss the path of private equity.

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Accumuli continues IT group growth

AIM-listed business Accumuli has bought Boxing Orange for £7.5 million as part of a growth strategy to create a specialist information technology (IT) security group.

Growth Planning

How to exploit knowledge transfer partnerships

Harnessing the talent of clever graduates can provide a business with a much-needed boost, so how can you exploit Knowledge Transfer Partnerships?

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Successful senses: Mark Hix

Having managed some of London’s top restaurants, chef Mark Hix needs little introduction. He explains what he’s learned about life and business.

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Finance Wales injects £2.7 million into Holyhead Boatyard

The Holyhead Boatyard Group has set a course for expansion after securing a £2.7 million investment from Finance Wales.

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Endless backs TJ Hughes MBO

Private equity firm Endless has supported the management buy-out of discount department store chain TJ Hughes.

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Collective targets UK with Web TV Enterprise

US advertising and marketing agency Collective has acquired online video advertising network Web TV Enterprise, six months after opening the company’s first international office in the UK.