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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).

News

IT spend to rise

Worldwide IT spending will increase 4.6 per cent this year compared to 2009, according to research organisation Gartner.

News

Big boost for company valuations

Valuations of both public and private companies shot up in the course of last year, according to research from BDO.

News

Randall & Quilter buys JMD

London-based insurer Randall & Quilter has acquired JMD Specialist Insurance Services Group for £2 million.

Financial Management

Sticking to those new year’s resolutions

Although most people will have made and broken their personal New Year’s Resolutions by 24 January, there are seven good habits every business should stick to.

Technology

The virtual keyboard

First featured on US crime series CSI: Miami, this keyboard with no keys is now available to purchase.

Entrepreneurs

When an entrepreneur’s ambition is truly limitless

In business, some people really do reach for the stars. Simon Cook, chief executive of venture capital firm DFJ Esprit, explores what happens when an entrepreneur's ambition is truly limitless.

Technology

Copenhagen Summit: a power failure?

Expectations were high for the Copenhagen Summit, but very little was achieved. We ask the winners of last year's Rosenblatt New Energy Awards what went wrong.

Exit Strategies

Not so clean exits

The M&A market was not kind to sellers last year. James Harris finds out whether conditions are likely to improve in 2010.

Growth Planning

Power failure

After the dismal outcome in Copenhagen, James Harris speaks to last year's winners of the Rosenblatt New Energy Awards about what the future holds for the sector.

News

A sticky end for Cadbury?

Cadbury, the 186-year old British confectionery group, has accepted an £11.6 billion takeover bid from US food giant Kraft.

Leadership

CEO Profile: Michelle Feeney

After working in the beauty industry for 20 years, Michelle Feeney was approached by private equity investor LDC in 2007 to join self tan business St Tropez as CEO.

News

Phoenix sells Acorn

Private equity firm Phoenix Equity Partners has sold Bolton-based Acorn Care and Education to a Canadian pension scheme.