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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Allocate to buy Time Care

London-based software provider Allocate has agreed to acquire a similarly focused Swedish venture for a gross £12.4 million, funded by a new £8.3 million fundraising at a small discount. 

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Heliatek in funding round

German solar cell producer Heliatek has received $27 million (£16.3 million) in a funding round led by venture capital firm Wellington Partners.

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PwC acquires Paragon 

Professional services firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has acquired Paragon Consulting Group for an undisclosed sum. 

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Green spending put on hold

Many growing businesses have had to reduce their environmental expenditure in order to cut costs.

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More funding for eCommera 

eCommera, a provider of online services to the retail industry, has secured £1.3 million from private equity group ePlanet.

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Orolia buys McMurdo

French electronics specialist Orolia has acquired McMurdo, a manufacturer of marine safety equipment, for $10 million (£5.9 million).  

Financial Management

Get your house in order

There are four lessons that businesses can learn from the MPs’ expenses experience which would go a long way to ensuring that expenses are kept in line in the business world.

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Brown moves to fill new equity gap

The prime minister Gordon Brown has promised a new fund for growing businesses as government research finds a new equity gap.

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Perspective acquires PIMS

Perspective Financial Group has acquired Professional Investment Management Services (PIMS) for an undisclosed sum.

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Finance Wales funds utility consultant

South Wales-based UES, which advises businesses on their utility costs, has secured £400,000 from Finance Wales.

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Coal Grill and Bar raises finance

Restaurant chain Coal Grill and Bar has secured £1.5 million from the government’s Capital for Enterprise Fund through fund manager Octopus. 

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Pay bonanza on AIM

Amid all the recent economic and financial turmoil afflicting business, AIM companies have continued to increase their directors’ salaries.

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