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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Octopus in £50m VCT launch

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Wellington leads $16 million Livebookings round

Livebookings, an online marketing and reservations service for the restaurant industry, has raised $16 million (£10 million).

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ACS buys Oak Labs

Advanced Computer Software (ACS), a provider of software and IT services to the healthcare sector, has acquired  Oak Labs for an undisclosed sum.

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Eco City reduces losses

Eco-friendly London cab supplier Eco City Vehicles has cut its first-half loss from £667,000 to £131,000, following robust sales of the Mercedes Benz Vito taxi.

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Funeral Services Partnership builds acquisition war chest

August Equity has invested £23 million in market consolidator Funeral Services Partnership to fund acquisitions, alongside debt from HSBC.

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LDC completes Homeserve buy

Homeserve Emergency Services (HES), a service provider to domestic insurance companies, has been bought out by LDC for £11 million.

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Second funding round for Lysanda

Emissions monitoring specialist Lysanda has secured a second fundraising round of £1.3 million to further develop its technology.

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Microlease in expansion push

Testing equipment rental company Microlease is on the acquisition trail after its investor LDC arranged £19.5 million of debt financing.

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Mobile Interactive Group in Irish move

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VCs rewarded at Investor AllStars

The Investor AllStars awards last night rewarded those venture capital (VC) firms achieving hard-earned success in one of the toughest years ever for the industry.

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Premier Farnell buys CadSoft

Electronics supplier Premier Farnell has acquired CadSoft Computer, a Germany-based developer of computer-aided design (CAD) software for engineers, for up to €12 million (£10.9 million). 

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Star investors rewarded in ‘VC Oscars’

The Investor AllStars awards last night rewarded those venture capital firms achieving success in one of the toughest years ever for the industry.

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