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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MML Capital seals £31 million MBO

Investment firm MML Capital Partners has completed a management buy-out (MBO) of Gloucestershire-based medical company Vanguard Healthcare Solutions for £31 million.

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Pamplona puts on the brakes

Pamplona Capital Management, a London-headquartered private equity and hedge fund firm, has bought TMD Friction, a manufacturer of brake friction materials for automotive and commercial vehicle applications, out of administration. 

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Aquarius Equity launches new fund

Northern-based venture capital company Aquarius Equity Partners is raising its third fund targeted specifically at private investors.

Company Flotations

Takeovers on AIM

Crisis in the credit markets, risk aversion among investors, and a tough trading environment add up to challenging times for AIM-quoted companies and their advisers. Robert Tyerman looks behind the numbers

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What I’m reading now

On Leadership: Practical Wisdom from the People Who Know, by Allan Leighton 
Ashley Sellar, sales director, Getronics 

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Rising star: Matt Stockdale

After being made redundant, Matt Stockdale developed his oven-cleaning product into a successful company called HomePride with a turnover of more than £4 million

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Economic Insight

Andrew Tully, pensions policy manager at Standard Life, explains how changing demographics will reshape the economy of the UK and the world

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Law firm Brabners Chaffe Street to merge with rival Bremners Solicitors

Manchester-based law firm Brabners Chaffe Street is to merge with Liverpool-based rival Bremners Solicitors. 

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Barclays Private Equity to acquire Bounty Group for £54 million

Barclays Private Equity has agreed to acquire Bounty Group, the UK operations of online media company Kaboose, for around £54 million

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Independent Music Group merges with Atlantic Screen Music

Essex-based music publisher Independent Music Group has merged with London-based rival Atlantic Screen Music. 

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Plastic media acquires SMX Communications

Rambler Media, a Moscow-based internet and media services company, has sold its mobile services business SMX Communications to rival Plastic Media. The details of the deal were not disclosed.

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Music publishers in merger

Essex-based music publisher Independent Music Group has merged with London-based rival Atlantic Screen Music. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. For more deals click here.

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