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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).

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AIM company takes Staines IT firm 

Innovise, an AIM-traded provider of workforce management software and managed IT services, has acquired Staines-based IT services firm Infrasolve, in a cash-and-shares deal worth £6.6 million.

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Security company joins SectorGuard’s legions

Waltham Cross-based security company SectorGuard Plc has acquired Legion Group Plc, a parking services and security company, for a nominal fee.

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Comply Serve nets expansion funds

Birmingham-based Comply Serve, a developer of web-based project compliance management systems, has secured £800,000 from venture capitalists Catapult Venture Managers and Midven, as well as from private investors. 

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Agg Jones Search receives funds

Welsh recruitment firm Agg Jones Search and Selection has received ₤475,000 from the Welsh Assembly Government and HSBC to extend its geographical coverage.

Entrepreneurs

Survival strategies in a depression

Times of economic turmoil require businesses to adapt quickly. Sometimes that requires radical, even painful action.

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Headhunter nets expansion funds

Recruitment firm Agg Jones Search and Selection has received ₤475,000 from the Welsh Assembly Government for regional expansion.

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Nor Energy UK in a valiant oil and gas deal

Woking-based Valiant Petroleum Plc has agreed to acquire Nor Energy UK, a unit of Norwegian company Nor Energy AS, for up to £3.6 million.

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Sidell Gibson acquires Crouch Butler Savage

London-based Sidell Gibson Architects has acquired Birmingham architectural practice Crouch Butler Savage for an undisclosed sum. Click here for more deals.

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Assessing business ideas

John Mullins, an associate professor at London Business School, asks how you distinguish between a superficially attractive idea and a real beauty.

Venture Capital Funding

Cultivating growth

Early-stage venture capital (VC) and private equity are two entirely different games, writes Simon Cook, CEO of DFJ Esprit.

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TR Group acquires BG Freight Line

Belfast logistics company TR Group has acquired the logistics and warehousing operations of Rotterdam-based BG Freight Line, part of Peel Ports UK. The details of the deal were not disclosed.

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Hamworthy invites Greenship onboard

Poole-based Hamworthy, a manufacturer of fluid-handling systems for the marine and shipping industry, has agreed to acquire Greenship BV for up to £6.4 million.