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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Instem takes AIM

Instem Life Science Systems has floated on AIM, raising £9.15 million.

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Weather Lottery buys ClickNow

The Weather Lottery is buying marketing concern ClickNow in a £49,000 share deal.

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Ashley to reverse on to AIM

Ultimate Finance Group is to acquire Ashley Commercial Finance for £7.45 million.

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NPRF invests in DFJ Esprit

The National Pensions Reserve Fund (NPRF) in Ireland has committed €30 million (£26.2 million) to two DFJ Esprit venture capital funds.


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Connexica Holdings gets Midven funding

Software company Connexica Holdings has secured £250,000 from Midven’s Exceed Midlands Advantage Fund.

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DFJ Esprit sells Lagan Technologies

Venture capital firm DFJ Esprit has sold Lagan Technologies to KANA Software.


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South Staffordshire acquires Omega Red

South Staffordshire has acquired Omega Red from the private equity firm Lloyds Development Capital (LDC).

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AlertMe raises £15 million

Energy management company AlertMe has raised £15 million in its latest funding round which saw British Gas invest £5.7 million as a new backer.

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UK businesses not tuned in to digital

More than a third of UK companies have no strategic plan to take advantage of changing digital technologies.

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Carlo Spetale: my best business decision

In early 2002 I found myself at a crossroads.

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Bounce back for European M&A

European M&A activity rose to $406.1 billion in the first three quarters of 2010, an increase of 50 per cent on the same period last year.

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Trading Emissions goes for cash

Renewable energy and carbon credits investor Trading Emissions plans to sell assets over two years after slashing losses to £30 million.

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