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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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Advent sells Herlitz to Pelikan

Buy-out firm Advent International is to sell its 66 per cent stake in German stationary product company Herlitz for €45 million (£40 million).

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NorthStar leads WorkCast investment

Venture capital firm NorthStar Equity Investors (NSEI) has led an investment of £850,000 into webcasting specialist WorkCast.

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SpiriTel acquires ADK

London-based telecommunications business SpiriTel has acquired ADK Communications for £1 million in cash. 

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Takeover approach for Gladstone 

Health, leisure and education software provider Gladstone says it has received a £16 million ‘indicative’ takeover approach. 

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PartyGaming buys WPTE

Online gaming company PartyGaming has acquired WPT Enterprises (WPTE), a Los Angeles-based poker and gambling company, for up to $15.3 million (£9.1 million).   

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Private equity bosses bullish

Four in five private equity fund managers expect to profit personally from their current funds, according to research among 120 private equity professionals.

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MMC funds e-trader’s Koodos buy

The operator of a website that helps retailers and manufacturers sell surplus stock to trade buyers has raised funds to complete an acquisition.

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Adventis raises funds

Adventis Group, an AIM-listed marketing services company, has raised £825, 000 through a placing of 4,351,600 shares. 

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London Mining joins AIM

Cash-rich iron ore company London Mining has started trading on AIM. Shares in the company, which is considering floating its XNS Chinese subsidiary in Hong Kong, reached 206p in early trading today.

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Media shares bounce back

Listed media companies have seen valuations increase, research by accountancy firm Grant Thornton has found.

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Design Logix merges with SDS

Preston-based web agency Design Logix has merged with vehicle tracking specialist SDS Technology Group. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. 

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Friends Reunited deal hits roadblock

The Office of Fair Trading has referred the acquisition of Friends Reunited by online genealogy business brightsolid to the Competition Commission.