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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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Carr’s buys Hans Wälischmiller

Carr’s Milling Industries Plc, an agriculture, food and engineering group, has bought Hans Wälischmiller, a German engineering company, out of administration for €5.5 million in cash.

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Anna Whitty: How entrepreneurial flair can advance social aims

Anna Whitty, chief executive of community transport provider ECT, explains how entrepreneurial flair can advance social aims.

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The turnaround market

It has been a good year so far for Wefway, as we have been working with the Turnaround Management Association and fielding calls from ex-colleagues at Lehman Brothers.

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Graphite in building products buy

Mid-market private equity firm Graphite Capital has acquired a majority stake in timber window company Performance Window Group.

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KPS drinks in Labatt

KPS Capital Partners, the New York-based turnaround private equity investor, has acquired Labatt USA from Anheuser-Busch InBev.

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Emerging Metals ups Kalahari stake 

Mining entrepreneur Stephen Dattels’ Emerging Metals has increased its holding in fellow AIM company Kalahari Minerals from 7.5 to 8.8 per cent.

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Balfour Beatty buys RT Dooley

International engineering, construction, services and investment group Balfour Beatty has acquired RT Dooley Construction, a family-owned construction firm based in Charlotte, North Carolina, for $40 million in cash.

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Graphite in PWG buy-out

Private equity firm Graphite Capital has acquired a majority stake in timber window company Performance Window Group (PWG), which reported sales of £10.6 million last year.

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Blackstar builds KMG stake

Blackstar, an investment company focused on South Africa, has acquired a further 25.47 per cent shareholding in Kulungile Metals Group (KMG) for ZAR50 million (£3.45 million) in cash.

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Prudential in Taiwanese sell-off

UK insurer Prudential Plc has sold its Taiwanese agency distribution business, which represents 94 per cent of its in-force liabilities in Taiwan, to China Life Insurance Company for the nominal sum of NT$1.

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German water company in Zouk funding

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Raven Russia to tap AIM