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Kingfisher exits Italian market

Kingfisher has agreed to sell Castorama Italy to French DIY chain Groupe Adeo for £440 million.

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Anite Public Sector in £54m deal

Northgate Information Solutions, a software company serving the local government and criminal justice public services market, has acquired Anite Public Sector Holdings, an international software company focused on the wireless telecoms, public sector and travel markets, for £54 million.

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STR Enterprises buys Golf Club

Newcastle-based leisure business STR Enterprises has bought Wallsend Golf Club.

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British Power International acquired by Spice plc

British Power International has been bought by Spice Plc in a deal worth up to £10.2 million. Read on for more deal headlines.

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Close AIM VCTs move to Octopus

Three AIM venture capital trusts (VCTs) managed by Close Investments, representing approximately £65 million of assets in total, have moved across to Octopus Investments.

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Dunelm agrees soft
furnishings deal

Dunelm Group, owner of out-of-town retail outlet Dunelm Mill, has agreed to purchase the Dorma brand and rights for £5 million in cash from Dawson International.

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Cosalt acquires marine safety business

Cosalt, an industrial services company, has completed the £12 million acquisition of Myhre-Maritime.

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Northeast buy-out values slide

The value of the management buy-out market in the northeast is heading for its lowest year this century if first half figures do not improve.

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Cosalt acquires marine safety business

Cosalt, an industrial services company, has completed the £12 million acquisition of Myhre-Maritime.

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Northeast buy-out values slide

The value of the management buy-out market in the northeast is heading for its lowest year this century if first half figures do not improve.

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Education deal set to blossom 

RM, a publicly-traded supplier of educational products and services to schools, colleges, universities and local and central government, has acquired Orchard Partners, a specialist education software provider, in a deal worth up to £2.8 million.

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AIM launch for seismic group

Thalassa Energy has raised £3.1 million on AIM to buy marine seismic equipment for offshore oil exploration and production.

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State funds are friends, not foes

The rise of sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) does not present a serious threat to Western economies, according to research from two US- and UK-based academics.

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Business founders seek work-life balance

More than a quarter of those who set up their own business did so to achieve a better work-life balance, according to an online poll of 908 owner-managed businesses from SmallBusiness.co.uk.

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