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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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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. 

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Lord Sugar sparks fireworks 

The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has called for the resignation of enterprise tsar Sir Alan Sugar following remarks he made about bank lending.

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Leisure Canada considers London float

Canadian mining and leisure chief Wally Berukoff is considering raising around £50 million in London for Leisure Canada

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Entrepreneurs work 80-hour weeks

Business owners are working 80 hours a week to keep their companies afloat, according to research from accountancy firm Tenon.

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ATG buys Live Nation’s UK theatres

London-based Ambassador Theatre Group (ATG) has acquired Live Nation’s UK theatres for £90 million. The value of the combined business now stands at some £150 million.

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AIM delisting trend continues apace

Some 239 companies have left AIM in the first ten months of this year, up from 196 in the same period of 2008.

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Wynnstay acquires YAF

Agriculture and retail concern Wynnstay has acquired Staffordshire-based Youngs Animal Feeds (YAF) for £750,000.

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e2train in MBO

Gloucestershire-based e-learning business e2train has been sold in a management buy-out led by CEO Rob Caul.

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ScanSafe’s big exit

Cisco Systems is to acquire web security software company ScanSafe for $183 million (£110.6 million). James Harris meets the company's founders

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