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Sunday 14 June 2009 8:00 pm

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By: admindrupal

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DRAGON’S DEN star Theo Paphitis has walked out on lingerie chain La Senza after a bust-up with its private equity owner, Lion Capital. It is thought Paphitis quit the board after a clash of opinions over how the business should be run. The entrepreneur was in talks with Lion to buy a majority stake in the firm, after selling it for £100m in 2006, but now it is believed those negotiation have broken down.

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