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Piper, the leading specialist investor in consumer brands, has recruited Dan Stern to its in-house team. With more than 10 years of experience in the consumer sector, Stern joins Piper as Investment Director. He previously spent four years in the consumer team at 3i, where he worked on the acquisition of GO Outdoors and the