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Latest News | Throughout this week, the shortlists for this year’s South East Dealmakers Awards have been announced. Today sees the unveiling of the final award category shortlist - the coveted Dealmaker of the Year accolade.
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Research has found that despite seeing the need for digital transformation, there is a lack of confidence among executives when it comes to leading digital transformation projects. Karin Simonsen from Vistage explains.
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Kent-based Woodgate & Clark has acquired an 80-strong loss adjuster.
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TP Group, a provider of mission-critical services, has received expressions of interest for its maritime engineering business TPG Maritime, based in Portsmouth.
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BGF has made a multimillion-pound investment in a Surrey-based provider of omnichannel cloud contact centre services.
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Oxfordshire-based late-stage biotechnology company Immunocore, which is focused on the development of a novel class of T cell receptor bispecific immunotherapies, has completed a $75m series C funding round.
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The corporate team at Surrey-based GBH Law has advised on its first deal of 2021.
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Growth investor Magenta Partners has invested in Maker & Son, a Sussex-based furniture and home furnishings brand.
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A specialist office interiors contractor has undergone a management buyout (MBO), led by South East law firm Brachers.
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Oxfordshire-based Forensic Access has completed the acquisition of IntaForensics.
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A cloud-based practice management software for accountants and bookkeepers has been snapped up by Slough-based IRIS Software Group.
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Steve Williams, head of mergers and acquisitions at Waterstons, says in our last piece, we discussed why we think it’s important to consider technology in the dealmaking process; after all, IT can be the forgotten relative in M&A deals, lost amongst legal and financial wrangling. We think it’s more important than that, and while we’ve talked about the ‘why’, it’s now time for us to give some insight into the ‘what.’ We set out below the key things we’d recommend considering in your next deal.
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Profits have remained steady at a furniture retailer which has been trading for more than 70 years, newly filed accounts have revealed.
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More than 300 jobs are set to be lost after Debenhams announced plans to keep a number of its stores permanently closed.
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Peer Networks is bringing together business owners to support each other as they work together on important challenges and opportunities.
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Plans have been approved for the construction of more than 530 homes at a major new riverside development in Northfleet.
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Aberdeen Standard Investments has acquired a "hometel" in Southampton.
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A new owner is being sought for an 80-bed hotel in Reading, which has been placed on the market with a £6.3m guide price.
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Chancerygate has sold an 11-asset portfolio to real estate private equity firm Northwood Investors for an undisclosed sum.
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Toyota achieved a record new car market share in 2020 despite the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to new figures.
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