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PE firm buys majority stake in road markings company

A majority stake in a Staffordshire-based road markings and specialist highway products and services company has been acquired by a private equity firm.
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Ask the expert: Digital in deals – where should you focus the IT work?

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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Manchester IT firm expands with Warrington acquisition

A private equity-backed IT, cloud and digital transformation specialist based in Manchester has expanded with the acquisition of a Warrington business.
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LDC Manchester invests in eLearning specialist   B-North secures £250k investment from GMCA
 
 
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£100m merger creates new estate agency group

Two lettings and estate agency businesses have merged in a £100m deal backed by private equity firm LDC.
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Student alert platform secures £1m for expansion   Freedom acquires division of Fundamentals Ltd
 
 
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Solar energy provider acquired by E.ON

A Worcestershire-based solar energy provider for property developers and new-build housing has been acquired by E.ON.
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Businessman completes Birmingham City deal   BGF pumps a further £4m into automotive components maker
 
 
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PE-backed software firm strikes deal

A private equity-backed transport management software provider headquartered in Newcastle has made an acquisition, creating a group with a 120-strong team and 2,000 customers.
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Express Engineering disposes of aerospace division   Connected Energy secures new investment
 
 
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Funding to drive global growth at Graphcore

Semiconductor specialist Graphcore has raised $222m of investment to help support its global expansion and accelerate development of its technology. Following the funding round, Graphcore has a value of £2.77bn.
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Sanderson expands domestic and international business with acquisition   PE backing for acquisitive wealth management firm
 
 
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Global investors back autonomous vehicle software specialist

Oxford-based autonomous vehicle software specialist Oxbotica has completed a $47m series B investment round led by bp ventures.
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Marlowe buys Hampshire firm   SME lending hit £54bn in first three quarters of 2020
 
 
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Northgate buys covert ops software specialist

Northgate Public Services has acquired a supplier of covert operations software to police services in the UK and Canada.
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Avingtrans businesses in Australian merger   eLearning firm secures LDC backing
 
 
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Equity investment for healthcare data specialist

The Cardiff Capital Region City Deal has made a £2m minor equity investment in Pharmatelligence, a Cardiff-based healthcare data specialist.
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Admiral agrees to sell businesses in £508m deal    
 
 
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Dental business expands with bank support

A husband and wife team is investing to expand their north coast dentistry business with support from Ulster Bank.
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DCC bolsters presence in US LPG market    
 
 
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