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Friday 26 March 2021

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GCP invests in cyber security specialist

Growth Capital Partners (GCP) has backed a Reading-based cyber security services company, marking the first investment from its GCP Fund V.
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Business Matters: How joining forces with others boosts your decision making power

Karin Simonsen, marketing manager at Vistage, looks at how joining forces with others boosts your decision making power.
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Deals

Equestrian brand secures LDC backing

Equestrian brand LeMieux has secured minority investment from mid-market private equity firm LDC.
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Graphite Capital backs Brighton firm

Graphite Capital has backed Higher Ed International, a Brighton-headquartered online programme manager.
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Medica completes placing for US deal

Hastings-based teleradiology services specialist Medica Group has completed a £16m placing, which has supported the acquisition of a US firm.
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BriefYourMarket acquires Yomdel

Estate agency marketing platform BriefYourMarket.com has acquired Yomdel, a customer experience and live chat provider.
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PE-backed Chevron buys verge services provider

Chevron Traffic Management has acquired a soft highway verge services provider. Watersheds advised on the deal. 
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Renew Holdings agrees £29.5m water sector acquisition

Listed engineering services group Renew Holdings has agreed a deal to acquire a business operating in the UK water market for £29.5m.
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Crowdcube and Seedrs terminate merger

The proposed merger between Crowdcube and Seedrs has been terminated.
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Knights snaps up Mundays LLP

Listed law firm Knights has agreed to acquire Mundays LLP in a bid to strengthen its presence in the UK.
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Over £75bn of Covid loans provided through British Business Bank schemes

More than 1.63 million government-guaranteed loans worth a total £75.1bn have been provided to support businesses during the Covid-19 through British Business Bank schemes.
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Ask the Expert: What does Brexit mean for your Intellectual Property (IP) rights?

Friday, 31 January 2020 is the widely publicised date on which the United Kingdom formally left the European Union (EU), but what does this mean for your Intellectual Property rights? David Gwilliam, a partner at Adamson Jones IP offers his expertise.
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Business

Law firm ups profits in year before major merger

Revenues remained steady and profits increased at a prominent South East law firm in the year leading up to its merger with a counterpart to create a 500-strong business, newly filed results have revealed.
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270 Vision unveils growth plans

Medical and healthcare business 270 Vision have announced expansion plans, which includes raising investment to support growth, as well as the deployment of new products.  
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Thomson Snell & Passmore joins bank’s legal panel

Law firm Thomson Snell & Passmore has been appointed to Shawbrook’s legal panel for development finance.
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Business Matters: Value beyond cost

Will Burkitt, regional director at Faithful+Gould, says the way we define value in construction is changing. We can no longer afford to look at value merely in terms of lowest cost. Our definition - and the way we embed the concept into our procurement and delivery mechanisms - must be broadened.
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Property

Green light for job-creating Kent project

Plans have been given the green light for a £180m warehousing and distribution facility in Kent in a move that could create 3,000 jobs.
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Major Oxford life sciences scheme moves forward

Planning permission has been granted to create a new life sciences district in Oxford which could boost the local economy by £150m per year.
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Winchester retail premises changes hands

Gentian Developments has completed the purchase of a substantial retail premises in Winchester - part of which is occupied by a Rick Stein eatery - for £2.85m.
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Vet service acquires own premises

An Oxfordshire veterinary referral service specialising in eye care for small animals is set to expand after purchasing and refurbishing its first premises with support from Lloyds Bank.
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Curlew secures £44m to fund student accommodation developments

Property development and investment business Curlew Capital has secured a £44m loan from Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking to fund student accommodation schemes in Brighton, Bath and Bermondsey.
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Ask the expert: The day after the night before. Deal done - what now for technology and systems?

Steve Williams, head of mergers and acquisitions at Waterstons, takes a look at what happens after deal completion. New owners naturally want to consolidate everything into a single system, a single infrastructure, or a single data source; they already have them in their existing business and it’s worked well – so does that mean it’ll work well for NewCo too?
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Manufacturing

Made in the South East Awards 2020 - list of all winners and shortlists

The complete list of Made in the South East Awards 2020 winners has now been unveiled.
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Covid screening device secures regulatory approval

A project to bring forward a rapid Covid-19 screening device has secured registration from the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Authority for use and sale in Great Britain.
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