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Monday 3 August 2020

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High-end interiors contractor snapped up

A Colchester-based specialist interior contractor has been acquired by an investment holding company. GS Contracts specialises in high end retail and hospitality fit outs and also has its own in-house manufacturing capabilities.
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Business Matters: Where next for dealmaking

Andy Gregory, head of investment at BGF, takes a look at what the future holds for dealmaking.
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Deals

Birketts supports logistics firm in securing angel investment

East Anglia-headquartered law firm Birketts has supported a logistic firm in securing funding from a group of private investors led by Green Angel Syndicate.
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Benchmark Holdings completes £16m sale of vaccine manufacturing assets

Genetics, health and advanced nutrition company Benchmark Holdings has completed the £16m sale of its vaccine manufacturing assets to Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult.
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Stake taken in listed building products maker

A stake has been taken in Northamptonshire-headquartered building products manufacturer Forterra on behalf of four firms.
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EU approves €6.2bn deal for Bombardier Transportation

A deal for a French rail giant to take over Bombardier Transportation for up to €6.2bn has been signed off by the European Commission.
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Business

Postponement of lockdown easing a ‘hammer blow’ - BCC

Postponing the planned reopening of a number of industries is set to be a "hammer blow" to both business and consumer confidence, according to a senior figure at the BCC.
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Investment pledged after restaurants snapped up

A rescue deal has been struck for more than 140 restaurants trading as Bella Italia, Café Rouge and Las Iguanas.
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Property

Major housing scheme brought forward in Basildon

Plans have been revealed for a major new housing development on green belt land in Basildon, set to provide almost 300 new homes.
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Green light for almost 150 new Colchester homes

Plans for the construction of almost 150 new homes on the site of agricultural land in Colchester has received the green light.
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Manufacturing

Engine production falls almost 40 per cent

UK engine production fell by almost 40 per cent in June, according to new figures.
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Pre-tax losses widen as pandemic hits JLR

Jaguar Land Rover made a pre-tax loss of more than £400m during the first quarter of its financial year with sales impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic.
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