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Tuesday 25 May 2021

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JV secures Bristol site as first in £300m plan

An ethical investor and extra care operator have joined forces to plough £300m into a new generation of ultra-sustainable assisted living communities, with the pair having secured their first site in Bristol.
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Business Matters: M&A market unleashed in the South West, despite the current climate

Tim Spooner, corporate finance director for KPMG in the South West, says the M&A market is booming. While 2020 was an unusual year for most sectors, since the easing of lockdown restrictions, it's fair to say that Covid-19 has accelerated a change in the market's approach. Both in the South West and across the country we're seeing deal activity moving at such pace that we're a long way ahead of where we were last year, with more deals in the pipeline than ever.
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DWF details double deal activity

Law firm DWF has outlined details of its latest acquisitions, including a Bristol-based provider of training and professional development services to regulated organisations.
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Supernova swoops for Player1 Events

Private equity firm Supernova Capital has acquired Player1 Events from GAME.
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Dealmakers work on Integratech transaction

Bath-based corporate dealmaking firm Lucas & Weston has advised IT and SAP specialist Integratech on its acquisition by IT infrastructure and business services provider BDR Group.
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Constellation raises more than £1bn

Constellation Automotive Group has raised more than £1bn in private capital to accelerate the growth of its online B2C used car marketplace across the UK and Europe.
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Business Matters: Developing Bristol - investment in new projects and creating places with purpose

James Digby, director and head of HBD’s Bristol office, says recent figures demonstrating a resilient Q1 performance for Bristol’s office market - coupled with investment volumes reaching £85m (the highest quarterly total in the last year) - will come as little surprise to anyone involved in the city’s property industry.
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Ofgem provides £300m investment for low carbon projects

Ofgem has committed to a £300m investment for more than 200 low carbon projects in a bid to get Britain ready for more electric transport and heat.
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Cream of the crop

In a year which has brought stormy seas for the food services industry to navigate, an unexpected rise in consumers looking for comfort foods such as Cornish clotted cream, has made it an unexpectedly successful time for Trewithen Dairy. David Clensy reports.
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Property

Macquarie Capital invests in anaerobic digestion scheme

A greenfield anaerobic digestion development in Somerset has been acquired by Macquarie Capital Principal Finance.
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Approval for Bournemouth BtR development

Summix Capital and Evolve Estates have secured planning consent for a new build-to-rent scheme in Bournemouth town centre. The development is expected to support more than 370 jobs during construction and in the wider supply chain.
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Works start at housing development

Infrastructure work has started at Royal View, a new 130-home development on the edge of North Petherton. During construction, the development will support more than 400 jobs.
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Business Matters: Eight ways to protect against cyber security threats

Alun Price, head of security at Chorus, looks at eight ways to protect against cyber security threats.
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Manufacturing

Strong start as Avon Rubber reveals proposed new name

Avon Rubber has reported a strong start to its financial year and said it proposes to change its name to Avon Protection during the second half to reflect its transformation into a focused provider of personal protection systems.
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Eden Project signs agreement for preferred Dundee site

The Eden Project has signed a memorandum of understanding with the owners of its preferred site for Eden Project Dundee.
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Accommodation centre for trainee pilots opens

A new accommodation centre in Cheltenham for young people wanting to become airline pilots has opened.
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