Today's South West business news from Insider |
Latest News | A new takeover offer has been recommended to shareholders of Chippenham-based inhaled drug development specialist Vectura. The offer values the listed business at £1.045bn and is from a subsidiary of Philip Morris International, which is expanding into products beyond tobacco and nicotine.
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In the latest episode of PKF Francis Clark’s Business Noodles & Doodles podcast, Amanda Stansfield shares the lengths she went to in order to win her first export orders. And she explains how selling internationally has transformed the business from a seasonal enterprise to a thriving year-round operation.
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Specialist asset-based lender Ultimate Finance has increased its lending capacity through a new £160m wholesale funding facility. HSBC has joined the Bristol-based lender's working capital syndicate along with the extension of existing long-term relationships with both Lloyds and NatWest.
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A Swindon-based property search and conveyancing services provider has been acquired in a deal worth about £91.5m.
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Space Forge – a business that is developing a reusable manufacturing space satellite - has raised seed funding to support its growth plans. Space Forge was established in Bristol.
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The Snappy Group has completed a £19.4m fundraise which will create 400 new jobs.
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Listing activity on the London markets has maintained the momentum witnessed in the previous two quarters with another strong performance, according to new data.
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Rob Watson from Plymouth City Council says from Drake to Darwin through to the present day, Plymouth has been the UK's acknowledged centre for marine innovation.
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Digital is transforming commerce - but how do you ensure your organisation makes the right decisions when it comes to riding this wave of technological change? Insider is drawing together a panel of experts to help you make the right choices.
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Jonathan Riley, practice leader and tax partner for Grant Thornton UK LLP in Bristol and the South West, looks at how Employee Ownership Trusts can be used to harness the energy of employees and be a useful way in which to plan for succession in a business.
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Greater Bristol is on target for its highest annual logistics and industrial take-up in 15 years, according to a new report.
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Dorset-based Vetsmiths has opened a flagship practice in West Borough, Wimborne, with support from Lloyds Bank.
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Member Exclusive News | A contract worth more than £230m for the RAF’s Poseidon Maritime Aircraft fleet has been signed with Boeing Defence UK (BDUK) creating more than 150 UK jobs, including a number in Bristol and Yeovil.
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