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Tuesday 1 September 2020

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Plans for new Kent railway station near approval

Plans that would lead to the construction of a new railway station in Kent are set to be approved.
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Insider Feature
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Ask the Expert: Why are selling shareholders often disappointed at the value received at completion?

Dr Geert Struyven, corporate finance partner at Crowe, explores the meaning of the important, yet often misunderstood, terminology of the 'indicative offer' letter, namely the term 'cash free/debt free with normalised working capital'.
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Deals

Former Saga owner to invest in £150m equity raise

Kent-headquartered Saga, which specialises in services for the over-50s market, has confirmed its founder could be set to invest £100m in the business and re-join its board as part of a £150m equity raise.
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NetScientific completes EMV deal

Ashford-headquartered healthcare investor NetScientific has completed the purchase of London-based EMV Capital.
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Archant strikes Rcapital deal as part of CVA

Regional publisher Archant has secured the backing of Rcapital subject to the approval of a company voluntary arrangement (CVA).
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Rescue deal for café brand franchise holder

A café brand franchise holder has been bought out of administration in a move that has safeguarded 700 jobs.
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Surrey accountancy firm secures £10m for acquisition drive

A Surrey accountancy firm has secured £10m backing from Shard Credit Partners to fund strategic acquisitions to support its expansion into the North East.
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Deal agreed for workflow software firm

A developer of software that helps law firms and other organisations their workflow is set to be acquired by a global private equity firm.
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Business

Outlook rosy as South East eyes Covid recovery - report

Business confidence in the South East climbed by 32 points this month, according to a new report, with the region becoming the first to return to a net positive outlook since March.
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Elder creating 1,500 live-in care jobs

Live-in care agency Elder is creating 1,500 jobs following an increase in demand.
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Turnover jumps at acquisitive nurseries giant

A Queen's Award-winning childcare provider, which has been "heavily impacted" by the onset of coronavirus, has posted accounts featuring an almost £100m rise in turnover in 2019. The company expects its expansion to continue later in 2020.
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Property

Singapore investment firm acquires Surrey business park

A Singapore-headquartered investment firm has agrees to acquire a freehold business park based in Surrey in a £76.7m deal.
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Demolition starts at former railway works

Demolition work is underway at a disused railway works in Kent, paving the way for a new train maintenance facility at the site which could create 50 jobs.
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Plans in for Kent brownfield scheme

Plans have been lodged to build more than 100 homes on a vacant, brownfield plot of land in Sittingbourne.
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18-storey Brighton BTR tower set for approval

Plans to develop an 18-storey tower in Brighton which would provide hundreds of build-to-rent (BTR) apartments look set to be approved.
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Manufacturing

Steady year for Kent manufacturer

Revenues and profits have remained steady at a Kent-based metal conveyor belt manufacturer, with directors hailing "another successful year".
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