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Wednesday 1 April 2020

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Rapidly growing IFA firm snaps up counterpart

Independent financial adviser firm Ascot Lloyd has expanded with the acquisition of a counterpart with £382m funds under management.
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Ask the Expert: Private Equity – the SME power booster

In any situation where SME business owners are looking for an exit, ambitious management teams keen to take on an ownership role or where growth capital is being sought to drive the next level, private equity is a real option for SME businesses. Brad McAvoy, corporate finance director from James Cowper Kreston, explores the issue.
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Deals

Big Yellow secures new debt facility

Self-storage giant Big Yellow has completed a seven-year debt facility with Aviva worth £35m.
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CMA clears betting company deal

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has cleared the proposed merger of the company behind Paddy Power and the owner of Sky Bet.
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Ask the expert: Force majeure clauses and Covid-19

Rebecca Glazebrook, a partner at PDT Solicitors, looks at what to do if your business is likely to be affected by the pandemic.
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Business

Coronavirus leads to highest grocery sales ever recorded - report

The public's response to the coronavirus crisis has led to March being the biggest month for grocery sales ever recorded, according to the latest grocery market share figures from Kantar.
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Banks to cancel dividends to help fight against Covid-19

Some of the UK’s largest banks have announced plans to cancel dividend payments in response to a request from the Bank of England through the Prudential Regulation Authority. The move is designed to free up capital to help tackle the Covid-19 crisis.
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Synairgen starts trials of drug to aid Covid-19 patients

Respiratory drug specialist Synairgen has commenced dosing patients in its trial of a product which has been designed to aid Covid-19 patients.
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Surge in demand for diabetes product specialist

GlucoRx, a supplier of diabetes products to the NHS, is dispatching one million blood glucose testing strips a week following a 100 per cent surge in demand.
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The Gym Group partners with fitness app

The Gym Group, which has almost 180 24/7 facilities across the UK, has launched a new on-demand product for its members through a partnership with a fitness app.
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Property

Arlington agrees HQ letting to pharma firm

Property business Arlington has signed a deal with Daiichi Sankyo to house its UK headquarters at Uxbridge Business Park.
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Manufacturing

Chapel Down buoyed by supermarket sales surge

English wine producer Chapel Down has experienced 'substantial growth' in supermarket and off license sales since the coronavirus outbreak. However, it has ceased making beer and cider and closed its brewery temporarily.
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Science Group subsidiary develops new ventilator in wake of pandemic

Science, technology and product development business Sagentia - part of Science Group - has developed and protoyped a new ventilator, with a deal for 10,000 units on the horizon.
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