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Friday 29 January 2021

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SE deals value up as most active advisers named

Deal activity fell in the South East in 2020 according to the latest M&A Review by Experian MarketIQ, although the value of transactions surged by 29 per cent. The most active financial and legal advisers in the sector were also revealed.
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Business Matters: Seven tips for leading digital transformation if you don’t have an IT background

Research has found that despite seeing the need for digital transformation, there is a lack of confidence among executives when it comes to leading digital transformation projects. Karin Simonsen from Vistage explains.
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Deals

PS&B buys Graves Jenkins’ management portfolio

Sussex property specialist PS&B has acquired the Graves Jenkins management portfolio.
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Foresight exits Kent company

Foresight has exited Kent-headquartered tool and fixing retailer FFX Group.
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BGF’s SE investments top £110m

BGF’s London and South East team invested more than £110m in 2020.
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US PE group moves for wealth management firm

A wealth management firm with offices across the UK looks set to be acquired by a US private equity group after a deal which values the listed business at £224.5m was recommended to shareholders.
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Palatine takes stake in pharma consultancy

Palatine Private Equity has taken a significant minority stake in a global business playing a key role in the innovation and commercialisation of new medicines, including treatments for Covid-19.
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Boohoo in talks over Arcadia brands

Boohoo is in exclusive discussions with the administrators of Arcadia over the acquisition of a trio of well-known brands.
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Ask the expert: Digital in deals – where should you focus the IT work?

Steve Williams, head of mergers and acquisitions at Waterstons, says in our last piece, we discussed why we think it’s important to consider technology in the dealmaking process; after all, IT can be the forgotten relative in M&A deals, lost amongst legal and financial wrangling. We think it’s more important than that, and while we’ve talked about the ‘why’, it’s now time for us to give some insight into the ‘what.’ We set out below the key things we’d recommend considering in your next deal.
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Business

Oakman takes steps toward ‘proactive recovery’

Pubco The Oakman Group has revealed its plans for the future, which includes a "substantial pipeline of sites". It also said it is "confident" it will meet its £4.5m fundraising target.
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Partners outline hopes for future of Portsmouth

A vision for the future of Portsmouth has been unveiled.
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LEP gets backing for apprentice hub

Enterprise M3 LEP has secured funding to support a £3m apprenticeship and training hub in Hampshire and Surrey.
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Property

Construction firm back in the black

A Sussex construction company which has been operating for almost a century has returned to the black in its latest financial year, with revenues also increasing.
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Land deal paves way for 100-home scheme

Land promoter Richborough Estates has sold a 17-acre residential site in the New Forest, Hampshire, to housebuilder Bargate Homes.
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Logistics City fully let

Logistics City in Basingstoke is now fully let after Lambert Smith Hampton secured a new tenant on behalf of Kier Property.
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Pandemic forces homes builder into the red

A homes builder which operates across England and Scotland fell to a pre-tax loss during its latest financial year as the final few months were hit by the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Manufacturing

Jetpack developer takes space at innovation hub

A jetpack developer has moved into a  light manufacturing workshop at Fareham Innovation Centre in south Hampshire. 
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Commercial vehicle manufacturing suffers 2020 decline

The manufacturing of commercial vehicles in the UK dropped by 15.5 per cent in 2020, new figures show.
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Other News

Paperchase deal saves 1,000 jobs amid store closures

Dr Martens floats with £3.7bn market cap

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