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Friday 13 November 2020

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Tech company deal provides exit for Altitude Partners

A South West business that develops specialist technology used in mobile phones and tablets has been acquired by a US company in a deal that provides an exit for private equity firm Altitude Partners.
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Ask the expert: My first year with a private equity partner

Grant Mansfield, CEO and founder of Plimsoll Productions, looks back at his first year working with a private equity partner.
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Deals

£120m refinance for resilient Smith News

Smiths News has agreed a new £120m three-year bank facility and reported a full-year performance ahead of revised expectations. The business said it was making a gradual recovery from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Acquisition of customer experience firm wins Deal of the Month

The acquisition of customer experience specialist Anana, which employs more than 100 staff in Bristol and South Africa, has been named as Deal of the Month for October.
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Employee ownership for social and economic research firm

A social and economic research company with offices in Aberaeron, Bristol, Newcastle and London has become employee-owned.
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Ask the expert: Brexit – where are we now?

When we left the EU in January this year, a whole year for negotiators to agree how the UK and EU's relationship would look from 1 January 2021 seemed plenty of time. Now we are fast approaching the end of the year, there is still uncertainty as to what will happen when the transition period ends. Helen Howes, corporate and employment solicitor at Willans, answers some of the key questions
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Business

Chairman appointed at Hydrock

Engineering design consultancy Hydrock has appointed a former KPMG partner and board member as its non-executive chairman.
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Strong performance for FRP despite fewer insolvency appointments

FRP Advisory Group has reported strong half-year trading despite a reduction in the number of formal insolvency appointments as a result of Covid-19 support measures.
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Ask the expert: Is the future hybrid working?

Dr Nicola Millard, principal innovation partner at BT, shares her views on the future of work.
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Property

Plans for road tunnel under Stonehenge approved

Controversial plans to convert part of the A303 into a dual carriageway which also involve taking the road underground past the Stonehenge world heritage site have been approved.
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Exeter site forms part of Castleforge expansion

Private equity real estate investment firm Castleforge Partners has expanded its UK operation with the acquisition of four office spaces across England, including a site in Exeter.
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CVA proposed by Caffè Nero

Caffè Nero, the coffee house chain, has launched a company voluntary arrangement (CVA) proposal following the impact of Covid-19 on the business which has has more than 800 stores across the UK employing in excess of 6,000 staff.
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Business Matters: Towards a more inclusive masterplan

Colin James from Atkins says the pandemic has unveiled many shortcomings of our modern world, but there are two – inclusivity and equality – that architects and designers can help to address.
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Manufacturing

WBD advising team behind land speed record bid

The intellectual property team at law firm Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD) is advising the company behind Bloodhound land speed record project.
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Underwear maker reports turnover rise

A manufacturer of women's underwear, which can trace its roots back to the 1920s and sells its products through retailers including Harvey Nichols, Harrods and John Lewis, increased its turnover to almost £60m in its latest financial year.
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Funding secured for cycling and walking schemes

Councils across the South West have been handed a further £10.9m to create safe space for cycling and walking, transport secretary Grant Shapps has announced.
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Car park improvement projects completed

Improvements to 14 car parks across Surrey, Wiltshire, Hampshire and Devon have been completed.
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