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Central and East Wednesday 15 September 2021

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TOP STORY Battery Ventures buys Cambs materials supplier Technology-focused investment firm Battery Ventures has acquired a Cambridgeshire-based supplier of materials for research and development, prototyping and specialised manufacturing. Read More

INSIDER FEATURE Business Matters: Road to Net Zero Benedict Smith, head of specialised and project finance in the structured finance group at Santander UK Corporate and Commercial Banking, looks at why the road to net zero is a golden business opportunity. Read More

DEALS GovGrant snaps up Luvo Financial R&D and IP specialist GovGrant has expanded with the acquisition of counterpart Luvo Financial. Read More Tooling firm acquired by French group A supplier of insulated tools to distribution network operators has been acquired by global electrical transmission company Sicame Group. Forward Corporate Finance advised on the transaction. Read More Grant Thornton advises nappy brand on BGF backing Grant Thornton has advised reusable nappy brad Bambino Mio on its £13m investment from BGF. Read More Rolls-Royce to offload AirTanker stake in £189m deal Rolls-Royce has agreed to sell its shareholding in Oxfordshire-based aviation services provider AirTanker Holdings - a joint venture between Airbus, Babcock, and Thales - for cash proceeds of £189m. Read More

PROPERTY Consultation launched on Oxford North Canalside plans Thomas White Oxford and its residential partner Hill Group have launched a publication consultation on plans for hundreds of new homes at Oxford North’s Canalside. Read More Essex leisure village changes hands Brightlingsea Leisure Village in Essex has been sold to Countrywide Park Homes for an undisclosed sum. Read More Evolve buys Beds shopping parade Acquisitive property firm Evolve Estates has bought a retail centre in Leighton Buzzard. Read More Record year at MJ Gleeson Housebuilder and land promotion specialist MJ Gleeson has reported a record full-year performance despite having to tackle industry-wide challenges. Homes sold, revenue and profit before tax were all above pre-Covid levels. Read More Beds mansion office space unveiled Property consultancy Kirkby Diamond has unveiled office space at a grade I-listed mansion in Bedfordshire. Read More

BUSINESS Focusrite expects revenue surge Music and audio products company Focusrite has said it expects revenue for its latest financial year to surge. Read More

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