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Friday 22 January 2021

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BECG eyes Scottish expansion with new acquisition

Winchester-based communications consultancy BECG has acquired Scottish public affairs and planning communications consultancy Liberty One Communications.
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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

Ascential agrees £170m disposal for Brighton business

Specialist information, data and analytics company Ascential has sold a Brighton-based business within its built environment and policy division for £170m.
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Ultracomms acquired by Babble Cloud

Portsmouth-based Ultracomms by Unified Comms has been acquired by private equity-backed Babble Cloud. Transcend Corporate advised on the deal.
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MBO at data centres specialist

Tosca Debt Capital has backed the management buyout (MBO) of a data centres and critical environment specialist.
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Rubix UK acquires Knowlton & Newman

Paris Smith has advised the shareholders of Southampton-based Knowlton & Newman Ltd on its sale to Rubix UK.
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IGF backs footwear wholesaler

Footwear wholesaler D. Jacobson & Sons has secured a £7m ABL facility from Surrey-based Independent Growth Finance (IGF).
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JCB’s finance arm hits £50m Covid-19 loans milestone

The financing arm of manufacturing giant JCB has delivered loans worth more than £50m so far during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Fairstone strikes first deal of 2021

Fairstone has acquired a Berkshire based advisory firm in a move that kick starts its growth plans for 2021.
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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

Electrical contractor grows revenue and profits

Turnover and profits have increased at a Hassocks-based electrical contractor, according to newly filed results.
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Rebrand for BCMS

Corporate finance firm BCMS has launched a new brand.
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Business Matters: Why Peer Networks should be embedded into your business model

Peer Networks is bringing together business owners to support each other as they work together on important challenges and opportunities.
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Property

OakNorth provides £42m to retirement living investor

OakNorth Bank has provided a £42m loan to a retirement living investor to construct a purpose-built village in the South East.
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Logistics unit snapped up for £4.4m

A unit at Logistics City in Basingstoke has been snapped up in a £4.4m deal.
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Hampshire pub expands into holiday market

A 19th century Hampshire pub is expanding into holiday lettings to increase revenue with the support of a six-figure loan from Lloyds Bank.
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Funding boost for Surrey hotel conversion

Funding has been awarded to support the conversion of a Surrey hotel into a luxury residential scheme.
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Ilke Homes secures first South East site

North Yorkshire-based modular housing company ilke Homes has secured its first site in the South East of England for a development of more than 150 homes.
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Other News

Social enterprise secures £1m boost

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