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Friday 18 December 2020

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Coming year to be one of “opportunity and caution” - IGF

The coming year will be one of "opportunity and caution" with a potential surge in mergers and acquisitions, the commercial director of Surrey-headquartered asset-based lender IGF has told Insider, adding that one word to describe 2021 is "unpredictable".
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Ask the expert: Four reasons you need to care about technology in the M&A process

Steve Williams, head of mergers and acquisitions at Waterstons, offers his advice on technology in the M&A process.
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Deals

US investor takes stake in McLaren Racing

US sports investment group MSP Sports Capital has acquired a significant minority shareholding in McLaren Racing.
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Maven leads on £17m MBO

Maven has led the £17m management buyout (MBO) of a data and geospatial technology and services provider based in Horsham.
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Mobeus backs buyout of ABL 1Touch

Mobeus has invested £9.5m to support the management buyout of ABL 1Touch, a tech-enabled automotive accident repair group. 
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MBH buys taxi firm

Investment holding company MBH Corporation has acquired Aldershot-based Victoria Gosden Travel.
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Quantuma works on Whistl deal

Quantuma has advised Whistl on its acquisition of Clientbase Fulfilment.
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Chocolatier acquisition named Deal of the Month

The sale of a majority stake in a Kent business to the former president and chief executive of Godiva Chocolatier has been named Insider's deal of the month.
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WestBridge backs buyout at Eque2

Construction software company Eque2 has been acquired in a buyout backed by private equity firm Westbridge. The transaction provides an exit for LDC and the current institutional shareholders.
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HMT advises Piclo on investment

Henley-on-Thames-based HMT has advised smart energy company Piclo on its investment from the Clean Growth Fund.
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Business Matters: The power of peer-to-peer support and how Peer Networks can help SMEs thrive

When it comes to talking through the challenges you face in business, working with like-minded business leaders can be an effective way to share knowledge and find solutions.
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Business

Revenue up but PwC UK profits hit by Covid-19

Revenue has grown at professional services giant PwC UK but profits have fallen due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Furlough and Covid-19 loan schemes extended

The UK-wide furlough and Covid-19 business loan schemes have been extended. The extensions come ahead of the Budget, which the Chancellor has confirmed will take place on 3 March 2021.
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Portland recovers further funds for ACW creditors

Fareham-based Portland Business Recovery has restored ACW Technology to the register and distributed further funds to creditors eight years after the business went into administration.
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BT-led consortium to conduct commercial drone corridor trial

BT has formed a consortium to support the creation of the first commercial drone corridor to the south of Reading.
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SourceBio and Oxford Nanopore launch Covid testing service

SourceBio International and Oxford Nanopore Technologies have joined forces to launch a commercially available Covid-19 testing service.
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EY reports revenue and profit growth

Professional services giant EY has reported UK revenue growth, with distributable profits before tax also climbing by £20m to £479m.
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Property

Deal hat-trick for Moorfield

Moorfield Group has extending its logistics footprint with trio of acquisitions worth about £25m. The investor's portfolio now comprises approximately 900,000 sq ft.
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CBRE grows Southampton team

CBRE has appointed two directors to its valuation advisory team in Southampton.
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Triple acquisition for Urban Logistics

Property investor Urban Logistics has made three acquisitions - in Huntingdon, Northampton and Fareham - in a £22.9m deal.
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Manufacturing

BAE Systems to hire 1,250 trainees

BAE Systems has outlined plans to hire more than 1,250 trainees into its early careers programmes in 2021.
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Giant’s turnover neared £800m before major Breedon deal

The UK arm of a building materials manufacturing giant grew its turnover to almost £800m in the year before it completed a £178m deal with counterpart Breedon, new documents have revealed.
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