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Central and East Wednesday 22 March 2022

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TOP STORY Contractor appointed for Bury St Edmunds warehouse scheme A contractor has been appointed to bring forward a speculative warehouse development in Bury St Edmunds which is set for completion in December 2022. Read More

DEALS Acquisitive group moves for contractor An East Anglia-based engineering services contractor which was established in 2001 and employs about 70 workers has been acquired. Read More Ashcroft works on cross-border deal Cambridge-based advisory firm Ashcroft has completed its work on the sale of Newmarket-based C4 Carbides to TTI Group. Read More Auto Trader moves for vehicle leasing specialist in £200m deal Automotive marketplace Auto Trader Group has agreed to acquire one of the UK's largest transactional marketplaces for leasing new vehicles in a deal worth up to £200m. The transaction is subject to regulatory approvals. Read More Comms provider expands with X-on buy A Basingstoke-headquartered communications provider has expanded with the acquisition of Suffolk-based cloud telephony specialist X-on. Read More LDC backing for Shaken Udder wins Deal of the Month Private equity firm LDC backing premium milkshake company Shaken Udder has been named as Deal of the Month for February. Read More £300m investment to drive growth at CityFibre CityFibre has secured a further equity commitment of £300m from its existing shareholder, Mubadala Investment Company. The equity investment will support CityFibre's accelerated growth plans and enable participation in Building Digital UK's 'Project Gigabit' rural programme. Read More

PROPERTY Bellway completes Milton Keynes acquisition Bellway has completed the purchase of land from Homes England in Milton Keynes, where it will build 160 properties using modern methods of construction on a 9.2-acre plot at Tattenhoe Park. Read More Warehouse REIT expands with £35m multi-let industrial development acquisition Warehouse REIT has expanded with a £35m multi-let industrial development acquisition. Read More Ceremony marks start of work on £65m scheme Turnstone Estates has marked the start of work at its £65m Colchester Northern Gateway Leisure Park development with a ground-breaking ceremony. Read More Growth for Henry Boot with strong demand across key sectors Listed property and construction group Henry Boot has reported a "good set of results" boosted by strong demand across the industrial and logistics, residential and urban development sectors. Read More

BUSINESS Partner promotion at KPMG’s East of England practice KPMG's East of England practice has made a new partner promotion with the appointment. Read More Calls made for ‘urgent’ Spring Statement business support Business organisations have called on extra support for surging energy prices from the Chancellor in his Spring Statement, with Rishi Sunak urged to 'deliver the goods'. Read More

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