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Dr Martens floats with £3.7bn market cap

Iconic shoe brand Dr Martens is floating on the London Stock Exchange with a market capitalisation of £3.7bn, it has been confirmed.
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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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North West Top Deals    
 

Real estate giant takes Langtree stake

One of the world's largest real estate managers has acquired a 25 per cent stake in Warrington-headquartered property development specialist Langtree in a multimillion-pound deal.
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Boohoo in talks over Arcadia brands   Healthcare and industrial group lined up for £403m takeover
 
 
Yorkshire Top Deals    
 

Hunters and TPFG agree terms of multimillion-pound acquisition

Listed estate agency business Hunters Property has reached an a agreement on a £24.2m acquisition by counterpart The Property Franchise Group (TPFG).
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49s firm ups stake in Leeds United   Energy supplier secures investment firm backing
 
 
Midlands Top Deals    
 

Building products maker makes near £4m acquisition

Solihull-headquartered building products maker Epwin Group has announced the acquisition of the trade and related assets of a plastic building products distributor.
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BGF-backed components maker completes acquisition   Foresight invests in Queen’s Award winner
 
 
North East Top Deals    
 

Firm eyes revenue growth after investment

An expanding County Durham ground investigation business has said it is aiming to double its turnover in the next year after securing a second investment from the North East Growth Capital Fund, supported by the European Regional Development Fund.
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Darlington financial adviser changes hands   Tier One pumps £10m into property fund
 
 
South West Top Deals    
 

US group moves for firefighter PPE firm

A Bristol-based work safety equipment provider has been snapped up by US-based MSA Safety in a £44m deal supported by prominent advisers.
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Post-production group secures Enact as major investor   Aerospace jobs safeguarded by rescue deal
 
 
South East Top Deals    
 

Foresight exits Kent company

Foresight has exited Kent-headquartered tool and fixing retailer FFX Group.
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PS&B buys Graves Jenkins’ management portfolio   Paperchase deal saves 1,000 jobs amid store closures
 
 
Central & East Top Deals    
 

The Carlyle Group buys Runescape developer

A 450-strong videogame developer has been acquired by global investment firm the Carlyle Group.
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Connection Capital exits Carter Accommodation   Birketts advises on Time4Advice sale
 
 
Wales Top Deals    
 

Long-established firm snapped up in MBH’s first deal of 2021

A long-established family engineering business based in Llanelli has been snapped up by MBH Corporation in the investment holding company's first acquisition of 2021.
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Loan revs up TVR’s plans for new car    
 
 
Ireland Top Deals    
 

PE backing for cybersecurity training and compliance firm

Private equity firm Tenzing has backed a cybersecurity awareness training and compliance platform.
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HEOR consultancy acquired    
 
 
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