Today's South West business news from Insider |
Latest News | Dorset-based energy company Utility Point has appointed global professional services firm Alvarez & Marsal to advise on its strategic investment options.
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Paul Richardson, asset manager at CEG, looks at how workplaces will remain relevant in the future.
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Bristol-based ICON Corporate Finance has helped insurance technology start-up Anorak secure £5m in Series A funding.
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Bristol-based reforestation and climate action community platform Ecologi has secured £4m of investment to help scale its climate action and plant a million trees a day.
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Isomer Capital has announced the first close of its new €100m (£86m) co-investment fund, which is backed by British Business Investments.
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The £6.8bn takeover of Asda has been given the go-ahead after the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) confirmed it would not be undertaking an in-depth investigation into the deal. The new owners, TDR Capital and the Issa brothers, said the decision would enable them to "push ahead with exciting plans" for the supermarket giant.
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Bathroom retailer Victorian Plumbing has shed further light on its proposed admission to AIM, with the company set to have a market cap of £850m.
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Cathrin Richards, a partner at Azets, says it's no empty cliché to say that the pandemic has changed priorities for many, including business owners who may be re-evaluating their work/life balance and accelerating plans for an exit.
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Café, bar and restaurant operator Loungers has said it is encouraged by the initial strength of its trading performance following the relaxation of coronavirus restrictions and remains confident it will emerge strongly from the pandemic.
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Cyber security services specialist Bridewell Consulting is opening five new regional offices in the UK and plans to double headcount over the next 12 months.
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An agreement has been reached on the terms of a transaction that will consolidate the majority of Midcounties Co-operative's funeralcare business into the larger Central England Co-operative Funeralcare operation.
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James Pitts-Drake, CEO of Optimizon, a full-service Amazon agency, discusses Amazon's B2B marketplace 'Amazon Business', and why it's worth getting in ahead of the curve (before your competitors do).
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Revised plans for the regeneration of the run-down Pydar area of Truro have been unveiled.
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Gloucestershire-based Two Rivers Housing has signed two new contracts to provide 47 new affordable homes in Lydney.
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Jonathan Rogers, Director at Jubb, says the term “co-living” is making strong inroads as an emerging trend in property circles. It’s one well worth watching as we transition, in a meaningful sense, from the aftereffects of Brexit and Covid.
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Revenue surged at iconic shoe brand Dr Martens during its latest financial year, according to new results.
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Member Exclusive News | Barkby Hospitality has entered into a six-year leasehold agreement for The Ebrington Arms in Gloucestershire, the Barkby Group has announced. The Ebrington Arms is a 17th century village pub with five luxury rooms and holds two AA Rosettes.
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Bodmin Jail has received a visit from the Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison.
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