Wednesday 5 January 2022

LDC South is expecting the thirst for private equity backing to "absolutely" continue into 2022, a senior figure at the firm has told Insider. Lawrence Dean also spoke about the region's entrepreneurs being driven by a fundamental need to grow, trends the M&A market is seeing and the company's recent triumph at the Thames Valley Dealmakers Awards.
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Insider's latest South East Roundtable, which featured a group of business leaders, professional advisers, equity providers and investors, attempted to find some answers to some of the key issues that are affecting the South East region today.
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Southampton FC have a new owner after Sport Republic acquired a controlling stake in the Premier League side.
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The $3.1bn takeover of fire and security specialist Chubb has completed.
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M Group Services has completed the £75m acquisition of Babcock International Group's Overhead Line Power business.
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New laws designed to allow the government to scrutinise and intervene in certain acquisitions that could harm the UK's national security have come into effect.
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BBI Solutions, an independent provider of immuno-diagnostic reagents and contract services, has acquired a German manufacturer.
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Delivery specialist DX has opened a pair of depots in the West Midlands and the South West.
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M&G Real Estate has acquired two developments managed by assisted living operator Birchgrove Holdings in a £69m investment.
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A six-figure investment has been committed to work on Carlton Road Business Park.
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Tellon Capital has sold a site in East Sussex to a private property company for £695,000.
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The founder of Hove-headquartered EMC, Nik Askaroff – who was crowned Insider's Dealmaker of the Year three years in a row – has passed away.
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Consumer confidence across the South East is split, according to new report from KPMG.
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BAE Systems is set to hire almost 1,700 apprentices and graduates across the UK in 2022.
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Go Ahead Group has put the brakes on its share trading to give auditor Deloitte more time to finalise its delayed full-year results.
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