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South East Wednesday 5 January 2022

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TOP STORY LDC South reflects on award-winning period of activity 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. Read More

INSIDER FEATURE Roundtable: New Opportunities in the New Normal 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. Read More

DEALS New owner for Southampton FC Southampton FC have a new owner after Sport Republic acquired a controlling stake in the Premier League side. Read More Takeover of Chubb officially completes The $3.1bn takeover of fire and security specialist Chubb has completed. Read More M Group snaps up Babcock’s Overhead Line Power business M Group Services has completed the £75m acquisition of Babcock International Group's Overhead Line Power business. Read More Powers extended for UK government to intervene in takeovers 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. Read More BBI Solutions acquires German manufacturer BBI Solutions, an independent provider of immuno-diagnostic reagents and contract services, has acquired a German manufacturer. Read More

PROPERTY DX expands depot network with pair of sites Delivery specialist DX has opened a pair of depots in the West Midlands and the South West. Read More M&G Real Estate acquires South East developments M&G Real Estate has acquired two developments managed by assisted living operator Birchgrove Holdings in a £69m investment. Read More Six-figure investment at Carlton Road Business Park A six-figure investment has been committed to work on Carlton Road Business Park. Read More Tellon Capital sells East Sussex site Tellon Capital has sold a site in East Sussex to a private property company for £695,000. Read More

BUSINESS EMC founder Nik Askaroff passes away 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. Read More South East consumer confidence split - KPMG Consumer confidence across the South East is split, according to new report from KPMG. Read More Huge apprenticeship drive lined up for BAE Systems BAE Systems is set to hire almost 1,700 apprentices and graduates across the UK in 2022. Read More Go Ahead Group halts share trading amid delayed results Go Ahead Group has put the brakes on its share trading to give auditor Deloitte more time to finalise its delayed full-year results. Read More

UPCOMING EVENTS 7 Apr Insider South East Dealmakers Awards 2022 30 Jun Insider Made in the UK Awards 2022 15 Sep Insider Thames Valley Dealmakers Awards 2022

SERVICES & GUIDES Corporate Finance Directory Find an adviser to help you buy, sell or invest in a business. Read More Best Places to Meet The region's top places to hold events, conferences and meetings. Read More

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