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Wednesday 2 February 2022

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TOP STORY

A retail insurance broker predominantly focusing on motorcycle and motorhome clients has been acquired by industry giant Gallagher.
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INSIDER FEATURE

Mike Ader, East Midlands chair at Vistage International (UK), looks at how business leaders are facing supply chain disruption and recruitment challenges.
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DEALS

Titan, a St Neots-based engineering company which started life as a motorsport racing team and now employs 80 people, has completed a management buyout (MBO). The deal was supported by a number of prominent advisers.
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Ramsay Health Care has completed its £775m acquisition of Elysium Healthcare, a mental health care provider with operations across the UK.
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Independent bookseller Blackwell's is up for sale for the first time in its 143-year history with the aim of securing fresh investment for the business, which trades online and from a portfolio of 18 shops.
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Payments provider DNA Payments has expanded with the acquisition of Peterborough-based Kwalitas.
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A chain of fertility clinics which operates through a network of 24 sites across the UK and Ireland has secured a new private equity backer.
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SigmaRoc has completed its acquisition of counterpart Johnston Quarry Group (JQG) in a deal worth £35.5m.
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PROPERTY

Take-up of industrial space of 100,000 sq ft or greater in the East of England hit 2.66 million sq ft in 2021, 136 per cent above the long-term annual average, according to a new report. This was largely attributed to significant activity along the eastern stretch of the A14 corridor following the Freeport East announcement.
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A pre-let on a new development at Westcott Venture Park in Buckinghamshire has been agreed to garden room company Green Retreats, which will significantly increase its floorspace at the park.
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Property investor and developer Firethorn Trust has secured planning permission to develop a 21-acre site in Peterborough.
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Industrial real estate developer Panattoni has began speculatively developing a 142,000 sq ft logistics facility at Panattoni Park Borehamwood. The new site will complete the wider development.
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Health club operator Anytime Fitness has agreed a deal for space at Lynch Wood Park in Peterborough, property and asset management firm FI Real Estate Management has revealed.
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M&G has acquired a majority stake in sustainable housebuilder Greencore Construction and pledged up to £500m of investment in UK climate positive homes.
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BUSINESS

Premier League clubs spent £295m in the January transfer window, more than quadrupling last year’s total of £70m. Analysis by Deloitte's Sports Business Group said it marked the second highest January transfer spend ever.
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Revenue has risen at lifestyle brand Joules but remains below the board's expectations, according to a new trading update.
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MANUFACTURING

A Bedford-headquartered company that is developing a full-scale hybrid aircraft has revealed plans to move production to South Yorkshire.
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The carbon dioxide industry has reached an agreement to ensure that UK businesses have access to a sustainable supply of CO2.
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