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Monday 9 August 2021

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Record-breaking performance at Hargreaves Lansdown

Savings and investment platform Hargreaves Lansdown has reported a record-breaking set of results and said the pandemic has accelerated a shift to digital and a change in its demographic mix.
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Business Matters: How cutting-edge lighting technology makes buildings smarter

What makes today's office fit for the future? James Pomphrey, 299 Lighting's founder and managing director, explains how their largest project to date is an example of the future of commercial design in our increasingly smart society. And how lighting design plays a part.
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Deals

Vectura bidding war heats up

Philip Morris International has increased its offer for Chippenham-based Vectura days after the board of the inhaled drug development specialist recommended an improved deal from rival suitor Carlyle Group.
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US group moves for Queen’s Award winner

A deal has been agreed for the acquisition of a Queen's Award-winning life sciences business based in Bournemouth.
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Investment consortium sweetens offer for Morrisons

The consortium behind a proposed multibillion-pound takeover of Morrisons has upped its offer for the supermarket giant by about £400m.
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PKF supports Hexicon on Wave Hub acquisition

PKF Francis Clark has advised Hexicon, a developer of floating wind farms, on its acquisition of the Wave Hub offshore renewable energy test site in Cornwall.
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ORIT invests in floating offshore wind developer

Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust (ORIT) has invested about £6.4m into Simply Blue Holdings, the parent company of the Simply Blue Group (SBG), a developer of sustainable marine projects focused on floating offshore wind.
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Ask the expert: How to develop an exit strategy to maximise business value

Not everyone goes into business with a strategy for exit or a plan to sell-up. But at some point, every business owner will need to consider future plans for the business they have built. And the sooner, the better. Tony Anderson from Bristol-based Anderson Financial Management shares his transition tips for entrepreneurs and business owners.
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Business

July drop for light commercial vehicle market

The light commercial vehicle market experienced its first decline since December 2020 as July registrations fell by almost 15 per cent, according to new figures.
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Property

Baylis Estates makes two senior appointments

Bristol-based property development company Baylis Estates has made a pair of senior appointments.
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Grosvenor to expand UK regional footprint

Grosvenor Britain & Ireland is to expand its UK regional footprint with a £300m investment strategy.
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Hodgson Sayers hails national growth

Roofing and building maintenance specialist Hodgson Sayers has hailed the national growth it has achieved throughout the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Business backing for prestigious cycling race stage

Business support for Cornwall hosting the first stage of the national Tour of Britain next month is growing fast, according to County Hall's economy portfolio holder Stephen Rushworth. The benefit to the local economy of hosting the stage is estimated to be at least £3.4m.
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Law firm helps Kortext secure investment

Law firm Shoosmiths has advised Kortext, a Bournemouth-based university-focused digital teaching and learning platform, in securing a £15m series B investment from DMG Ventures, the venture capital arm of Daily Mail and General Trust.
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