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South East Thursday 3 March 2022

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TOP STORY Solent Freeport set for latest step forward Plans to establish the Solent Freeport – which will have the potential to unlock billions of pounds worth of investment and create 52,000 jobs – look set to take their latest step forward. Read More

DEALS Fortescue completes takeover of Williams F1’s battery arm The takeover of the battery and technology arm of Williams Formula One has completed. Read More Property investment firm lined up for acquisition in £272m deal A Reading-headquartered commercial property investment company is set to be acquired after an offer which values the listed business at £272m was recommended to shareholders. Read More Value of deals in health and social care sector hitting “record “levels The value of deals in the UK health and social care sector is hitting record levels and stands at £6.01bn for 2021, according to BLM's Health Sector Deals Diagnosis. Read More

PROPERTY Results soar at Taylor Wimpey Revenues and profits have soared at Taylor Wimpey, with the listed housebuilder confident of further growth. Read More TCH partners on modular Kent development Town & Country Housing (TCH) has partnered with Legal & General Modular Homes on the acquisition of a nine-acre plot in Littlestone, Kent, for the development of 80 affordable properties. TLT advised on the deal. Read More Martin Homes secures funding boost for Hove development Martin Homes has secured a £13.6m loan for a major mixed-use development in Hove. Read More Brighton bus development set for approval Plans for a bus station and office development in Brighton look set to advance next week. Read More Salad firm to build major Kent development A grower of salads is building a vertical farm at Discovery Park in Sandwich, Kent, as part of a £100m investment. Read More

BUSINESS University spin-out signs up to Wood Centre for Innovation The first joint Oxford and Cambridge University spin-out has taken 3,266 sq ft of R&D laboratory and office space at The Oxford Trust's Wood Centre for Innovation in Headington. Read More FRP to open Southampton office after partner appointment FRP is set to open a new office in Southampton following the appointment of a restructuring advisory partner. Read More Board appointment at Thomas White Oxford St John's College development company Thomas White Oxford has made a new board appointment. Read More

MANUFACTURING Meggitt returns to pre-tax profits International aerospace and defence engineering company Meggitt, which is set to be acquired by Parker-Hannifin Corporation in a deal worth £6.3bn, returned to pre-tax profits during its latest financial year. Read More

UPCOMING EVENTS 7 Apr Insider South East Dealmakers Awards 2022 14 Jul Insider South East Property Awards 2022 15 Sep Insider Thames Valley Dealmakers Awards 2022 17 Nov Insider Made in the South East 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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