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Friday 15 January 2021

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Dealmaker of the Year shortlist announced

Throughout this week, the shortlists for this year’s South East Dealmakers Awards have been announced. Today sees the unveiling of the final award category shortlist - the coveted Dealmaker of the Year accolade.
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Business Matters: Seven tips for leading digital transformation if you don’t have an IT background

Research has found that despite seeing the need for digital transformation, there is a lack of confidence among executives when it comes to leading digital transformation projects. Karin Simonsen from Vistage explains.
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Deals

Woodgate & Clark acquires loss adjuster

Kent-based Woodgate & Clark has acquired an 80-strong loss adjuster.
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TP Group considering maritime disposal

TP Group, a provider of mission-critical services, has received expressions of interest for its maritime engineering business TPG Maritime, based in Portsmouth.
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BGF completes Surrey cloud services investment

BGF has made a multimillion-pound investment in a Surrey-based provider of omnichannel cloud contact centre services.
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Immunocore completes funding round

Oxfordshire-based late-stage biotechnology company Immunocore, which is focused on the development of a novel class of T cell receptor bispecific immunotherapies, has completed a $75m series C funding round.
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GBH works on first deal of 2021

The corporate team at Surrey-based GBH Law has advised on its first deal of 2021.
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Magenta backs Maker & Son

Growth investor Magenta Partners has invested in Maker & Son, a Sussex-based furniture and home furnishings brand.
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Brachers works on contractor MBO

A specialist office interiors contractor has undergone a management buyout (MBO), led by South East law firm Brachers.
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Forensic Access buys IntaForensics

Oxfordshire-based Forensic Access has completed the acquisition of IntaForensics.
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IRIS snaps up software firm

A cloud-based practice management software for accountants and bookkeepers has been snapped up by Slough-based IRIS Software Group.
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Ask the expert: Digital in deals – where should you focus the IT work?

Steve Williams, head of mergers and acquisitions at Waterstons, says in our last piece, we discussed why we think it’s important to consider technology in the dealmaking process; after all, IT can be the forgotten relative in M&A deals, lost amongst legal and financial wrangling. We think it’s more important than that, and while we’ve talked about the ‘why’, it’s now time for us to give some insight into the ‘what.’ We set out below the key things we’d recommend considering in your next deal.
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Business

Profits steady at furniture retailer

Profits have remained steady at a furniture retailer which has been trading for more than 70 years, newly filed accounts have revealed.
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Debenhams store closures hit 320 jobs

More than 300 jobs are set to be lost after Debenhams announced plans to keep a number of its stores permanently closed.
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Business Matters: Why Peer Networks should be embedded into your business model

Peer Networks is bringing together business owners to support each other as they work together on important challenges and opportunities.
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Property

Green light for major Northfleet scheme

Plans have been approved for the construction of more than 530 homes at a major new riverside development in Northfleet.
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Southampton “hometel” changes hands

Aberdeen Standard Investments has acquired a "hometel" in Southampton.
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Reading hotel on the market with £6.3m price tag

A new owner is being sought for an 80-bed hotel in Reading, which has been placed on the market with a £6.3m guide price.
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Chancerygate sells portfolio to Northwood Investors

Chancerygate has sold an 11-asset portfolio to real estate private equity firm Northwood Investors for an undisclosed sum.
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Manufacturing

Record new car market share for Toyota

Toyota achieved a record new car market share in 2020 despite the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to new figures.
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Other News

South East Dealmakers Awards 2021 - first shortlists announced

Second set of shortlists unveiled for South East Dealmakers 2021

Third tranche of dealmakers shortlists announced

Individuals shortlisted for Dealmakers Awards named

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