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Thursday 17 September 2020

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Football ground redevelopment set for step forward

The redevelopment of Baskingstoke Town FC's former ground into a scheme featuring new homes and a care facility is set to take a step forward after two planning applications relating to the scheme were recommended for approval.
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Business Matters: Time to Tax?

Matthew Hall, partner at Azets, talks about the possible reforms in tax and who will bear the burden of the circa £300bn missing from the treasure chest, which is the estimate of the overall public finance cost of COVID according to the Office for Budget Responsibility.
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Deals

Davies buys cloud application provider

Professional services and technology business Davies has acquired a cloud application provider based in Oxford.
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LDC-backed CIPHR buys Hampshire firm

LDC-backed software as a service (SaaS) company CIPHR Group has acquired a Hampshire business.
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Arcus swoops for BEMS

Facilities management company Arcus has acquired Theale-based energy management controls specialist BEMS.
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HMT works on Maven investment

HMT has advised Maven Capital Partners on its investment in a genetic testing business.
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Ardonagh’s Bennetts deal ‘raises competition concerns’

The competition watchdog has said Ardonagh Group's acquisition of Bennetts Motorcycling Services raises concerns.
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Ask the expert: Now is a good time to reassess your business strategy in order to survive and prosper

With all the upheaval of the last few months most business owners have had enough on their plates, but as we come out of lockdown Andy Cristin, virtual finance director at Pareto FD Ltd, who works with SMEs, explains why now is a good time to reassess your business strategy.
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Business

Portsmouth companies boosted by local authority funding

Businesses in Portsmouth have benefited from more than £85m in financial support from the city council since March.
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Next’s profits slump as pandemic hits results

Next made a pre-tax profit of just £9m during the first half of its finance year as its sales slumped by more than a quarter because of the Covid-19 pandemic. However, the retail giant said it is optimistic for the future after the retail giant revealed that all of its guidance scenarios see it generating a profit, cash and reducing its debts.
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Property

Oxbridge lab and office take-up ‘resilient’

Take-up of office and laboratory space in the Oxford-Cambridge Arc has remained resilient during the first half of 2020, according to a new report from Bidwells.
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Development JV lodges plans for Bracknell scheme

A joint venture (JV) formed by a fund managed by Credit Suisse Asset Management Global Real Estate, industrial developer Chancerygate and international real estate firm Hines has lodged plans to speculatively build a 350,000 sq ft business park in Bracknell.
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McKay fully lets speculative scheme

McKay Securities has fully let its speculative warehouse development Theale Logistics Park.
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Manufacturing

“Satisfactory” year for Nivea’s UK arm

The parent company of skincare products maker Nivea's UK arm has described the results for its latest financial year as "satisfactory". It added that the Covid-19 pandemic is not expected to have a material impact on its ongoing business.
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