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South East Tuesday 21 December 2021

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TOP STORY GAK finds the right note with Kent music retailer buy Omni-channel retailer GAK is expanding with the takeover of a Kent-headquartered music retailer, which is now eyeing further growth. Castle Corporate Finance advised on the deal. Read More

INSIDER FEATURE Roundtable: New Opportunities in the New Normal Insider's latest South East Roundtable, which featured a group of business leaders, professional advisers, equity providers and investors, attempted to find some answers to some of the key issues that are affecting the South East region today. Read More

DEALS IMI completes major acquisition Engineering company IMI has completed the acquisition of a manufacturer with operations in the US, UK, China and Australia. Read More Managed services firms officially merge A Bromley-based pair of managed services providers have officially merged. Read More ETEL acquires tyre recycling company European Tyne Enterprise Ltd (ETEL), which owns wholesale tyre distributers Stapelton's Tyre Services and the Kwik Fit Retail chain, has agreed the acquisition of a tyre recycling company. Read More YFM invests further £8m in IT company YFM Equity Partners (YFM) has made a further £8m investment into a database and cloud managed services provider. Read More

PROPERTY Further acquisitions for Life Science REIT Life Science REIT has acquired a trio of buildings at Cambourne Business Park near Cambridge for £50.1m as the company continues to expand its footprint in the region. Read More Surrey project backed by funding boost The latest tranche of cash from the £100m Your Fund Surrey has been allocated. Read More

BUSINESS Arriva to end Maidstone contract A park-and-ride service operating in Maidstone, which is run under a commercial contract with Arriva, will end next year. Read More Works complete on A31 improvements Works designed to ease congestion and help traffic flow on the A31 have completed. Read More Fast food chain reveals expansion plans Fresh fast food chain LEON, which was acquired earlier this year by EG Group, has revealed plans to open new restaurants and create thousands of jobs. Read More

UPCOMING EVENTS 7 Apr Insider South East Dealmakers Awards 2022 30 Jun Insider Made in the UK 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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