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Monday 5 July 2021

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£126m collections and recycling deal set to move forward

Listed waste management group Biffa expects to complete its £126m deal to acquire the collections business and certain recycling assets from Viridor Waste Management by the end of next month after the Competition and Markets Authority indicated it had no further questions in relation to the transaction.
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Business Matters: Podcast – Ice cream entrepreneur shares secrets of export success

In the latest episode of PKF Francis Clark’s Business Noodles & Doodles podcast, Amanda Stansfield shares the lengths she went to in order to win her first export orders. And she explains how selling internationally has transformed the business from a seasonal enterprise to a thriving year-round operation.
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Deals

Medical technology company raises £600k

A Bath-based medical technology company has raised £600,000 to improve patient survival and recovery rates following anaesthesia.
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PKF works on listed group’s educational entertainment acquisition

A cross-border PKF team has supported listed business Team 17 Group on its acquisition of StoryToys, a developer and publisher of educational entertainment apps for children.
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Major investment for internet service provider

An internet service provider has secured a £63m investment from alternative asset manager Gresham House as it looks to accelerate its UK expansion.
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Morrisons’ board accepts £6.3bn takeover bid

The board of Morrisons has accepted a £6.3bn takeover bid with other investment firms also potentially weighing up offers for the supermarket giant.
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Business Matters: The Future of Marine Innovation in Plymouth

Rob Watson from Plymouth City Council says from Drake to Darwin through to the present day, Plymouth has been the UK's acknowledged centre for marine innovation.
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Business

New MD among senior changes at ForrestBrown

R&D tax relief consultancy ForrestBrown is making a trio of changes to its senior management team.
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Broadstone Group acquires PwC team

Broadstone Group has acquired PwC’s private client and treasury investment consulting team as it continues to grow its investment consulting practice.
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Bristol Beacon appoints Hope Solutions to sustainability plan

Bristol Beacon has appointed Hope Solutions as a partner to develop and lead its sustainability plans, which include a commitment to becoming the UK's first carbon neutral concert venue by 2030.
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Business Matters: Harnessing the energy of your employees

Jonathan Riley, practice leader and tax partner for Grant Thornton UK LLP in Bristol and the South West, looks at how Employee Ownership Trusts can be used to harness the energy of employees and be a useful way in which to plan for succession in a business.
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Property

Entries now open for South West property awards

Insider is once again celebrating all that is best about the property sector in the South West with our annual awards.
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Shares in healthcare group sold to care operator duo

Business property adviser Christie & Co has worked on the share sale of UK Healthcare Group Ltd. The deal comprised multiple assets which were sold to a pair of experienced care operators. Funding for the sale was sourced through commercial finance specialist, Christie Finance.
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More time sought for major research and education hub

Plans have been resubmitted for a previously approved new six-storey research and education building at the University of Exeter. The applicant is seeking a longer implementation period after the initial schedule was interrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Reopening of Dartmoor line moves forward

A milestone in reopening the Dartmoor Line has been reached with the completion of the purchase of the railway and Okehampton station.
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