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Wednesday 16 December 2020

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Investment firm moves for Novia Financial

A deal has been agreed for the acquisition of Novia Financial, a Bath-based wealth management business with £8.15bn of assets under management.
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Ask the experts: How can Green Tech Innovation help us hit net-zero?

Ian Caveney, head of Tech for Good at BT, offers insight into the Green Tech Innovation platform and BT's net-zero climate strategy.
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Deals

LV= to be acquired in £530m deal

Savings, retirement and protection group LV= is set to be acquired by global private equity firm Bain Capital in a £530m deal.
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Waste Source snapped up by Reconomy

Waste Source, a Bristol-based waste broker providing waste collection, recycling and disposal services to businesses, has been acquired by Reconomy, a provider of outsourced resource management and environmental services.
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BGF invests in HR and payroll software firm

A cloud-based HR and payroll software provider headquartered in Bristol has secured investment from BGF to support its organic and acquisitive growth strategy.
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New owner for golf centre business

A golf complex located in Hambrook, Bristol, has been sold in a deal supported by law firm Ince Metcalfes.
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Ask the expert: How private equity can help TMT businesses grow

Dewi Hughes, head of LDC for the South West & Wales, says the impact of technology on our lives has never been more apparent. There's little argument that the Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated its role in almost every sector, and we're now more reliant on technology than we've ever been before.
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Business

PKF Francis Clark bolsters Taunton team

PKF Francis Clark has strengthened its Taunton office with the arrival of a partner and four new appointments.
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FRP grows first half revenue and profit

FRP Advisory Group has grown revenues and profits in the first half of its financial year.
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Bounce Back Loan Scheme criticised by Public Accounts Committee

The Bounce Back Loan Scheme (BBLS) has been criticised in a report from Parliament's Public Accounts Committee.
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Business Matters: 2020 - the year that changed the game for Britain’s businesses

Back at the start of 2020, none of us could have known that we were about to be plunged into a once-in-a-generation event that would radically change the way we live and work. Graham Randall, managing director, restructuring and insolvency, Quantuma, looks back at an unprecedented year that has seen thousands of businesses closing their doors for good, some fighting for their survival, and others benefiting from the perfect storm of conditions created by the virus.
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Property

Ogbourne Down estate sold in major deal

The 1,400 acre Ogbourne Down estate has been sold by rural land agent WebbPaton.
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ilke Homes sells Drybrook scheme to the Guinness Partnership

Modular housing company ilke Homes has agreed the sale of a 57-home affordable housing scheme in Drybrook, West Gloucestershire, to the Guinness Partnership housing association.
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Ask the expert: Are businesses ready for their digital future?

Claire Arbery, director at West of England Institute of Technology, says one of the most interesting (and challenging) discussions she had had since the start of the journey to create the West of England Institute of Technology (WEIoT) has been the discussion between high tech and digital – and what do we actually mean when we talk about these.
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Manufacturing

NCC and Dstl join forces for R&D project

The National Composites Centre (NCC) and the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) have joined forces to facilitate research and development in future combat aircraft composite structures.
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Met Office contract win for nmcn Asset Security

nmcn Asset Security has been awarded a contract to provide capital security upgrades prior to planned and reactive security maintenance to the Exeter-based headquarters of the Met Office.
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Quantum software firm raises almost £4m

A quantum software company, which has a base in Bristol, has completed a seed funding round worth almost £4m.
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