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Tuesday 14 July 2020

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Listed eyewear firm seals first acquisition since flotation

Inspecs, a Bath-based designer, manufacturer and distributor of eyewear frames, has acquired the manufacturing operations of The Norville Group, an optically advanced spectacle lenses specialist, from administrators at accountancy firm BDO.
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Business Matters: Developing sales strategy and the importance of third-party advice

Simon T. Collins, CEO at The Sales Advisory looks developing sales strategy and the importance of third-party advice.
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Deals

Transaction activity rebounding as firms look beyond pandemic - LDC

Mid-market private equity firm LDC said there were signs transaction activity had started to rebound as more companies looked beyond the impact of the pandemic to long-term growth and diversification strategies. In a half-year update, the firm announced it had backed a total of 18 investments in the first half of 2020.
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ThinCats to open up CBILS loans to new customers

ThinCats is opening up Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) loans to new customers introduced through business finance intermediaries.
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Creative Support backed by £25m boost

Creative Support has secured a £25m refinancing deal in a move which provides it with a solid platform for long-term security and growth.
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Business Matters: New office expectations - are you ready for the new normal?

Paul Anslow, managing director of Triangle Networks talks about what the what the next phase will look like as we approach the ‘new normal’ to working after lockdown.
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Business

South West growth helps towards record year at MSS Group

MSS Group, which operates environmental, facilities management and compliance contracts across the UK, has reported record growth in profit and turnover following a year when the Cardiff-headquartered business enjoyed particular growth in the South West of England.
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Ocado hails ability to meet demand as interim revenues surge

Ocado has said a 27 per cent surge in half-year revenue - which drove the figure past the £1bn-mark - demonstrates the online grocer's 'ability to meet unprecedented, sustained demand' as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. Although profits were impacted by ongoing investment, the business hailed its "strong" balance sheet.
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Property

Contract wins lift construction and development firm

A long-established South West construction and development business has secured new contract projects worth £31m as it looks to emerge quickly from the Covid-19 crisis.
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Grant funding to support innovative housing project in Bristol

Bristol is set to benefit from a £3m grant to help explore innovative housing methods in the city.
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Aviva Investors provides debt facility for office acquisitions

Aviva Investors, the asset management business of Aviva, has provided a senior debt facility for the purchase of three offices across the UK, including one in Bristol.
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Work back underway on major Somerset housing development

Work has re-started on a major housing development outside Taunton which will support more than 500 jobs during construction and sales.
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