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Wednesday 21 April 2021

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Major JV formed for luxury retirement villages

Octopus Real Estate, Schroders Real Estate and Elysian Residences have formed a major joint venture to bring forward luxury retirement communities, with the first project in Hertfordshire to start in autumn 2021. Each scheme is expected to have a gross development value of almost £200m.  
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Business Matters: How joining forces with others boosts your decision making power

Karin Simonsen, marketing manager at Vistage, looks at how joining forces with others boosts your decision making power.
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Deals

YFM backs buyout at property services compliance firm

YFM Equity Partners has invested to support the buyout of a fire and electrical compliance services provider that primarily works with the public sector.
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Johnson Controls buys Esotec

Johnson Controls has acquired an Oxford-based provider of advanced security systems.
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Clearwater advises on Modern Networks investment

Clearwater International’s debt advisory team has advised Horizon Capital, the technology services buy and build specialist, on its investment in Hitchin-based Modern Networks.
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Ocado invests in autonomous tech with new partnership

Online grocer Ocado has commercially partnered with a software provider based in Oxford and invested £10m in the business.
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HMT advises Chiltern on Steer investment

HMT has advised Chiltern Capital on its investment into Aylesbury-based Steer Automotive Group.
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ThinCats backs cleaning firm’s acquisition drive

An Oxford-based cleaning company has secured a £3.5m funding package from ThinCats and made an acquisition worth in excess of £5m.
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High-performance components maker secures BGF backing

BGF has backed an Oxfordshire-based manufacturer of high-performance carbon and metal components in a £10m deal.
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Business

Eddie Hearn takes reins at Matchroom

Barry Hearn has stepped aside as chairman of the Matchroom Sport Group of Companies, with son Eddie taking the reins.
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Biotech firm creates new Covid sensor

A Bedford biotech company which produces synthetic antibodies has launched a new product that could improve rapid sensors in detecting Covid-19.
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Juice to emerge from pandemic “stronger, fitter, faster and better”

The boss of Banbury-based mobile accessories brand Juice has hailed the best sales quarter in the company's history. The business is continuing its sustainability drive and has vowed to come out of the pandemic "stronger, fitter, faster and better".
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ABF buoyant as Primark reopens

Associated British Foods (ABF) has hailed "exceptional delivery" in its food division and said it expects retail sales to be "strong" with the reopening of Primark in line with Covid-19 restrictions easing.
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Suffolk training provider in Grimsby move

A Suffolk provider of training courses to the offshore wind industry has revealed plans to relocate to Grimsby.
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Property

Essex Tesco bought for £63m

A Tesco in Colchester has been acquired for £63m by Supermarket Income REIT.
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New head of planning for Savills Cambridge

Savills Cambridge has appointed a new head of its planning department.
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Danske Bank agrees £50m package with housing provider

Danske Bank has agreed a £50m funding package with English housing provider Origin Housing which will support the delivery of more than 1,000 new homes over the next five years.
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Manufacturing

Unipart ‘remains agile in face of upheaval’

The boss of Oxford-headquartered manufacturing, logistics and consulting giant Unipart Group said it remains "a highly responsive and agile business" after reporting a dip in revenue and profit for its latest financial year.
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Revenue increase at IG Design

Gift packaging and greeting cards maker IG Design Group has upped revenues in its latest financial year.
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