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Thursday 1 October 2020

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Mobile price comparison platform closes on funding target

An Oxford-based business set up by academics to use complex maths and statistics to design a price comparison tool for mobile phone services is closing in on its fundraising target.
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Insider Feature
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Ask the expert: The importance of getting our businesses to focus on growth

Geert Struyven, corporate finance partner at Crowe, outlines the importance of getting our businesses to focus on growth and highlights some of the opportunities now available in the current market.
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Deals

GardaWorld makes firm G4S offer

GardaWorld has made a firm cash offer for G4S in a move that values the business at £2.97bn. G4S has rejected the approach, saying it "significantly undervalues the company and its prospects".
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Rolls-Royce to raise billions to combat Covid impact

Rolls-Royce has outlined plans to raise billions of pounds after its finances were hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Investment platform to connect business founders to UK-wide network

A new digitised investment platform has been launched by the GS Verde Group. The Elevate investment network will connect business founders seeking investment to a UK wide network of experienced investors.
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Ask the Expert: How to remove a company director from office

As businesses face many more pandemic-challenged months ahead with the new upsurge in cases, tough decisions are being made across the board, one of the toughest of which, for some, is the decision to remove a company director or other senior management from office – especially if they have no plans to jump of their own accord.
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Business

New chair at Serco

Services provider Serco Group has named its new chairman.
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New approaches key to South East recovery plans

A reduction in demand for products or services due to the Covid-19 pandemic is a significant concern for South East businesses, according to new Insider research. Diversification, flexible working and accessing government support are just some of the methods being used to mitigate the impact of the crisis, with the majority of respondents having formalised recovery plans for the coming months.
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Gama revenue slip “expected”

Adjusted revenues at Hampshire-based Gama Aviation fell by almost a quarter in the first half of its financial year, although the performance was "expected" due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Boyes Turner partner to retire

A long-standing member of Boyes Turner in Reading is to retire.
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Revenue surge at baseball cap company

The UK-headquartered European arm of a renowned US baseball cap brand has boosted revenues by almost £25m.
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City Pub Group ‘encouraged’ by post-lockdown trade

Interim revenues have more than halved at City Pub Group as the business feels the impact of Covid-19, although trading since reopening after lockdown has been "encouraging".
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New CFO at Ferguson

Berkshire-based heating and plumbing specialist Ferguson has appointed a new group chief financial officer.
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Manufacturing Survey: What does the future look like for our manufacturing community

In this extraordinary year how has the pandemic affected South East manufacturers? In conjunction with Insider Media, EMC Management Consultants asked a cross section of leading manufacturers what impact this crisis was having on their business and what actions they were taking.
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Property

110-home Hampshire scheme to take step forward

An outline application for the construction of 110 new homes in a Hampshire village is set to get the green light.
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Consultation held on future of Basingstoke planning

A consultation is being held to shape the future of planning issues in the borough of Basingstoke and Deane.
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New affordable retirement housing partnership established

Retirement community developer McCarthy & Stone and Anchor Hanover, a specialist housing and care provider for people in later life, have entered a new development partnership to bring forward a range of "affordable for all" later living communities across England. The partnership is designed address the needs of England's growing ageing population.
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Manufacturing

US firm hired for UKAEA project

US company Jacobs has been selected to work on a research and development project Culham Science Centre in Oxfordshire.
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Michelin braced for lower results in 2020

The UK arm of tyre manufacturer Michelin's results for 2020 are expected to continue to fall after turnover slumped by more than £70m during its latest financial year.
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Corporate Finance Directory

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