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Friday 12 February 2021

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Onecom’s Olive deal creates £140m group

Onecom, which is backed by private equity firm LDC, has acquired rival company Olive Communications. The move provides an exit for BGF.
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Insider Feature
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Ask the expert: Business resilience drives deal value

Jeffrey Long, southern region mergers and acquisitions lead at Waterstons, outlines how focusing on technology in your deal not only reduces risk but identifies opportunities, and generates real deal value.
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Deals

Chapel Down to dispose of Curious Drinks

Winemaker Chapel Down has revealed plans to dispose of its Curious Drinks business and assets, which comprises the Curious beer and cider brands, as well as the Curious Brewery and restaurant.
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$40m funding round for Reading tech firm

Reading-based Isotropic Systems, which specialises in broadband terminal technologies, has secured more than $40m in funding to accelerate the growth and development of its unique multi-beam antenna ahead of a 2022 launch.
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Private equity backing for South East manufacturer

A £60m-turnover integrated manufacturer and supplier of lightweight components has been acquired by private equity fund Elaghmore.
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HMT leads tech services MBO

Oxfordshire firm HMT has led the management buyout (MBO) of technology services firm SM Contracts.
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Aviation maintenance services ops acquisition for AAG

Atlantic Aviation Group (AAG) has completed the acquisition of  Flybe's former aviation maintenance services operations at Brize Norton in Oxfordshire.
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Data analytics firm changes hands

A subsidiary of Equifax has acquired Bicester-based transaction data analytics company AccountScore.
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Business Matters: The funding landscape during the pandemic

Cheryl Weeks, head of funds for the South East at The FSE Group, looks at the funding landscape during the pandemic.
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Business

Accident repair group buoyant after profit rise

An accident repair group with sites across the South of England upped profits in recently filed results which 'exceeded its board's expectations given the challenges presented by the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.
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Dealmaker promotion at Grant Thornton

Business advisory firm Grant Thornton has bolstered its dealmaking team in the South East with a new appointment.
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New office head for Gateley in Reading

Gateley Legal has appointed a new head of its 40-strong Reading office.
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Shoe Zone expects revenue dip

National retailer Shoe Zone has said that it expects to report a decrease in revenue and a pre-tax loss ahead of releasing its final results in March 2021.
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Roundtable: Redefining Public Partnerships: South East

Local authorities in the South East have a diverse range of priorities and needs. They have also have to operate with less money and, in many cases, fewer resources.
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Property

Council buys Weybridge office building

Surrey County Council has acquired the freehold interest of a Weybridge office building in a £15.9m deal.  
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Go-ahead for Crawley apartments

Planning permission has been granted for Bellway to build 59 apartments on a derelict brownfield site in Crawley.
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Manufacturing

Hotter Shoes eyeing resilient 2021

Hotter Shoes is forecasting a resilient 2021, its chief executive has told Insider, with the footwear manufacturer being buoyed by its decision to accelerate its long-term strategy of becoming a digital-first retailer.
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