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Thursday 30 September 2021

LATEST NEWS

TOP STORY

A rundown 1970s red-brick building which sits on the northern bank of the Floating Harbour in Bristol could soon be demolished and replaced with a highly-sustainable landmark building, which would have the capacity to accommodate 1,000 workers.
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INSIDER FEATURE

John Panteli, partner at Grant Thornton UK LLP and head of their transaction advisory services across the South Region, explores how today’s hectic deals market is having an effect on what buyers are looking for and what sellers need to focus on.
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DEALS

Momentum Corporate Finance has advised the management team of Detectortesters on their reinvestment alongside private equity firm Inflexion, which has also made a majority investment in the manufacturer of fire detector testing equipment.
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Listed video game business Sumo Group has almost doubled turnover in its interim results ahead of its £919m acquisition by Chinese technology giant Tencent, which is set to complete later this year.
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INSIDER FEATURE

Mike Ribbeck speaks to the man behind the Wyke Farms success story.
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As part of Insider’s Transformation Leadership series Mike Ribbeck reports on changing times at Good Energy.
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PROPERTY

Engineering business Jacobs is opening a new office in Bristol city centre which will bring together more than 750 employees, graduates and apprentices from Swindon and two other Bristol sites.
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Deferred plans for an apartment scheme in Gloucester look set to move forward next week.
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Carter Jonas has been appointed to sell The Depository in Bath.
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INSIDER FEATURE

Karin Simonsen, director of sales and marketing at Vistage, spoke to JG Consulting CEO, Jeff Grout, to find out how CEOs can win the upcoming war for talent.
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The Government recently launched an independent review which included recommendations on how to scale up the number of custom and self-build houses in England. Head of planning at Sanderson Weatherall, Owen Pike, discusses the review.
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BUSINESS

A Bath-based kitchen retailer is celebrating a first year success after beating its revenue target by 50 per cent, with plans now in place to expand and open another showroom.
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Revenue and profits have risen at Deloitte with the professional services giant's consulting division enjoying a particularly strong year while M&A transactions drove "healthy growth" in financial advisory.
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Virgin Money UK is set to close more than 30 stores as part of an acceleration of its digital strategy.
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MANUFACTURING

The historic food giant behind the likes of Ginsters pasties, Soreen malt loaf and West Cornwall Pasty Co slipped to a pre-tax loss during its latest financial year. However, the business said that its trading performance is now more positive.
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INSIDER FEATURE

Insider's 'Connecting the South West' online round table brought together a panel of experts to share their professional perspectives on the opportunities and challenges of digital connectivity in the region, and also on the business implications of the roll out of fast fibre networks.
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OTHER NEWS

MEMBER NEWS

Railpen has opened an independent café, wine bar and restaurant at Old George Mall in Salisbury.
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An agreement on the Celtic Sea Cluster has been struck in a bid to help spearhead floating wind deployment in the area.
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