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Sheffield City Region
Wednesday 14 July 2021

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PE-backed legal tech firm swoops for Sheffield business

A Sheffield-based company which has developed a platform used by law firms in the conveyancing sector has been acquired by a PE-backed legal technology business.
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Ask the expert: Is employee-ownership the key to future productivity and resilience?

Mayor of South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority, Dan Jarvis, says there are about 1,100 employee-owned businesses in the UK, which together contribute over £40bn to the UK economy and provide more than 200,000 jobs. These businesses offer enhanced productivity, better employee engagement and more sustainable, resilient jobs – and there is strong evidence for this. They represent a huge untapped opportunity to create not just a bigger but a better economy.
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Deals

S2S Group makes London acquisition

South Yorkshire IT asset disposal company S2S Group has expanded its operations in London with an acquisition.
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Nominations open for Yorkshire Dealmakers Awards

Nominations for the Yorkshire Dealmakers Awards 2021 are now open to enter.
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AstraZeneca’s $39bn Alexion deal clears final hurdle

Biopharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca's proposed $39bn takeover of Alexion Pharmaceuticals has cleared a major hurdle, with completion now close.
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Pitalia Capital to launch £50m investment fund

Pitalia Capital has outlined plans to launch a £50m investment fund in response to increased demand for capital and support from small to mid-sized businesses across the UK. The move comes on the back of a senior hire at the firm who will lead the venture.
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Business

SIG set for return to profit in half-year results

Listed specialist building products distributor SIG is on-track for a return to profit in its half-year results with a better than expected performance so far in 2021.
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Zoo Digital grows revenue by a third in full-year results

Zoo Digital, a Sheffield-based provider of cloud-based localisation and media services to the entertainment industry, has grown revenue by a third in its latest results boosted by increased work from studios and streaming services.
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Synectics reduces losses in half-year results

Sheffield-based surveillance technology group Synectics has reduced pre-tax losses in its interim results and is set to trade profitably in the second half of the year.
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Investment to boost cybersecurity growth across UK

Cyber businesses across the UK are set to benefit from a £700,000 fund.
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Freeths pays back Job Retention Scheme funds

Freeths LLP has revealed that it is paying back funds received from the government’s Job Retention Scheme after the firm exceeded its 2020/21 Covid-adjusted targets.
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Property

Plans in for industrial scheme with potential to create 500 jobs

Plans have been lodged for a new industrial, warehousing and roadside development with the potential to support the creation of 500 jobs.
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Builders’ merchants acquired for £3.27m

A builders' merchants and trade counter in South Yorkshire has been acquired for £3.27m.
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Residential plans for listed building approved

The proposed redevelopment of a grade II-listed building in Sheffield to create new housing has been given the go-ahead.
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Manufacturing

Revenue rising up to pre-pandemic levels at bakery group

A strong second half performance has pushed revenues up close to pre-pandemic levels at bakery business Finsbury Food Group.
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