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Thursday 30 April 2020

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Tech firm buys new HQ

An infrastructure technology services provider has completed the purchase of a new headquarters in Hemel Hempstead.
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Insider Feature
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Business Matters: Understanding the unprecedented - acknowledging the road ahead

Andy Gregory, head of investments at BGF, looks at the impact of Covid-19 on businesses so far and what lies in store over the coming months.
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Deals

Runescape developer changes hands

The video game developer behind Runescape has been acquired by asset management firm Macarthur Fortune Holding in a $530m deal.
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Wetherspoons completes placing and outlines reopening plans

JD Wetherspoon has raised more than £140m in a share placing. The company also outlined its plans to start reopening pubs and hotels in late-June.
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Inland Homes to raise £9.9m

Brownfield regeneration specialist and housebuilder Inland Homes is to raise up to £9.9m in a share placing.
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Funding injection for specialist recruitment firm

A Banbury-based technical recruitment consultancy has secured a six-figure funding package from Bibby Financial Services.
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Alvius snaps up UK Startup Jobs

Recruitment software company Alvius has acquired the UK Startup Jobs platform.
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Wasdell Group expands with packaging supplier deal

Pharmaceutical outsourcing partner Wasdell Group has acquired a packaging supplier serving the same sector.
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Business

Anglia Components wins deal with global firm

Wisbech-based Anglia Components has been appointed the UK and Ireland distributor for a global relay manufacturer.  
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Wickes to trial store reopenings

Home improvement retailer Wickes has outlined plans for a trial that will see it re-open six stores under strict social distancing measures.
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Property

Beds site earmarked for retirement scheme changes hands

Legal & General's later living arm, Inspired Villages, has acquired a 12-acre site in Bedfordshire with outline planning permission for the development of 200 specialist homes. Once complete, the scheme is expected to have a gross development value of £120m.
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New lease for Essex golf club

A new lease has been negotiated on a golf club in Brentwood, Essex.
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Distribution portfolio acquired for almost £50m

A portfolio of regional warehouses has been snapped up by Urban Logistics from Legal & General Investment Management for £47.2m.
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Thrive signs Rosewood management deal

Thrive Homes has signed a new contract with Rosewood Housing to manage its properties.
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Manufacturing

New products on the horizon as Queen’s Award-winning snack maker gets “back on track”

A Queen's Award-winning snack maker specialising in air-dried fruit and vegetable crisps has said a string of new products are on the horizon. Its founder also told Insider things are "slowly getting back on track" during the coronavirus pandemic thanks to a surge in online sales.
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Revenue continues to fall at food giant after disposals

Revenue continued to decline at the company behind 2 Sisters Food Group because of it selling off a series of subsidiaries, it has been revealed.
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Pandemic hits March car making figures

Car manufacturing in the UK slumped almost 40 per cent in March, according to new figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).
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