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Wednesday 26 May 2021

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Thriving tech sector showcased in TMT 100

The top tech companies in the South West are showcased in Insider’s TMT 100 list which comes at a time of global acceleration in the sector.
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Business Matters: M&A market unleashed in the South West, despite the current climate

Tim Spooner, corporate finance director for KPMG in the South West, says the M&A market is booming. While 2020 was an unusual year for most sectors, since the easing of lockdown restrictions, it's fair to say that Covid-19 has accelerated a change in the market's approach. Both in the South West and across the country we're seeing deal activity moving at such pace that we're a long way ahead of where we were last year, with more deals in the pipeline than ever.
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Long-established Devon firm acquired by Partners&

Devon-based insurance broker Town and Country Insurance Services has been acquired by Partners& in a move which bolsters its presence in the South West and establishes a regional hub.
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Maven and Ludlow Wealth to be acquired by Mattioli Woods

Maven Capital Partners UK, a private equity investor and alternative asset manager which operates from ten offices across the UK, is to be acquired by Mattioli Woods in a deal worth up to £100m. Mattioli Woods has also struck a deal of up to £43.5m to acquire Ludlow Wealth Management, a provider of investment, financial planning and pension advice in the North West of England.
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Furniture and homeware retailer sets out IPO plans

Designer furniture and homeware retailer MADE.com has set out plans for an initial public offering that could raise proceeds of £100m.
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Business Matters: Developing Bristol - investment in new projects and creating places with purpose

James Digby, director and head of HBD’s Bristol office, says recent figures demonstrating a resilient Q1 performance for Bristol’s office market - coupled with investment volumes reaching £85m (the highest quarterly total in the last year) - will come as little surprise to anyone involved in the city’s property industry.
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£400m rail investment outlined

An investment of more than £400m in the UK's rail network has been announced by the government including an upgrade to the Transpennine route and support for new stations in Leeds and Exeter.
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Revenue tops £200m at Mazars

International tax, audit and advisory firm Mazars has reported revenue of more than £200m for the first time.
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Series of promotions at Thomas Westcott

Thomas Westcott Chartered Accountants has promoted three new partners and three directors.
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Truespeed provides full fibre broadband to Yeo Valley

Bath-based Truespeed has connected family farm Yeo Valley to its ultra-fast full fibre broadband service.
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Cream of the crop

In a year which has brought stormy seas for the food services industry to navigate, an unexpected rise in consumers looking for comfort foods such as Cornish clotted cream, has made it an unexpectedly successful time for Trewithen Dairy. David Clensy reports.
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New offices for rapidly growing start-up

Utilities start-up The Bunch has scaled-up to new premises following a period of rapid expansion, despite the challenges introduced by the pandemic.
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Beard secures restoration work on £3.8m project

Bristol-based construction business Beard is set to start restoration work on a landmark public building in the city.
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‘Important year’ for Warehouse REIT

Warehouse REIT, which has assets across the UK, has been buoyed by an "important year" in its development
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Business Matters: Eight ways to protect against cyber security threats

Alun Price, head of security at Chorus, looks at eight ways to protect against cyber security threats.
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Further jobs to be created at Hinkley Point C

Hinkley Point C expects to hire 1,700 workers in the next year, helping the South West economy recover from the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Avon Rubber CFO to retire

The chief financial officer of specialist manufacturing and engineering business Avon Rubber is set to retire.
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