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BP sells £375m Dorset oil fields
BP has sold several Dorset oil fields, including Wytch Farm – the biggest onshore oil field in Western Europe – to Perenco for $610m (£375m).
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Deals
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Higos snaps up Plymstock business
Plymstock Insurance Centre has been taken over by Wells-based Higos Insurance Services. The deal was for an undisclosed sum.
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Heath Lambert branding talks follow £97m takeover
Discussions are still ongoing over the future branding of Heath Lambert following its takeover by Arthur J Gallagher & Co (AJG). The insurance adviser and broker, which has an office in Swindon, was bought for £97m.
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£2.5bn fund to 'boost investor marketplace'
The launch of the £2.5bn Business Growth Fund will help focus investors on growth opportunities across the country, according to accountancy firm PwC. The fund is set to launch tomorrow (19 May).
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Property
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South West RDA in £40m property sell-off
The South West RDA's plan to sell off land worth £40m has been given the green light by the government. And according to Jane Henderson, chief executive of the RDA, three deals with local authorities in the region are imminent.
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Stride heads down under for university project
Bristol-based architects Stride Treglown is working on a higher education project in Sydney, Australia.
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Scottish housebuilder hosts South West celebration
Scottish housebuilder, the Mactaggart and Mickel Group, is hosting an event to celebrate its presence in the South West. Twenty property agents and landowners are set to attend the function at Bath Racecourse on Friday (May 20).
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Business
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Wakefield joins panel for Insider debate
John Wakefield, head of corporate finance in the Bristol office of stockbroker WH Ireland, has been confirmed on the panel of Insider’s Finding the Finance debate, to be held on Tuesday 24 May at One Castlepark in central Bristol. There are still places left to attend this free event.
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Construction roadshow to tackle health and safety
A roadshow aiming to tackle health and safety issues in the construction industry kicks off in Bristol on 25 May.
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