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• Buckinghamshire: Moore Blatch advises on £85m wireless communications dealMay 17, 2013, 10:40 am

  Corporate lawyers from Moore Blatch have been instrumental in the sale of a global communications specialist to commercial, defence and securities giant Cobham in a deal worth up to £85 million.  Legal experts from the regional law firm advised management at Axell Wireless which provides distributed antenna systems and has worked on high-profile projects such [...]

• Maidenhead: Consumers ‘far from ready’ to buy software in the cloud, says CorelMay 17, 2013, 10:20 am

  UK consumers are not yet ready to buy their desktop software from the cloud, with almost two-thirds of respondents preferring to purchase software in a physical format, according to new research released from software firm Corel.  2,006 consumers were questioned on their software buying habits by Leadership Factor on behalf of Corel and the survey [...]

• Reading: Osborne Clarke confirms two-week redundancy consultationMay 17, 2013, 10:00 am

  International law firm, Osborne Clarke, is entering into a two-week consultation that may result in a limited number of compulsory redundancies. The consultation affects a number of UK lawyers. A spokesperson from the firm said: “We have had to make an extremely difficult decision in putting up to 13 of our UK lawyers at risk [...]

• Southampton: New principal and CEO for City College SouthamptonMay 17, 2013, 9:40 am

  Sarah Stannard, currently vice principal of Chichester College, has been appointed as the new principal and CEO of City College Southampton.  She will take up her post in August, as principal and CEO Lindsey Noble leaves to take part in the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race 13/14. Hailing from a business background, which included [...]

• Solent and South Central: New chairman at Moore Stephens SouthMay 17, 2013, 9:10 am

  The southern group of national and global accountants and advisers Moore Stephens has appointed Robert Newman as its new chairman.  Newman, who is a partner in the Salisbury office, succeeds Mike Scott who has been chairman of Moore Stephens South for the past ten years. During that time the firm has gone from strength to [...]

• Basingstoke: Chineham Park appoints Voltaire for signage upgradeMay 17, 2013, 9:00 am

  MEPC Chineham Park, Hampshire’s premier business destination for companies that want to “grow naturally, succeed securely and belong exclusively”, has appointed the Reading-based Voltaire Group to review signage on the Park.  Rupert Batho, managing director at Chineham Park, said: “We are always looking at ways to improve the Park, including using signage which accurately reflects [...]

• South: Record £440m budget to support innovative companies, says The Technology Strategy BoardMay 16, 2013, 11:18 am

  The Technology Strategy Board, the UK’s innovation agency, has a record £440 million budget this year to support innovative businesses and drive growth across the UK. This funding boost represents an increase of more than £50m on last year.  Technology areas that will benefit from the investment include renewable energy, future cities, advanced materials, satellites, [...]

• Oxford: Banking’s reputation is damaging ability to recruit graduates, says Lloyds Banking GroupMay 16, 2013, 11:02 am

  In a speech at Oxford University’s Saïd Business School, António Horta-Osório, chief executive of Lloyds Banking Group, stressed that the banking industry urgently needs to address young people’s perception of banks.  He candidly discussed the reputational impact of the financial crisis and illustrated how that is having a negative impact on the banking industry’s ability [...]

• Reading: Clydesdale Bank strengthens south leadership teamMay 16, 2013, 10:46 am

  Clydesdale Bank has announced its new senior leadership team for business and private banking customers in the south, and Mark Laughlan has been appointed head of the business and private banking centre in Forbury Square, Reading.  The Bank has also created a new regional structure, which includes the following senior appointments: Rob Bishop, Mike Walsh, [...]

• Slough: BlackBerry extends commitment SEGROMay 16, 2013, 10:36 am

  BlackBerry has signaled its commitment to Slough having agreed to extend the lease for its European head office at Bath Road on the Slough Trading Estate for a further 10 years.  The company occupies some 69,000 sq ft space at 200 Bath Road having established its European head office there in 2005. BlackBerry recently dressed [...]