City briefs: Assura; SiS; Zeus

WARRINGTON company Assura Group, the primary care property investor and developer,  has announced its first acquisitions of 2015.

The company has spent  £3.5m on properties in Trellech, Monmouthshire and Wetherby north Yorkshire.

They have a combined rent roll of £210,000. The remaining unexpired lease terms are 17.5 years and 24.6 years respectively with a combined yield of 6%.

Meanwhile, development has commenced at the Ashby de la Zouch Medical Centre in Leicestershire. The £4.8m investment is due to be completed by January 2016 and will house a GP practice and pharmacy. The tenants have signed agreements for lease for 25 years from completion.

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AIM-listed fitness and nutrition manufacturer Science in Sport has launched a whey protein range, its first foray into the fast-growing market for muscle development.

SiS Whey Protein, which is specifically designed to support lean muscle growth, is made at SiS’s Lancashire factory, which has ‘Evolved Certification’ from Informed Sport, the banned substance testing programme for nutritional products used by athletes.

Stephen Moon, Science in Sport’s chief executive said:”We are delighted to launch a differentiated product into the muscle development market, which represents a completely new opportunity for the company It is being launched as an online product into a rapidly growing market where we see an opportunity to gain market share.”
 
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FASHION retailer boohoo.com, the Manchester-based pure-play online, own brand fashion specialist has appointed Jefferies Hoare Govett as its joint corporate broker, alongside current corporate broker and nominated adviser Zeus Capital.

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