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“Just because something doesn’t do what you planned it to do doesn’t mean it’s useless.” Thomas Edison

Druids Sheffield Friendly Society has agreed to transfer its assets (including its Child Trust Fund, ISA and life assurance business) to Manchester-based Oddfellows Friendly Society in a deal that will increase the Oddfellows assets by £45m to over £460m and result in a combined membership base of more than 320,000 members.

“There is no such thing as fun for all the family.” Jerry Seinfeld

Liverpool-based 7 Harrington Street Chambers (7HS) has launched what is believed to be the first alternative business structure (ABS) attached to a barristers’ chambers.

PHD Equity Partners (“PHD”) has reached a first closing of £16.5million for its second private equity fund, PHD Equity Partners Fund No.2 (“Fund 2”) and will commence investing it from January 2015.

“The best thing about the future is that it comes one day at a time.” Abraham Lincoln

“When I was young, I thought that money was the most important thing in life. Now that I’m old, I know it is.” Oscar Wilde

“Control your own destiny or someone else will” – Jack Welch (Retired Chairman, General Electric & Global Business Guru)

“I have noticed even people who claim that everything is predestined and we can do nothing to change it, look before they cross the road.” Stephen Hawking

Personal injury law firm Express Solicitors has made a maiden acquisition by acquiring small regional rival Lavin Copitch for £250,000.