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Friday 24 April 2020

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Frasers group “resolves” Belgian tax row

Mike Ashley's Frasers Group has confirmed it has now "resolved all remaining matters" in a €674m tax row with the Belgian authorities.
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Ask the expert: How to effectively manage businesses working remotely in the time of coronavirus

With people across the world remote working, Dr Yanguo Jing, associate dean at Coventry Business School, looks at how to do so effectively.
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Deals

International solicitors firm snaps up counterpart

Solicitors firm which has offices in the East Midlands and Peterborough, as well as Paris and Madrid, has acquired a counterpart in Cambridge.
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CMA clears £6.2bn Just Eat deal

The proposed £6.2bn merger between Just Eat and Takeaway.com has been cleared by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).
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Invoice finance firm launches Covid-19 package

Invoice finance firm Optimum Finance has launched a support package for UK SMEs affected by coronavirus.
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Business Matters: Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) – Businesses need to take a step back before applying

Roy Farmer, corporate finance partner at Dains Accountants, says before businesses apply for loan support under the government backed Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) it is worth a few minutes of reflection to consider how to make the application successful.
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Business

Severn Trent to pay smaller suppliers £38m early

Water and waste company Severn Trent has arranged for £38m to be paid to its smaller suppliers early to help support them through the Covid-19 crisis.
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SMEs receive £2.8bn of CBILS funding but more work needed

The banking and finance sector has provided more than £2.8bn of lending to SMEs so far through the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS). However, the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) has said that more work is needed to meet the demand from UK businesses.
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New council contract for print and design firm

A Lincoln print and design company has been awarded a contract with a London-based council.
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Profits rise but Jet2 owner set to incur £109m Covid-19 cost

Dart Group, the listed company behind Jet2 and Jet2holidays, is set to report a profit rise of almost 50 per cent in its 2019/20 results but will also incur an exceptional charge of about £109m in relation to the Covid-19 outbreak.
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Property

Former Molson Coors Brewery site to be sold

The former Molson Coors Brewery in Burton-on-Trent, which has been earmarked for a residential-led, mixed-use scheme, has been put on the market.
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Manufacturing

Rolls-Royce-led consortium names new interim CEO

A consortium of companies developing a compact nuclear power station, which is led by Rolls-Royce, has appointed an interim chief executive.
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Historic firm’s board “very pleased” with latest results

The board of a historic fancy dress business which started life as a wig maker in the 19th century has said it is "very pleased and proud" of its "strong set" of financial results.
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New board member for logistics operator

Logistics operator Europa Worldwide Group has appointed a Leicestershire-based director to its board.
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