Today's East Midlands business news from Insider |
Latest News | The green light has been recommended for a major industrial development expected to create thousands of jobs in Leicestershire.
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Khush Purewal, partner and head of corporate finance at KPMG in the Midlands, says the M&A market is booming. Whilst 2020 was an unusual year for most sectors, since the easing of lockdown restrictions, it’s fair to say that COVID-19 has accelerated a change in the market’s approach. Both in the Midlands and across the country we’re seeing deal activity moving at such pace that we’re a long way ahead of where we were last year, with more deals in the pipeline than ever.
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Newcastle-headquartered wealth management house Fairstone has snapped up a Leicestershire-based asset management company.
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The proposed £1bn acquisition of Spire Healthcare by counterpart Ramsay is set to help the companies to "take advantage of the opportunity for sustained growth in the £5.8bn UK private hospital sector".
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Deepbridge Capital has secured a £15m commitment from British Business Investments to fund early-stage companies across the UK. The move comes on the back of a record year for the investment firm.
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Dr Koushik Das Sarma, programme facilitator for the Small Business Leadership Programme (SBLP) at the University of Derby, explores how business resilience feeds into business strategy, and draws on some of the questions and feedback he has heard from SME leaders currently on the programme.
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Nottingham-headquartered listed utilities supplier Yü Group has said that it is on track for profitable growth after a "strong start to the year".
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Lincolnshire-based fintech firm Paylink Solutions has appointed a new director of developments and partnerships as it looks to increase its client base across the collections, debt advice and lending markets.
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Phil Barton from Partners& says it’s a well-known fact in the insurance industry that our first exposure to buying insurance is our first car. At that time of life, insurance is expensive and we don’t have the money (or frankly, the inclination) to make a prudent choice about what insurance we put in place – and that’s when our relationship with insurance is forged. Too often, we’re programmed to always look for the cheapest deal.
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A body which aims to help generate 84,000 jobs, 10,000 homes and add billions in value to the East Midlands economy has taken a step forward.
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The chief executive of Lincolnshire-headquartered listed property franchise Belvoir Group has said that he is "confident" the business can achieve further growth after a strong start to 2021.
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A German-owned smart logistics and warehousing company has established its UK headquarters at Derby's Pride Park.
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Major housing plans for the site of a farm in Leicestershire have secured the go-ahead.
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Bellway East Midlands has strengthened its team with the appointment of a new sales director.
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Plans to build more than 60 homes on agricultural land in Leicestershire have been refused.
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Katherine O'Donnell, GBSLEP growth hub account manager, has worked closely with many SMEs on the pilot of Peer Networks - a fully funded business growth programme for SMEs with more than five staff - with everyone she mentored having a "really positive experience". Growth Hubs across the West Midlands are now recruiting for round two of the programme and she is urging every ambitious business owner to grab the opportunity to join.
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Member Exclusive News | Nottingham-based agency Hallam has expanded its content marketing team with two hires.
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