Today's East Midlands business news from Insider |
Latest News | Iconic shoe brand Dr Martens, which is headquartered in Northamptonshire, is floating on the London Stock Exchange with a market capitalisation of £3.7bn, it has been confirmed. Read More… |
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Haydon Simmonds and Jahid Ali, banking and finance and corporate partners at Howes Percival, consider some of the issues facing businesses looking to fund growth in a post-Covid world. Read More… |
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The number of deals completed in the Midlands last year fell to its lowest level since 2014, according to new figures, while their values slumped by almost 60 per cent. Read More… |
The Derbyshire-headquartered group behind the likes of Sports Direct and House of Fraser has lowered its stake in French Connection. Read More… |
Stationery and greetings card retailer Paperchase has been sold out of administration in a pre-pack deal which will see about 1,000 jobs saved. However, 37 stores are set to close permanently. Read More… |
One of the world's largest real estate managers has acquired a 25 per cent stake in property development specialist Langtree in a multimillion-pound deal. Read More… |
Shawbrook Bank has agreed terms on the acquisition of The Mortgage Lender Ltd, a specialist intermediary mortgage lender. Read More… |
The East Midlands corporate finance team of FRP has supported a deal which saw the Bolton-based company behind the AquaVape brand complete the acquisition of an Essex counterpart in a pre-packaged deal, saving 21 jobs. Read More… |
Leicestershire-headquartered alternative finance provider for mid-sized SMEs, ThinCats, has provided funding to a Scotland company to support a double acquisition. Read More… |
Boohoo is in exclusive discussions with the administrators of Arcadia over the acquisition of a trio of well-known brands. Read More… |
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Roy Farmer and David Bradshaw from Dains LLP say the Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, will face the impossible task of balancing the books, whilst trying to keep the taxpayer happy, when contemplating the fiscal plan to be outlined during the Spring budget. Read More… |
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A Derby-based provider of smart technology and cabling infrastructure to the commercial real estate industry, as well as the likes of Cadbury, Severn Trent Water and Gymshark, has made a senior appointment. Read More… |
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A homes builder which operates across England and Scotland fell to a pre-tax loss during its latest financial year as the final few months were hit by the Covid-19 pandemic. Read More… |
Proposals for a new Aldi in Lincoln, which will create about 100 full and part-time jobs, have been voted through. Read More… |
A Leicester-headquartered UK property investment company as disposed of four sites in Chester, Scarborough, Bedford and Llandudno for an aggregate of £1.6m. Read More… |
An application to construct almost 80 new homes in Northamptonshire has been recommended for refusal. Read More… |
A Nottingham city centre industrial estate is now fully let after a hat-trick of deals completed by commercial property agents Innes England. Read More… |
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A Derbyshire motorcycle maker, which was founded more than 120 years ago, is set to move its headquarters to Solihull. Read More… |
A senior executive at engineering giant Siemens has agreed to speak at Insider’s manufacturing awards. Read More… |
The manufacturing of commercial vehicles in the UK dropped by 15.5 per cent in 2020, new figures show. Read More… |
GKN Aerospace is to lead a collaboration programme to develop the company’s first hydrogen propulsion system for sub-regional aircraft. The project aims to create more than 3,000 jobs in the next decade. Read More… |
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Member Exclusive News | Lincoln City FC have announced a new partnership with law firm Wilkin Chapman. Read More… |
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