Today's Central and East business news from Insider |
  View this email online Please add centralandeast@insidermedia.com to your address book  
 
 
Central and East
Tuesday 20 August 2019

Latest News

Top Story

Greene King set for £2.7bn takeover

A £2.7bn takeover offer has been recommended to shareholders of pub and brewing giant Greene King.
Read More…
Insider Feature
Feature 1

Business Matters: Securing growth opportunities overseas

Yvonne Chappell, tax director at Grant Thornton for the Central region, looks at how firms are looking beyond UK borders and assessing growth opportunities overseas.
Read More…
Deals

Deal struck for envelope cladding specialist

A construction contracting business which provides envelope cladding packages to clients including Stanhope, Kier, BAM and Skanska has been acquired by private equity fund Elaghmore.
Read More…

Freeths works on £160m transaction for AFI Group

Freeths has completed an acquisition and refinancing with a combined value of £160m for powered access machinery specialist AFI Group, a longstanding client of the corporate team in the law firm's Milton Keynes office.
Read More…

Tilney confirms talks over Smith & Williamson merger

Financial planning and investment firm Tilney has revealed it is talks over a potential merger with counterpart Smith & Williamson.
Read More…

Swinton firm buys Mirus IT

Milton Keynes-based managed services provider Mirus IT has been bought by a Swinton company.
Read More…

Chemical distribution giant buys Irish business

Chemical distributor OQEMA, which has its UK head office in Oxfordshire, has acquired a business with operations in Belfast and Dublin.
Read More…
Business

EY makes Luton promotions

Professional services firm EY has announced a raft of promotions at its Luton office.
Read More…
Property

£600m funding boost for housing

Chancellor Sajid Javid has unveiled more than £600m of new investment to build up to 50,000 new homes in high demand areas in England.
Read More…

Senior changes at Oxford Properties

Real estate investor and developer Oxford Properties Group has made a series of changes to its senior team, which includes the appointment of a chief operations officer.
Read More…

Hampton letting for SepSolve

SepSolve Analytical has agreed to lease a unit at Swan Court on Cygnet Park in Hampton, Peterborough. The deal was supported by property consultancy Savills.
Read More…

Persimmon hails customer service improvements but profits dip

Half-year revenue and pre-tax profits have dipped at Persimmon but the listed housebuilding giant hailed the progress made on improvements to its customer service approach.
Read More…
Manufacturing

Manufacturing group back in the black

A group whose divisions specialise in the production of building and printing products has boosted turnover and returned to the black in its latest financial year.
Read More…

Luxury bed firm buoyed by marketing investment

A lack of consumer confidence has impacted revenues and profit at a historic bed and mattress maker, although the business revealed that the sales mix for the first half of its current financial period is about 12 per cent ahead of the previous year thanks to an investment in marketing.
Read More…

Upcoming Events

14 Nov

Insider Central and East of England Dealmakers Awards 2019

27 Feb

Insider Made in Central and East England Awards 2020

Services & Guides

Corporate Finance Directory

Corporate Finance Directory

Find an adviser to help you buy, sell or invest in a business.
Read More…
Send a Story    Subscribe    Membership    Advertise    Contact
Tw    in    Fb
You are receiving this email because you subscribed on our website.

Unsubscribe | Email Preferences
Newsco Insider Limited
Boulton House, 17-21 Chorlton Street, Manchester M1 3HY
Registered in England and Wales: 02709518
© Newsco Insider Limited | T&C | Privacy Policy