Today's East Midlands business news from Insider |
Latest News | A Leicester HR software company has raised a further £775,00 to build its sales and marketing team and expand its client base.
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As the economic fall-out from Covid-19 bites, John Swarbrick, head of portfolio at BGF, considers what management teams can do to navigate the here and now.
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A historic Northampton footwear manufacturer and exporter, which provides shoes for Prince Charles, has secured a funding boost to help it through the Covid-19 pandemic.
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The chairman of a Derby-headquartered out-of-hospital care provider has written to shareholders with 100 ordinary shares or fewer asking to acquire their stakes.
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JD Sports has been told to sell Footasylum after the CMA found that the £90m deal – which completed last year – would leave shoppers worse off. Chairman Peter Cowgill has slammed the decision, which he said had relied on an "inaccurate and outdated analysis of the UK sports retail competitive landscape".
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A Nottinghamshire-based managed IT services specialist is eyeing acquisitions after reporting the busiest ever start to a year.
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National Express has revealed a proposed placing of up to 19.99 per cent in order to boost its "resilience and financial flexibility" in the face of the Covid-19 crisis.
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The chief executive of BGF has hailed a "strong year" for the investor and vowed to continue supporting companies seeking capital through the pandemic and beyond.
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Halfords has hailed its April performance as "better than anticipated", with sales dropping 23 per cent because of the Covid-19 crisis.
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Virgin Atlantic has revealed plans to pull out of London Gatwick Airport, carry out a major rebrand and close a chunk of its retail stores as part of its plans to "reshape and resize the business" in response to the coronavirus pandemic. The process is expected to impact more than 3,000 jobs.
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Plans have been submitted to build 131 new homes in Nottingham.
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A 40,000 sq ft warehouse could be constructed on a former industrial site in Nottingham, according to new plans.
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A Nottinghamshire business park has been sold in a seven-figure deal.
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Offices in Leicester are to be transformed into new apartments after the go-ahead was granted.
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New UK car registrations plummeted 97.3 per cent in April because of the Covid-19 pandemic, new figures have revealed.
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Member Exclusive News | A Northampton shoe company has donated more than 88 pairs to nurses at Northampton General Hospital to show its support for those on the frontline of the fight against Covid-19.
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