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Monday 11 May 2020

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Landmark regeneration gets final go-ahead with £17m boost

A major redevelopment of Leicester’s historic former Fenwick building has been given its final go-ahead, with the complete £17m investment package now in place.
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Business Matters: Office safety after lockdown

Lucy Cheatham, head of marketing at HIVE360, looks at how offices will need to prepare after lockdown.
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Packaging group secures almost £50m boost

A Dutch bank's corporate finance arm has provided an almost £50m boost to a packaging conglomerate with sites across the East Midlands, the North and Kent.
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Law firm snaps up client base of collapsed counterpart

A Northampton law firm has acquired the client base of a counterpart in the town, securing 22 jobs.
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Shares in AIM-listed firm acquired

An investment firm based in London has snapped up shares in a Derby-headquartered out-of-hospital care provider.
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More than £5.5bn of coronavirus support provided to SMEs

The banking and finance sector has so far provided more than £5.5bn of coronavirus support to SMEs, according to new figures from UK Finance. The British Chambers of Commerce welcomed the steady improvement in the number of firms accessing the scheme, but said the the pace of delivery remains "disappointingly slow".
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Three more lenders secure Bounce Back accreditation

Three new lenders have been accredited under the British Business Bank's Bounce Back Loan Scheme.
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Business Matters: How strategic thinking on VAT could improve your cash flow

Terri Bruce, the new director of indirect tax for SMEs and not for profits at Dains, highlights how strategic thinking around VAT could improve your cash flow.
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Business groups react to PM’s Covid-19 update

Business groups have said Boris Johnson's announcement regarding Covid-19 last night offers "the first glimmer of light for our faltering economy" but called for more details on how restrictions could be eased over the coming weeks and months.
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Next to open beauty concept in former Debenhams stores

Retail giant Next is to open its online beauty concept in five former Debenhams stores.
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Clearwater makes “substantial investment” in special situations team

Clearwater International has made a "substantial investment" in its International Special Situations team.
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IT firm makes senior hire

A Derbyshire IT firm, which is owned by accountancy firm Smith Cooper, has confirmed a senior appointment.
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Business Matters: Inheritance tax reform

John Grundy, a partner at Mills & Reeve, says although few of us are thinking longer term right now the coronavirus pandemic is likely to result in higher taxes in the future. For those with surplus funds now may be the best time to consider passing on wealth for the benefit of the next and future generations.
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Property

Former BDO offices set for student flats

The former BDO offices in Leicester city centre are to be transformed into 70 student studio flats.
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Former concrete plant sold to homes developer

The former site of a concrete plant near Nottingham earmarked for new homes has been sold to a Staffordshire-headquartered developer.
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Primary Health Properties acquires portfolio for £47.1m

Specialist investor Primary Health Properties (PHP) has acquired a portfolio of 20 purpose-built medical centres across England and Wales for £47.1m.
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Manufacturing

Costs being cut at GKN over Covid-19 crisis

Costs are being cut at historic aerospace engineering giant GKN because of the Covid-19 pandemic, its owner, has revealed. Melrose Industries also controls companies with operations in the East Midlands.
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Brewers’ main shirt sponsor pledges continued support

Burton Albion’s main shirt sponsor has pledged its continued support to the Brewers for the next football season.
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