Tuesday 18 January 2022

Detailed plans have been submitted for the second phase of a major office development in Nottingham.
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Simon Peacock, partner at Alantra, looks at five things sellers should avoid in M&A when the Covid tide goes out.
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Growth capital investor BGF invested more than £100m in the Midlands during 2021, which was also a record period for exits.
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An agreement has been reached on the terms of an increased and final recommended cash offer for Clinigen which values the company at £1.3bn.
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An insurance technology start-up based in Leicester has closed its crowdfunding campaign after raising more than £6m.
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One in five people regard housing issues as negatively impacting their mental health. How do we keep up with construction, consider net zero and solve the upscaling problem? Neil Gosling, head of residential development at Shakespeare Martineau, offers his advice.
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Clare Lang from mfg Solicitors says many buyers structure their purchases of businesses and companies with part of the purchase price being deferred. This is often used as a method of bridging the gap between sellers’ – perhaps unrealistic - price expectations, and buyers’ views on valuation. Many sellers’ price expectations were formed prior to Covid-19 and it is often difficult for buyers to encourage a departure. This has left buyers seeking more inventive ways of satisfying valuation differences.
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A housebuilding consortium has broken ground on the first phase of a landmark scheme which is set to provide thousands of homes in Leicestershire.
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Proposals for the development of a job-creating Costa Coffee on a Derby retail park have been backed by the council.
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Industrial sector growth has led to Avison Young bolstering its Midlands team.
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Digital transformation is the integration of digital technology into all areas of a business, including its operations and delivery of services to customers. So how will this affect your business? David Brennan from Gowling WLG sets out a digital transformation roadmap, which provides an insight into how companies can alter business models transforming their strategy, to prepare them for the future.
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An alliance made up of civic, political, business and cultural leaders has been formed to support the survival of Derby County Football Club.
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Mid-market private equity firm LDC has revealed new regional heads for the Midlands.
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Turnover and staff numbers have risen to record levels at Derbyshire creative agency Fluid Ideas.
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Leicestershire-based alternative finance provider ThinCats has named its new chair.
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Aldi has invested an extra £1.6bn with British suppliers since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Nursery and childrenswear retailer Mamas & Papas grew sales by almost a third in the run-up to Christmas, supporting a turnaround in the retailer's results for the year.
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Midlands recruitment agency Encore Personnel has launched a new division which will specialise in attracting and retaining maintenance engineers.
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The Institute of Directors (IoD) has launched a search for a new East Midlands chair.
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