Today's East Midlands business news from Insider |
Latest News | Turnover at an acquisitive software company, which recently received the keys for its new £22m headquarters in Loughborough, surged by almost 40 per cent to more than £260m during its most recent financial year.
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Peer Networks is working with business owners up and down the country to help them grow and position themselves for future success.
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Beech Tree Private Equity has told Insider it is planning to invest in a high growth platform business in the financial services sector and is targeting expansion in the Midlands.
Read More… | An investment of more than £3m has been made in a Derbyshire-based caravan industry supplier. The alternative capital provider has also increased its stake in the business to 30 per cent.
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A Leicestershire-headquartered compliance and health and safety eLearning specialist has been acquired in a deal worth up to £4.5m.
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A deal has been agreed for the acquisition of Applegreen, valuing the motorway services and petrol filling stations operator at €718.1m (£652.8m).
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Fintech lender MarketFinance has provided more than £340m to UK businesses in 2020.
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The University of Law (ULaw) has acquired Central Law Training Scotland (CLT Scotland) from Wilmington plc, giving it a presence in Scotland for the first time.
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The UK division of vehicle hire company Europcar fell to a pre-tax loss of £4m during its latest financial year "in a challenging environment". However, without the impact of continuing Trading Standards costs, it still made a pre-tax profit of more than £3m.
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A new chief financial officer has been appointed by Derby-headquartered Motorpoint.
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Shares in listed retail companies across the Midlands slumped following the increased Covid-19 restrictions which were announced at the weekend.
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A Lutterworth-based listed software company has won a new contract with a large US defence contractor.
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Listed furniture retailer DFS has grown sales in the first half of its financial year but a number of its stores are now closed in Wales and Tier 4 areas of England.
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Turnover has grown to more than £500m in recently filed accounts for JR Rix & Sons boosted by strategic acquisitions for its petroleum business. Overall, the group is also said to have performed well during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Business confidence jumped across the East and West Midlands in December, according to new figures.
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A Dutch cold storage warehousing and distribution giant has secured the go-ahead to create more than 150 jobs in Corby.
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Construction work has started on a new £15.5m leisure centre in Nottinghamshire.
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Permission has been granted to transform a grade II*-listed hall in Derby into a wedding venue.
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An aircraft maintenance and engineering specialist has expanded its base at East Midlands Airport.
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A Derby-based aerospace company, which rebranded earlier this year following its $1.9bn merger with a US counterpart, posted a surge in turnover for its latest financial period.
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A Nottinghamshire-based furniture upholstery manufacturer has said it is in a "very positive position going forwards" despite the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Member Exclusive News | A number of board changes have been announced by Leicester-headquartered Watches of Switzerland Group.
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