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Thursday 4 June 2020

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Avacta to raise £45m to support Covid-19 test development

Listed biotechnology business Avacta Group is aiming to raise £45m through a share placing to provide working capital to support its development of a Covid-19 test.
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Business Matters: Where next for dealmaking

Andy Gregory, head of investments at BGF, takes a look at what the future holds for dealmaking.
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Waste management firm secures £2m IGF funding

An industrial services and waste management business has secured £2m funding from Independent Growth Finance (IGF) to support its growth plans.
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Leeds agency completes acquisition and merger

Leeds-based marketing agency Ponderosa has completed the acquisition of Marvellous and a merger with sister agency Grapple.
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Stake in listed law firm upped

A stake in listed law firm Knights has been increased by an investment firm.
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Columbia Lake Partners secures £40m for second fund

Columbia Lake Partners has been backed by a £40m commitment from British Business Investments.
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Assetz Capital launches £500k Seedrs campaign

Assetz Capital has launched a new fundraising round with Seedrs for £500,000 as part of plans to bring in a total £1m.
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Business Matters: Making your workplace Covid secure

Emma Dodsley is a director of Yorkshire and North East-based Ben Johnson Interiors – workplace interior designers and fitters. With the government now planning to ease anti-coronavirus restrictions for some workplaces, Emma offers some straightforward advice and guidance for organisations considering opening their offices safely in a post-pandemic world.
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Transport schemes to go before Investment Committee

A package of schemes designed to transform the way people travel across the region and support the long-term recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic, are set to be presented to the West Yorkshire Combined Authority's Investment Committee.
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New chief executive for Age Partnership

A new chief executive has been appointed at Age Partnership Group to support the Leeds-based equity release provider's next stage of development.
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Squire Patton Boggs partners with Nexus

Squire Patton Boggs has become the new legal professional services partner of the Nexus innovation hub at the University of Leeds.
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Lookers lines up 1,500 redundancies

Lookers has outlined plans to cut about 1,500 jobs as it reopens its dealerships.
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Business Matters: What does the Covid-19 crisis mean for me and my business?

Many entrepreneurs and business owners are grappling with a range of challenges as Covid-19 disruption continues, what should they be focussing on as we enter a new phase of working in uncertain times? Anthony Higson, senior banker at J.P. Morgan Private Bank shares his thoughts.
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Property

Green light for job-creating Yorkshire development

Caddick Developments has secured planning permission has been secured for a scheme that could support the creation of 400 jobs and inject £12.5m into the region's economy.
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£23m affordable housing deal for ilke Homes

Modular housing manufacturer ilke Homes has signed a £23m deal with Stonewater for a development of 120 factory-built affordable homes.
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Towngate secures new occupier for Leeds estate

A new occupier has agreed a deal with Towngate for space at the Copley Hill Trading Estate in Leeds.
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Luxury apartments proposed for Harrogate

A new development of luxury apartments has been proposed for Harrogate town centre.
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Whitbread gears up to restart construction

Premier Inn owner Whitbread is preparing to re-open 35 construction sites in England and Wales.
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Manufacturing

Rolls-Royce outlines UK job cuts plans

Engineering giant Rolls-Royce has announced that it will cut 3,000 jobs across the UK. The news comes after it confirmed last month that it was to lose at least 9,000 roles globally to help it save £1.3bn because of the Covid-19 pandemic's impact.
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Leeds agency completes £150k contract

A Leeds-based digital agency has completed a £150,000 international contract.
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Hentons appoints HR manager

Yorkshire accountancy and advisory firm Hentons has recruited a new HR manager.
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