Today's North East business news from Insider |
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| Bioethanol firm in good position after navigating pandemic | A Yarm-based bioethanol plant operator believes it is in a good position with a strong balance sheet, despite coming up against the challenges brought about by the coronavirus pandemic, in a year that saw the company bolster its volume of industrial grade hand sanitiser-suitable alcohols to assist the country-wide effort of navigating the crisis.
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| Slow fashion brand secures investment | A Durham-based 'slow fashion' brand is aiming to grow its sales after securing a five-figure investment from the North East Small Loan Fund Supported by The European Regional Development Fund.
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| LDC exits traffic equipment provider | Mid-market private equity firm LDC has exited its investment in a provider of portable and temporary traffic equipment, to 3i Infrastructure plc. SRL Traffic Systems has a nationwide network of 30 depots.
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| Ask the expert: M&A - more of the same for 2022? | Lee Humble from MHA Tait Walker says as we rapidly head towards 2022, we in the deal community look back at what has been an incredibly busy period for mergers, acquisitions and capital raising. Deal volumes have generally been at record levels, with the combination of COVID-19, Brexit and tax changes (and particularly rumoured change) driving vendors toward objectives which may have previously remained a few years away.
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| Ask the expert: Business rates changes – how will these affect your business | Following the autumn Budget and publication of the government's 'Business Rates Review - Final Report' it transpires that whilst there will be some changes to the way in which business rates are administered, the way in which business rates are calculated will remain the same. Read what Sanderson Weatherall's rating experts thought of the changes.
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| Raft of new recruits at Komatsu | Construction, mining and forestry equipment manufacturer Komatsu has unveiled its intake of new recruits and an in-house promotion at its Chester-le-Street plant.
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