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Thursday 17 December 2020

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Expanding EY boosts revenue and profits

Professional services giant EY has reported UK revenue growth, with distributable profits before tax also climbing by £20m to £479m. It also expanded its North East team.
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Ask the expert: The importance of CPD whilst working remotely

CPD is incredibly important for growth, whether that's for yourself or an employee. Dianne Sharp, CEO at The Leadership Academy, shares three reasons why CPD shouldn't be forgotten about in this new remote working world.
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Deals

Fairstone acquires Welsh firm

Newcastle-headquartered chartered financial planning firm Fairstone has acquired a Welsh company, adding £120m to its funds under management.
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Terms agreed for £1.1bn TalkTalk takeover

The proposed £1.1bn takeover of TalkTalk has moved forward after terms of the deal were agreed.
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Ask the expert: Digital in deals – where should you focus the IT work?

Steve Williams, head of mergers and acquisitions at Waterstons, follows up his last piece discussing why it’s important to consider technology in the dealmaking process; after all, IT can be the forgotten relative in M&A deals, lost amongst legal and financial wrangling. We think it’s more important than that, and while we’ve talked about the ‘why’, it’s now time for us to give some insight into the ‘what.’ We set out below the key things we’d recommend considering in your next deal.
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Business

QuantuMDx invests £11m to scale-up production

Newcastle-based life sciences company QuantuMDx Group has invested more than £11m to scale-up production and mass manufacture its Covid-19 test.
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Sensée creates 200 work-from-home jobs

Homeworking specialist Sensée is creating 200 new work-from-home roles. 
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Revenues down at Revolution Bars Group after difficult year

Revenues have dipped at Revolution Bars Group on the back of the listed bar operator being hit by an "immensely challenging" year.
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Business Matters: The power of peer-to-peer support and how Peer Networks can help SMEs thrive

When it comes to talking through the challenges you face in business, working with like-minded business leaders can be an effective way to share knowledge and find solutions.
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Property

Newcastle champagne bar plans approved

Plans to create a champagne bar within a luxury apartment scheme in Newcastle which would offer views across the city have been approved.
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Teesside Airport revamp plans unveiled

Plans to modernise Teesside International Airport have been unveiled and include new restaurants, more check-in desks and the relaunch of its duty-free area.
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New measures to boost housebuilding unveiled

New measure designed to boost housebuilding and help English cities recover from the Covid-19 pandemic have been unveiled by the government.
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Approval for 115 Sunderland homes

Story Homes has secured planning permission for 115 dwellings at the Potters Hill development in south Sunderland.
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Property fund completes Scottish deal

A North East England property investment fund has announced a £3.8m deal for new development in Glasgow.
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Ask the expert: Could your business qualify for financial support to help find Covid-19 solutions?

Alan Welby, director of innovation at the North East Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP), says a new open innovation programme called Challenge North East is offering financial support to SMEs who can help find solutions to two specific COVID-19-related problems.
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Manufacturing

Board changes at Kromek

Detection technology manufacturer Kromek has made a number of changes to its board.
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