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Monday 19 October 2020

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Firm’s turnover edges closer to £200m

Turnover at the Loughborough-based UK arm of a laboratory supply and biotechnology company giant edged closed to the £200m during its latest financial year.
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Business Matters: The value of having a US patent

Simon Cooper, patent attorney at Adamson Jones IP Ltd, says the US is home to many of the most innovative companies in the world, which invest heavily in research and development, as well as associated patent protection. This makes patents a key consideration for the US.
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Deals

PE-backed global workforce management provider acquired

A global workforce management provider which has a base in Nottingham has been acquired by a software and services company. The deal marks an exit for private equity investor LDC.
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Fund manager lowers stake in Clinigen

A fund manager has lowered its stake in global pharmaceutical and services company Clinigen.
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Multimillion-pound fund to grow exports unveiled

A government fund worth more than £6m has been announced to help up to 1,250 small businesses in the Midlands to grow their overseas trading and maximise their profits.
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£3.7m funding deal for children’s services provider

A children's services provider has completed a £3.7m refinance and development expenditure fund raising with lender ThinCats, supported by Castle Square Corporate Finance.
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Investment firm further reduces stake in listed company

A major investment company has further reduced its stake in a listed out-of-hospital care provider in Derby.
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Sumo Group completes acquisition of US studio

Listed video game developer Sumo Group has completed the multimillion-pound acquisition of a US studio.
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Business Matters: The tech sector - Driving the West Midlands’ economic recovery

David Hardman, managing director, Bruntwood SciTech – Birmingham, explores this alongside what technology businesses need from their workspace.
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Business

Freeports: Have your say on the enterprise hubs

The UK Government has unveiled more details on its plans to create Freeports. Insider would like your views on the potential outcomes a Freeport would bring to your local area.
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Turnover moves further past £1.3bn at DPD

Turnover moved further past the £1.3bn mark at Queen's Award-winning parcel delivery giant DPD during its latest financial year, new documents have revealed.
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UK needs to join £63bn goldrush to recycle e-waste: Insider panel

Britain is missing out on a £63bn opportunity to reuse and recycle the growing mountains of electronic waste because of old business models and by shipping discarded devices overseas, according to panellists on an Insider forum.
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John Lewis commits £1bn to digital push

John Lewis Partnership has outlined plans to commit £1bn over five years to accelerate its online business and transform its shops.
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CrossCountry wins three-year contract extension

Long-distance train operator CrossCountry has been awarded a new three-year contract to keep operating its passenger services across Great Britain. 
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Property

New management for Midlands shopping centre

A major shopping centre in the Midlands is under new management, it has been announced.
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Jewson relocates headquarters

Builders' merchant Jewson, which can trace its roots back to the 1830s, has relocated its headquarters from Coventry to the same Leicestershire site as its French parent company.
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More than 70 new homes approved

Proposals for more than 70 new homes in Leicestershire have been approved.
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Deloitte plans four UK office closures in homeworking shift

Professional services giant Deloitte has confirmed it is proposing the permanent closure of four UK offices with a view to moving the staff at those bases to homeworking contracts.
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Student flats set for art gallery and cocktail bar

A building in Derby which has been used as an art gallery and cocktail bar is to be transformed into student flats.
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Manufacturing

Food giant reveals £11m investment

A £1bn-turnover food giant, which supplies chicken, turkey and duck, has revealed an investment of more than £11m in Northamptonshire.
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Work starts on £10m highway infrastructure scheme

Work has started on a £10m highway infrastructure scheme designed to unlock further development land at Leicester City Council’s Ashton Green housing site.
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