Today's North East business news from Insider |
Latest News | "Transformational" plans to revamp Sunderland's central train station have moved forward with a £26m boost. Read More… |
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Imogen Clarke, head of franchise development at home care franchise business Home Instead, shares her insights into franchising and how the model helps people to be their own boss. Read More… |
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Maven has completed a £7.4m series A investment into the North East company behind an employee engagement platform. Read More… |
A North East business energy broker is creating a number of jobs after securing a six-figure investment from the North East Growth Capital Fund, supported by the European Regional Development Fund. Read More… |
Dealmakers in the North of England have enjoyed an active first half of 2021, according to new data, with private equity houses completing 30 transactions worth £10.4bn. Read More… |
LDC, the private equity arm of Lloyds Banking Group, provided £180m of investment to back eight new management teams and to support its portfolio companies in the first half of 2021. The firm said the investments demonstrated an "increasing appetite and ambition for growth" among the management teams of UK mid-market businesses. Read More… |
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A Newcastle-headquartered software specialist is eyeing UK-wide growth on the back of its expansion into Manchester, the company's co-founder and chief executive has told Insider. Read More… |
Stockton law firm Jacksons has appointed a new partner and head of corporate and commercial. Read More… |
Revenue has rocketed by more than 50 per cent at commercial vehicle hire business Redde Northgate. Read More… |
Atom Bank has passed the £3bn mortgage completion milestone and hit £1bn in savings. Read More… |
Jet2 has reported a loss of more than £370m in its full-year results after Covid-19 international travel restrictions led to the grounding of its aircraft for more than half the year. Read More… |
Northern Gritstone, an investment company founded by the Universities of Leeds, Manchester and Sheffield to facilitate the commercialisation of university science and technology-related IP, has appointed big names to the roles of non-executive chairman and chief executive. Read More… |
Newcastle-based chartered accountancy and business advisory firm UNW has strengthened its audit and assurance offering in the wake of new client wins. Read More… |
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A former Gateshead pub looks set to be transformed into a residential scheme. Read More… |
Multimillion-pound plans to transform Ashington town centre have taken another step forward after Advance Northumberland completed the sale of land to national retailer Home Bargains. Read More… |
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