| Wednesday 3 February 2021 |
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Latest News | Cambridge-headquartered tour operator Premier Holidays expects consumer confidence to "return very strongly" in 2021 and drive the business back to an operating profit, saying it is 'well-placed' to keep up with expected demand for short-haul breaks. It comes after cancellations due to restrictions introduced during the Covid-19 pandemic led to revenues falling by more than 50 per cent in its latest financial year.
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The countdown is on until delayed IR35 rules come into effect from April 2021. Michelle Perry, senior employment tax adviser at Grant Thornton, explains why business leaders need to understand the new rules and how the updated laws will impact them.
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Business advisory firm Quantuma has completed a merger with Essex-based business management consultancy Aspect Plus.
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Essex-headquartered investment firm The Milbank Group has completed its acquisition of mastectomy and postsurgery wear specialist Nicola Jane, which is based in Chichester.
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Creightons has said it "continues to have a serious interest" in acquiring InnovaDerma, the global self-care company behind brands such as Skinny Tan, despite confirming a recent approach had been rejected.
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Technology business Rockley Photonics has closed an additional $65m round of growth capital from new private funds and follow-on existing investor Morningside Ventures. The global business has UK and Ireland sites in Oxford, Newport and Cork.
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Milton Keynes waste management company Hoban Waste Management has secured a seven-figure package from HSBC UK to fund the purchase of a recycling plant.
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A Peterborough-based stainless steel engineering company has been acquired by a Northampton business.
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A BGF-backed motorsport and automotive components maker in Norfolk, whose clients include Aston Martin, Ferrari and Porsche, has acquired a Lincolnshire business.
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The Bolton-based company behind the AquaVape brand has completed the acquisition of an Essex counterpart in a pre-packaged deal, saving 21 jobs.
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High-performance engine maker Cosworth is set to acquire a Silverstone-based developer of battery and vehicle dynamics control systems.
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Iceni Diagnostics, the Norwich-based diagnostics firm behind a rapid Covid test that can identify infectious patients within 15 minutes, has appointed a new chief executive.
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Cambridge-based videogame publisher Frontier Developments has upped revenue and profits in the first half of its financial year.
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Huntingdon-based recruitment company CJ Logistics has secured its second funding deal in 18 months.
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Premier League clubs proved to be "understandably cautious" during the January transfer window, according to Deloitte, on the back of the financial impact inflicted by the ongoing pandemic.
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Airports across England are could be set to receive a £8m boost each as the government’s financial support scheme opens for applications.
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Work is set to begin at an industrial site in Leighton Buzzard after the scheme received the green light from Central Bedfordshire Council.
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A Leicester-headquartered UK property investment company as disposed of four sites in Chester, Scarborough, Bedford and Llandudno for an aggregate of £1.6m.
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Two companies specialising in stainless-steel pipework and fabrication have joined forces following an acquisition by Go 2 Engineering Group, with ten jobs set to be created.
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