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Friday 15 January 2021

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Profits steady at furniture retailer

Profits have remained steady at a furniture retailer which has been trading for more than 70 years, newly filed accounts have revealed.
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Ask the expert: Business resilience drives deal value

Jeffrey Long, southern region mergers & acquisitions lead at Waterstons, outlines how focusing on technology in your deal not only reduces risk but identifies opportunities, and generates real deal value.
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Deals

Private equity deal for fruit business

A Nasdaq-listed organic and natural products company has sold a fruit business with a base in the North East to a private equity firm.
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Shareholders back Future’s proposed GoCo acquisition

Shareholders of both parties have voted in favour of media business Future plc's planned acquisition of GoGo Group in a deal which values the operator of price comparison website GoCompare.com at almost £600m.
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Ask the expert: Risky business and a happy new year

Steve Plaskitt, partner at MHA Tait Walker, says as we enter 2021 with the UK in national lockdown, with a Brexit transition agreement signed, but not truly understood by SME businesses, and with new tariffs impacting pricing, you would be forgiven in thinking that the new year would be very challenging and a difficult one for SME mergers and acquisitions in the UK.
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Business

CityFibre invests in Sunderland infrastructure

CityFibre has invested more than £60m in Sunderland’s full-fibre connectivity.
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New CEO for software firm

Newcastle-headquartered software consultancy Scott Logic has appointed a new chief executive as it eyes growth in 2021.
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Rebrand for equipment rental company

A North East equipment rental company has undergone a rebrand.
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New hire at Tier One

Newcastle-based wealth management and property lending specialist Tier One Capital has appointed a business development specialist.
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Gym Group “ready to emerge” from pandemic

The Gym Group ended 2020 "with manageable levels of debt and significant liquidity", according to chief executive Richard Darwin, who added that the business is "ready to emerge from the pandemic and take advantage of the many opportunities available".
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Ask the expert: How do I create a positive working environment?

Creatiing a postive working environment is important, both for business success and ensuring that you have a happy workforce. Dianne Sharp, CEO of The Leadership Academy, shares her three tips on creating and promoting a postive environment in 2021.
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Property

£3m boost for Sunderland College

Sunderland College has secured a £3m funding boost in a move that will provide new opportunities for students.
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Manufacturing

Record new car market share for Toyota

Toyota achieved a record new car market share in 2020 despite the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to new figures.
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