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Cosalt's non-executive chairman David Ross has offered to buy the Grimsby-based safety and workwear business and take the company private. Cosalt revealed today that Ross - a co-founder of Carphone Warehouse - said he would supply additional investment into the business should his 0.1 pence per ordinary share proposal be accepted. The development comes a month after Cosalt issued a profit warning and vowed a full review of the business. READ MORE...
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Law firm Cobbetts, which has an office in Leeds, has secured a £11.5m funding package with Lloyds Bank Corporate Markets and posted a rise in first-half fee income. Read More...
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Atkinson Smith has changed its name and invested £500,000 to market its expanded service offering. Read More...
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Online banking and prepaid card technology business Contis Group has appointed a new financial director as it looks to drive growth organically and through acquisitions. Read More...
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Pace has revealed it is exploring a restructure of its Pace Europe business and has set aside $12m (£7.6m) for exceptional charges. The Saltaire business said it expected to report full year operating profit of about $141m (£89m) on revenues of $2.3bn (£1.46bn). Read More...
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Improved performance of its Jet2holidays operation has driven half-year pre-tax profit up by 8 per cent at Dart Group, the business said this morning. Read More...
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Plans for the development of a £100m business park in Hessle which could create more than 3,000 jobs have been unveiled by the Wykeland Group. Read More...
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Sheffield Hallam University is to channel £25m into a new building on its Collegiate Crescent campus as part of an investment drive. Read More...
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Former tenant TP Orthodontics Europe has acquired the 18,000 sq ft Fountain Court in Morley from Berkshire Asset Management. Knight Frank advised the buyer. Read More...
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