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 Banks are still looking for "vanilla" deals in a challenging market but the involvement of parties such as asset-based lenders are helping "massively in getting deals away". That's according to Victoria Gribben, director at Streets Corporate Finance, which has advised on the disposal of Nottinghamshire-based Oakwood Fuels to DCC Environmental Britain. The deal, involving a subsidiary of DCC, is worth up to £30m and was announced to the Stock Exchange this morning. READ MORE...
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Deals
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R3 Products, a green manufacturing start-up chaired by former DavyMarkham boss Kevin Parkin and led by directors Doug Anderson and Paul Sapsford, has launched with backing from HSBC. Read More...
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Engineering business Koso Kent Introl (KKI) is making a seven-figure investment in its business as it bids to increase manufacturing capacity and improve efficiency. Read More...
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Business
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Dart Group, the owner of Jet2.com and the Fowler Welch-Coolchain distribution business, has reported increased turnover of £543m for the year to 31 March 2011. Read More...
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Leeds-based electronics company Premier Farnell has appointed Nicholas Cadbury as its chief financial officer. Read More...
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Doncaster-based ATH Resources has secured approval for its application to mine half-a-million tonnes of coal reserves from the Glenmuckloch East extension. Read More...
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CBI director general John Cridland has said Yorkshire and the Humber will be a "significant contributor" to any private sector-led economic recovery. Read More...
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Asda has clocked up £1bn of sales since it began working with local and ethnic suppliers in 2001, the supermarket giant has claimed. Read More...
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Property
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The £10m Holiday Inn Express Hotel in Sheffield has opened a month ahead of schedule creating 40 jobs. Read More...
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Jones Lang LaSalle has appointed Jeff Pearey as head of its Leeds office while Colin Fell, former partner in charge at King Sturge in Leeds, takes up the role of regional chairman for Yorkshire and the North East following the merger of the property giants. Read More...
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The government has outlined plans of how it intends to work with the construction industry to "decarbonise the built environment" by 2050. Read More...
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