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💠 Today's Insider news from across the UK ▪️ Sco - KPMG UK’s Graeme Williams on keeping up momentum after Scottish and UK dealmakers win https://lnkd.in/ekGpi9VF ▪️ Wal - Top owner-managed businesses revealed - led by food and motor retailers https://lnkd.in/e5NjaY-W ▪️ SW - “Growth for us is key” - directors of sports nutrition brand Nutrition X - NX which works with clubs including Gloucester and Bath Rugby and Bristol City and Bristol Rovers outline plans for global expansion https://lnkd.in/eng6dwzQ ▪️ SE - “I took a biotech from Southampton spinout to clinic - now, with £40m behind us, I’m doing the same again” - Curve Therapeutics https://lnkd.in/eFHGVWVX ▪️ W Mids - Lawrence Stroll to increase ownership in Aston Martin Lagonda Ltd amid luxury car giant’s plans to sell stake in Formula One team https://lnkd.in/eXC5YyDs ▪️ NW - Liverpool in line to lure major property investment event UKREiiF from Leeds https://lnkd.in/eQWJiuE3 ▪️ NE - Katy Sue Designs Ltd acquires crafting firm which was planning to close - move will bring more jobs to South Tyneside  https://lnkd.in/evd645ec ▪️ E Mids - Turnover and profits surge at longstanding contractor Briggs & Forrester Group in year of “clear recovery” - forward order book at record level https://lnkd.in/ehECBCWH ▪️ Ire - 200-year-old retailer to step into The Junction Retail & Leisure Park https://lnkd.in/eXPuUz_g ▪️ Yrks - Online retailer secures HSBC UK funding to support expansion https://lnkd.in/eNKjTTxu 💠 Click here to subscribe to our free daily newsletters: https://lnkd.in/eUhBYDPy

Laurence and Daniel discuss funding for an online retail specialist, the redevelopment of a former University of Brighton building and good news for coffee drinkers in South Wales. https://lnkd.in/ewTi9wrJ

Richard Stones FPFS, Chartered Financial Planner FPFS at Evelyn Partners, shares a four-box framework to manage your wealth, reset, and plan your next move. https://lnkd.in/gfmXspd7

Chris Martin, Head of Sustainability at Danske Bank, reflects on why, despite shifting climate policies, sustainability remains key for resilient businesses in Northern Ireland. https://lnkd.in/dWWS2uD7

📈 Dealmaking continues despite the uncertainty. In this week’s Dealmakers Digest, we unpack the latest M&A activity, from WH Smith’s £76m high street exit to a £93m refinancing-backed MBO - plus expert insight on the Spring Statement, inheritance tax and the economic outlook. 👉 Read now: https://lnkd.in/gF65ztZ #MergersAndAcquisitions #DealmakersDigest #BusinessNews #UKEconomy #InsiderMedia

Grant Thornton UK Tax Director Rachel Stace explores the implications of upcoming changes to inheritance tax reliefs and why the new restrictions bring potential risk both for business owners and their company boards. https://lnkd.in/gTx5Zu8D

One of the oldest surviving buildings in a Cardiff district, which is a former hotel and pub, is being lined up for flats. https://lnkd.in/eFjrzW7t

A well-known and formerly successful Yorkshire recruitment entrepreneur has told Insider how he has turned his life around from his business going bankrupt and him descending into alcoholism and considering suicide. https://lnkd.in/eQ79MXqR

💠 Today's Insider news from across the UK ▪️ SW - WHSmith sells high street arm in £76m deal with Hobbycraft owner https://lnkd.in/evtF6_Ki ▪️ Yrks - “I made a fortune, had the house, the Range Rovers, the tailored suits and lost everything” - well-known recruitment entrepreneur on coming back from the brink https://lnkd.in/eQ79MXqR ▪️ SE - Luxury retail software company snapped up by Shop Circle in multimillion-pound deal https://lnkd.in/eNZr4bYU ▪️ NE - Fentimans reports “significant improvement” after returning to profit - business is optimistic despite “notable headwinds” https://lnkd.in/ewh9NdtE ▪️ Ire - Pauline McKeating takes full ownership of MBNI Holdings in major milestone for firm https://lnkd.in/eeBBpNB9 ▪️ NW - Shareholders to vote on Boohoo Group PLC’s planned Debenhams rebrand - Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group reportedly opposes name change https://lnkd.in/eeRQYE2w ▪️ E Mids - One the largest JCB sole franchises in the world hails “pleasing performance” in “challenging year” https://lnkd.in/e8HjYbYC ▪️ Sco - Green light for £130m Scottish battery storage farm https://lnkd.in/eFwUZWfk ▪️ W Mids - Strong year at steel supplier William King Limited which dates back to 1820s despite “tough economic conditions and ongoing geopolitical tensions” https://lnkd.in/eRSn6sx3 ▪️ Wales - One of the oldest surviving buildings in #Cardiff district lined up for flats - has a charmed past as a former hotel and pub and was briefly occupied by squatting group https://lnkd.in/eFjrzW7t 💠 Click here to subscribe to our free daily newsletters: https://lnkd.in/eUhBYDPy

Robyn and Stephen discuss the future of British Steel in Scunthorpe, plans for a new Center Parcs, and a new office for a financial advisory firm. https://lnkd.in/ei2CgVf4 When in Rome | B Corp™ , Hoxton Wealth, Centre Parcs