Business people & key business appointments in the North East, Newcastle and Teesside

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Tait Walker appoints five new faces Feb 01 2012

CHARTERED accountancy firm Tait Walker has appointed five new faces to team at its Gosforth headquarters.Read

Canadian giant in £150m deal for Attends Healthcare Feb 01 2012

LAW firm Dickinson Dees has helped the Newcastle managers of the UK's biggest incontinence pads maker which has been sold in a £150m deal.Read

DWF and Cobbetts merger talks are cancelled Feb 01 2012

MERGER talks between London law firm DWF, which owns Newcastle-based Crutes, and larger Manchester firm Cobbetts are over.Read

Jump on to the funding escalator Feb 01 2012

COMPANIES go through a range of developmental stages as they grow from a simple start-up to an expanding SME to, hopefully, the well-established and successful operation that its founders always hoped it would become.Read

Exam success adds up for new accountants Jan 25 2012

TWO employees at a firm of chartered accountants and business advisers are celebrating passing their professional exams.Read

Make use of generous tax breaks Jan 25 2012

LAST year’s Autumn Statement painted a pretty bleak picture of the UK economy.Read

Law firm plays key role in business investments Jan 25 2012

LAW firm Ward Hadaway has advised on more than 60 investments from the Finance for Business North East Fund, helping inject significant capital into innovative companies across the region.Read

Square One Law appoints three new partners Jan 18 2012

AYOUNG law firm has given notice of its ambitions with the appointment of three new partners.Read

New appointments at Evolution LLP Jan 18 2012

ACCOUNTANCY firm Evolution LLP has made a number of internal appointments as it prepares for another year of growth in 2012.Read

Ryecroft Glenton aids in sale of recruiters Jan 18 2012

AN accountancy firm in Newcastle has completed the sale of a recruitment firm in Portsmouth.Read

Ward Hadaway set to expand work in the education sector Jan 11 2012

A TOP North East law firm is planning to expand its work in the education sector after recruiting a new specialist team.Read

Watson Burton's capital advice Jan 11 2012

COMMERCIAL law firm Watson Burton has advised North East-based house builder Bellway on the development of two new-build residential developments in London.Read

Deborah Kirtley joins DWF following Crutes merger Jan 11 2012

NATIONAL law firm DWF has announced the appointment of a new partner following its merger with North East firm Crutes.Read

Rollercoaster will continue this year too Jan 11 2012

LAST year reflected the extreme highs and lows of business life. It seems that many of our North East businesses continue to struggle in these austere times and yet for those lucky enough to be in the right sector at the right time they are having some of the best profit making years. There appears to be little middle ground.Read

Law firm Watson Burton advises on start-up accelerator Dec 21 2011

COMMERCIAL law firm Watson Burton has advised ignite100 on the launch of Europe’s first £1m start up accelerator programme.Read

Hard work pays off for junior Bell Tindle Williamson trio Dec 21 2011

THREE junior staff at a North East accountancy practice are working their way up the career ladder after completing the latest stages of their professional qualifications.Read

Dickinson Dees on land panel Dec 21 2011

THE region’s largest law firm Dickinson Dees has been appointed by Newcastle-based housing giant Bellway to advise on land acquisition and plot sales requirements across the North of England.Read