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Venture capital cash can aid growth

AT a time when the banks are still not keen to lend to businesses or fund acquisitions, the availability of venture capital funding is more important than ever for any business looking to get off the ground or grow.Read

Colin Hewitt

Legal eagles help land £125m fund

LAW firm Ward Hadaway has played a major role in bringing a £125m venture capital fund to the North East.Read

Tony Parton

New leader of forensic services at PwC

THE head of the Newcastle office of accountancy practice PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has welcomed the appointment of Tony Parton as leader of its forensic services team in the North. Read

Firm helps on £50bn of projects

LAW firm Eversheds has successfully advised bidders on over £50bn of wind farm projects off the UK coast.Read

Michael Smith of Tait Walker

Tait Walker optimistic for the coming year

A SUCCESSFUL 2009 for the dealmaking team at independent accountants Tait Walker, which saw it top the annual North East deal table, has left it optimistic for the coming year as funding slowly becomes more available to businesses.Read

Phil Dean of Mincoffs Solicitors

North East businesses working together to create jobs

OVER 30 JOBS have been created throughout the North East thanks to The Works bookstore with help from their legal and property advisers Mincoffs Solicitors.Read

Prepare now for increase in CGT rates

THE next government will be presented with the major challenge of addressing the UK's public finances.Read

Nearly £60m of grants secured by unw team

CHARTERED accountants unw has increased the value of grants for its clients to nearly £60m in the last year.Read

North East firm's free gift to 12 small businesses

NORTH East law firm Emmersons Solicitors is marking its 12th anniversary by giving away free legal advice to 12 fledgling businesses in the region.Read

Financial man to chair IFT in region

A DIRECTOR at financial services firm Grant Thornton has been appointed chairman of the Institute for Turnaround (IFT) in the North East.Read

Pain will be felt across board

IN 2010 some of the region’s businesses are going to experience further sales declines as economic growth and a rise in consumer spending is some way off yet.Read

Threat to household names of retail sector

OVER a dozen household names could disappear from North East high streets this year, in a repeat of last year’s retail sector clear-outRead

Focus on fundamentals for unforeseeable future

IT is true to say that economically the last 12 months have proven to be tough for the North as well the whole of the UK, as we were warned to plan for a deep and prolonged recession.Read

Outlook is a healthy one for law firm Ward Hadaway

LAW firm Ward Hadaway has scored a double success in the health sector after being chosen to supply legal services to two major NHS buying consortia, one covering the North East and the other covering the North West.Read

New face in firm’s family law team

LAW firm Dickinson Dees has strengthened its family law team with the appointment of Rachel Donald.Read

New year brings fresh challenge for executive

NEWCASTLE accountancy practice Tait Walker has promoted one of its team to the post of corporate finance manager.Read

Accountants beat tough times with huge effort

THE head of one of the big four accountancy firms in the region has praised staff after they matched last year’s revenue performance with the growing restructuring division boosting its turnover by 60%.Read

Accountant gains new award for resilience

Paul Woolston, senior partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Newcastle, said: “Achieving certification to BS25999 is extremely important for us as a business. Our clients expect us to demonstrate that we have resilience within our business to a major disruption and certification by an independent third party provides clear evidence of that.Read

Ward Hadaway takes on three new solicitors

THE employment law team at Ward Hadaway has taken on three new solicitors. Associate Damian Robson and solicitor Mark McKeever have joined the team at Ward Hadaway’s Newcastle office while solicitor Charlotte Ashton has joined the team at the law firm’s Leeds office.Read

Sale sees furnishing jobs secured for the region

NORTH East dealmakers have been praised by an entrepreneur who sold his 25-year-old furnishings business to a company from the North West.Read

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