A TOP planning lawyer at leading law firm, Dickinson Dees has recently advised three London Boroughs on development projects worth in excess of £7.25bn.Read
AN insolvency expert is advising regional companies on the acquisition trail that the next six months is likely to be the window during which they will get best value for their investment.Read
NORTH East solicitors Hay & Kilner has expanded some of its key practice areas with the appointment of four new solicitors despite the prevailing uncertainty in the wider economy and a raft of job losses in the region's legal sector.Read
MARK Whitaker – one of the region’s leading corporate bankers – is joining business rescue, recovery and restructuring specialist Begbies Traynor as director of business development covering the North East and Yorkshire.Read
ONE of Newcastle's leading dealmakers is warning that businesses need to put plans in place now in preparation for a potential hike in capital gains tax (CGT) next year.Read
EVEN as economic indicators start to signpost emergence from recession, there are a host of headwinds that the region’s business leaders should take into account as they begin planning for the 2010 financial year.Read
THE dealmaking team at one of the region's largest independent accountancy firms completed five deals across a range of sectors in the third quarter of the year.Read
COMMERCIAL law firm Muckle has worked with The Archbishop of York in drafting the constitution for his new Youth Trust, as well as registering it with the Charity Commission.Read
AS the economy appears to be entering a new and, hopefully, more positive phase, and we leave behind the anniversary of the Lehman's collapse - the point at which the banking market froze - it's a good time to take stock.Read
LAW firm Dickinson Dees has completed a series of deals worth nearly £1.4bn which demonstrate how the public sector is continuing to perform during the recession.Read
BUSINESS advisory firm Deloitte in Newcastle has appointed Andrew Coticelli as its new director in corporate tax as it continues its rapid growth in that field.Read
THE sale of one of the North East’s best known restaurants prompted some speedy work by Newcastle lawyers which saw the deal concluded in less than two weeks.Read
THE third quarter of 2009 is likely to record the lowest number of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) involving UK targets since 1992, according to new figures from business and financial adviser Grant Thornton UK.Read
PROFESSIONAL services firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) saw global turnover for the year ended June 2009 rise marginally to £2.25bn from £2.24bn in the previous year.Read
The KPMG Corporate Finance team took more than a third of the awards on offer including the prestigious Dealmaker of the Year title which went to the firm’s head of corporate finance in the region, Rod Wilkinson.Read
