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Private equity predators expected to snap up swathes of British companies this year after deal volumes hit their lowest level in seven years in 2020 By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 00:01 GMT, 1 February 2021 | Updated: 00:01 GMT, 1 February 2021 Private equity predators are expected to snap up swathes of … Read more
Pfizer board member Scott Gottlieb defends decision to ship up to 7 million fewer vials of its COVID-19 vaccines to account for extra doses as ‘the only way’ to distribute them now without waiting for regulatory approval Pharmacists discovered after Pfizer Inc sent out its coronavirus vaccine than an extra sixth dose can be extracted … Read more
UK businesses that export to the EU are reportedly being encouraged by trade officials to set up hubs across the Channel so they can avoid post-Brexit disruption. Some firms claim they have been advised to set up subsidiary companies in the EU so they can avoid extra paperwork when exporting products into the trade bloc. … Read more
MONTANARO EUROPEAN SMALLER COMPANIES TRUST: Fund finds big returns from its small firms By Jeff Prestridge, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:53 GMT, 23 January 2021 | Updated: 21:53 GMT, 23 January 2021 London-based investment manager Montanaro eats, sleeps and breathes ‘good’ smaller companies. Its investment view is simple: smaller companies offer the potential to … Read more
Months of lockdown, restricted trading and money spent on anti-Covid-19 measures mean that thousands of small business owners are at breaking point. But for many, next Sunday’s tax payment deadline could be the final straw. While revenues have collapsed as a result of ten months of zero or little money coming in, costs such as … Read more
Scottish seafood companies must now complete up to seven documents just for a single lorry carrying one species to export to the European Union following Brexit, bosses warned today. The papers that must be filled in are an export health certificate, catch certificate, customs export declaration, endangered species permit, common health entry document, storage document … Read more
Superdry boss upbeat about a post-pandemic recovery despite fears for the fashion firm’s future By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:55 GMT, 19 January 2021 | Updated: 22:55 GMT, 19 January 2021 The boss of Superdry has insisted he is optimistic about a post-pandemic recovery on Britain’s high streets after his firm warned … Read more
Thousands of freight firms face £550 daily fines for each lorry because they have not yet applied for new London blind spot safety permits that HGVs will need from March 1 Permits aimed at reducing blind spots and subsequent deaths and serious injury Lorries given rating based on how much driver can see and the … Read more
Dominic Raab insists ministers are trying to fix post-Brexit border ‘teething problems’ as the Scottish fishing industry warns many firms are days from collapse Scottish fishing industry has blamed post-Brexit border checks for long delays Delays at border mean that goods are rotten on arrival when they get to the EU Dominic Raab said Government … Read more
Hundreds of thousands of small businesses which fall through the gaps in Government support are on the brink of collapse because of the pandemic and are in desperate need of financial help – which isn’t coming. Many have seen their incomes disappear as a result of lockdown restrictions leading to cancelled bookings and vanished sales. … Read more