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£242m deal for household policies

Legal & General offloads general insurance to Allianz

Flood and home contents (L&G)
The deal includes home and contents cover (pic: L&G)   Legal & General is selling its general insurance business to Allianz Holdings in a £242 million deal expected to completeRead More

£1.6bn deal with Israeli firm

Chevron becomes latest major to sell North Sea assets

Alba owned by Chevron (Chevron pic)
Chevron has become the second major oil firm in under two months to pull out of exploration and production in the North Sea after agreeing the sale of its assetsRead More

£320m bus company deal

Alexander Dennis sold to North America firm NFI

Alexander Dennis
Work under way at the Falkirk factory (pic: Terry Murden)   Bus manufacturer Alexander Dennis has been acquired by NFI Group, North America’s largest and most diversified manufacturer of busesRead More

Programmes for entrepreneurs

Women and ‘tech for good’ pitching for £230k prize

Caudia Cavalluzzo
Almost half of the early stage companies through to the next stage of this year’s Converge programme are women while companies engaged in technology for social good also feature prominently.Read More

Research reveals sector's scale

Family firms ‘need support’ to help growth ambitions

Graham Dairy
Family firms, like the Graham dairy family, make up the bulk of the private sector   A family business leader has called for more help to support a sector ofRead More

New division

Social business launches ethical financial services arm

A social business which provides staff training and recruitment services has launched a new financial services division. LOVE 2 finance, part of the LOVE Group, will offer ethical financial servicesRead More

Supermarket contract won

Green credentials help Mackie’s secure M&S listing

Bill Thain with Leigh Brogan, M&S Inverurie Store Manager   Scottish dairy brand Mackie’s of Scotland has secured a listing with Marks & Spencer that will see its ice creamRead More

New funding

Social enterprises get £5m to support ‘unique’ service

Aileen Campbell
Aileen Campbell: ‘essential we support the vision of social enterprises’ (pic: Terry Murden)   Social enterprises are to benefit from £5 million of new funding to enable them to accessRead More

Call for £30m bailout

Workers fear for jobs as British Steel enters insolvency

British Steel
Steel workers fear for the future of the industry   Thousands of steel workers were left fearing for their jobs after the High Court ordered British Steel into compulsory liquidation,Read More

Atkinson becomes chairman

Taranata unveils Hanya deal and change of senior roles

Paul Atkinson
Paul Atkinson: becomes chairman (pic: Terry Murden)   Recruitment firm Taranata Group has acquired consulting business Hanya Partners and announced that group founder Paul Atkinson will become non-executive chairman. MartinRead More