Managing Director

Acquisitions Compliance Construction 

CALBARRIE ACQUISITION STRENGTHENS CELNOR’S POSITION IN UK SAFETY AND COMPLIANCE SECTOR

June 15, 2026 NewsDesk Acquisition News, building safety, built environment, business growth, Calbarrie, Celnor Group, Celnor Group Tim Beardsmore, Chief Executive Officer and Founder, Commercial Property, Compliance Industry, Compliance Services, EICR Testing, Electrical Compliance, Electrical Testing, facilities management, Inflexion Private Equity, infrastructure, Managing Director, Mergers and Acquisitions, PAT Testing, Private Equity, Risk Management, Safety and Compliance, Simon Parrington, testing inspection certification compliance, TICC Sector, Tim Beardsmore, UK business

CELNOR EXPANDS COMPLIANCE PLATFORM WITH STRATEGIC ACQUISITION OF CALBARRIE Celnor Group has strengthened its position in the UK’s rapidly consolidating

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Economy News 

UK ECONOMIC GROWTH TO REMAIN BELOW 1% AS BUSINESS INVESTMENT STALLS, OECD WARNS

June 4, 2026 NewsDesk AI productivity, British Economy, business confidence, business investment, Chief Operating Officer, Consumer spending, Economic Forecast, economic growth, Economic Outlook, Economic Policy, economic recovery, FDM Group, Graduate Employment, labour market, Managing Director, NEET, OECD, Productivity Growth, Public Spending, Sachin Agrawal, Talent Shortage, UK business news, UK Economy, UK Growth Forecast, UK Inflation, UK Unemployment, workforce development, Zoho UK, Zoho UK Sheila Flavell CBE

OECD: GOVERNMENT SPENDING TO DRIVE UK GROWTH AS PRIVATE SECTOR MOMENTUM FADES The UK economy is expected to grow by

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Economy News Taxation 

UK LOSES £4.5BN IN TAX REVENUE AS ILLEGAL TOBACCO TRADE EXPANDS

June 3, 2026June 3, 2026 NewsDesk black market trade, cigarette smuggling, contraband cigarettes, counterfeit cigarettes, front shops, HM Treasury, illegal cigarettes UK, illegal manufacturing, illegal tobacco trade, Illicit tobacco, Illicit Trade Prevention Manager, illicit vapes, KPMG report, law enforcement, Managing Director, organised crime, organised crime gangs, Peter Nixon, Philip Morris, Philip Morris Limited, Philip Morris Limited Catherine Goger, public finances, tax revenue loss, tobacco industry, tobacco regulation, tobacco taxation, UK business news, UK cigarette market, UK Economy, UK retail crime

UK ILLEGAL CIGARETTE TRADE REACHES RECORD LEVELS AS CRIMINAL NETWORKS EXPAND OPERATIONS Almost half of all cigarettes consumed in the

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Appointments Legal 

SHAKESPEARE MARTINEAU ANNOUNCES 17 PROMOTIONS AS LAW FIRM CONTINUES NATIONAL GROWTH

May 15, 2026May 15, 2026 NewsDesk Ampa, B Corporation law firm, Building Safety Act, commercial litigation, commercial real estate law, dispute resolution, Ishtar Golant, Jacob Hanson, Katherine Richards, law firm promotions, legal advisory, legal appointments, legal careers, legal industry growth, London lawyers, managed legal services, Managing Director, professional services, property law, real estate disputes, Shakespeare Martineau, UK business law, UK law firms, UK legal sector, Victoria Tester, William Corbett

National law firm Shakespeare Martineau has announced 17 promotions across its UK operations, including four within its London office, as

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Artificial Intelligence (AI) Technology 

THE THREE-MINUTE SEARCH THAT CAN MAKE OR BREAK A BUSINESS DEAL

May 13, 2026May 13, 2026 NewsDesk AI and business, AI reputation management, AI search tools, AI-generated profiles, business credibility, business trust, ChatGPT search, corporate reputation, digital footprint, digital identity, executive branding, executive reputation, executive visibility, founder, founder reputation, founder-led businesses, Google AI Overviews, leadership reputation, Managing Director, online reputation management, online trust, Pavesen, personal reputation management, private equity networking, professional reputation, reputation risk, Tony McChrystal

Somewhere between initial interest and formal approach, a decision is already being made about you. Before the introduction, before the

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Appointments Property 

INSIDE MOUNTPARK’S CAPITAL MARKETS PUSH WITH CBRE’S TOM MILLS

April 21, 2026April 21, 2026 NewsDesk Affinius Capital, Capital Markets, capital raising property, CBRE, European real estate, industrial logistics, institutional investors, joint ventures real estate, logistics property, logistics sector growth, Managing Director, Mountpark, Paul Segreto, property investment strategy, Real Estate Finance, real estate investment Europe, warehouse development

Industrial logistics capital markets expertise is becoming a decisive advantage in Europe’s logistics property sector, and Mountpark has moved to

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Accounting Acquisitions 

ACCOUNTANCY FIRM ACQUISITION REVEALS DJH SOUTH EAST EXPANSION STRATEGY

April 20, 2026 NewsDesk accountancy acquisition, accountancy consolidation, Benedict Gautrey, business advisory, Chief Executive Officer Athos Louca, corporate finance advisory, DJH, Great Place To Work UK, London accountancy firms, Loucas, Managing Director, mergers and acquisitions UK, mid-tier firms UK, private equity deals, professional services firms, Scott Heath, South East England business, Tenzing, UK accountancy sector, UK business growth

The DJH acquisition of Loucas marks a decisive step in the firm’s South East expansion strategy, signalling continued consolidation in

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Economy Entrepreneurship News 

COST SURGE AND MIDDLE EAST TENSIONS DRIVE SHARP DROP IN UK BUSINESS CONFIDENCE

April 1, 2026 NewsDesk Anna Leach, business investment UK, Chief Economist, corporate sentiment UK, corporate strategy UK, economic uncertainty UK, geopolitical risk economy, Institute of Directors, Institute of Directors index, labour market UK, Managing Director, rising business costs UK, Sachin Agrawal, supply chain disruption UK, UK business confidence, UK economic outlook, UK growth outlook, UK inflation pressures, UK manufacturing sector impact, Zoho UK, Zoho UK analysis

Business confidence in the UK economy has fallen to its weakest level on record, as rising costs and geopolitical instability

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Legacy Business Mergers and Acquisitions 

WATERSHEDS ADVISES ON SUCCESSION SALE OF CENTURY-OLD ENGINEERING BUSINESS

February 10, 2026 NewsDesk business exit strategy, business succession planning, corporate finance advisory, corporate finance UK, East Midlands manufacturing, electric motor specialists, engineering acquisitions, engineering business sale, family business succession, industrial engineering UK, James Owen, Managing Director, manufacturing services UK, Partner, private company M&A, regional engineering firms, trade sale advisory, UK industrial sector, Watersheds Robert Shoebridge, WH Shoebridge & Sons Ltd

A century-old engineering business serving industrial customers across the East Midlands has secured its long-term future following a trade sale

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Drinks Food Hospitality 

URBAN PUBS & BARS STEPS UP LONDON EXPANSION WITH FIVE VENUE ACQUISITIONS

January 9, 2026January 9, 2026 NewsDesk Brunning & Price sites, Chris Hill, food and drink sector London, hospitality acquisitions UK, hospitality growth UK, hospitality investment, independent pub operators, London bar acquisitions, London hospitality market, London pub group, Managing Director, neighbourhood pubs London, premium pubs London, pub group expansion, pub sector consolidation, UK pub industry, Urban Pubs & Bars

Urban Pubs & Bars has strengthened its position in the capital’s hospitality market with the acquisition of five premium venues

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