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Iberdrola has just signed an agreement to acquire 88% of Electricity North West (ENW) in the UK for an equity value of £2.1 billion (€2.5 billion).

On August 1, AutoFlight’s 2-ton eVTOL (electric vertical take-off and landing) aircraft completed its inaugural cross-Yangtze River flight.

Midlands-based M&A advisory firm Coadax has successfully completed a significant deal in the visual effects (VFX) sector, advising on the acquisition of a majority equity stake in One of Us Limited by India’s Basilic Fly Studio Limited.

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London’s nightlife industry has warned that strict licensing laws, problems with crime, and eye-watering costs are pushing venues to the brink.

A major new partnership has been signed that will give ‘agritech’ innovators a single point of contact for contract manufacturing and electronics.

Ghetto Gastro, a Black-owned Brooklyn-based brand created by entrepreneurs Jon Gray, Pierre Serrao, and Lester Walker, is now selling their line of "ghetto" pop-tarts (toaster pastries) and pancake and waffle mix in Target stores across the U.S.A.

Addressing the House of Commons, the Chancellor pledged to ‘restore economic stability’ after revealing £22 billion of unfunded pressures inherited from the previous Government.

Fawn Weaver, the founder of Uncle Nearest, the fast-growing whiskey brand, has been recognized by Forbes as one of the wealthiest self-made women in the United States, boasting a net worth nearing $500 million.

Budget submission of employment body says skills are the new currency, and Ireland’s tax take must support intense global competition for talent.

A Telford-based manufacturer that is passionate about developing the engineers of the future has become the first company to back a new fundraising drive by the Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust.

One of the UK’s fastest growing principal contractors is expanding into Wales and the South West after making a high-profile appointment.

Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA) – the trade association that represents the mutual interests of destinations and stakeholders throughout the Caribbean and Latin America, along with Member Lines that operate over 90 percent of the global cruising capacity – have announced that it will debut a new marquee networking function during its keynote event and the only official cruise conference and trade show in and representing the region, the FCCA Cruise Conference and Trade Show, taking place in St. Maarten from October 22-25. 

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves will arrive in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to attend the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting on her first international visit since taking office.

Work is underway at Worcester Six Business Park on a new unit for national foodservice wholesaler Bidfood.

Following the release of Scottish Widows’ latest retirement report which found that the number of people not on track for even a minimum retirement lifestyle has worsened.