All articles by Brian Cantwell
Brian Cantwell
Former Arkle Finance MD joins Halo as non-executive director
Halo Corporate Finance has appointed Stephen Bassett as a non-executive director.
UK gov’t introduces and suggests measures to tackle late payments
The UK government has published its response to its consultation on creating a responsible payment culture: a call for evidence on tackling late payment.
BVRLA: UK gov’t road to zero strategy is falling short
The British Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association has said that the UK government’s road to zero strategy is unlikely to meet its ‘net zero’ by 2050 pledge without serious modifications.
Positive Cashflow MD stands down after hitting 1pm acquisition targets
1pm subsidiary Positive Cashflow Finance, which provides invoice finance facilities for UK SMEs, hit its 3-year profit targets a year earlier than expected.
Asset finance fraud drops by 16% in 2018
Cifas, the UK’s fraud prevention service, has said that the number of asset finance frauds dropped on average by 16% in 2018 year-on-year across the leasing industry.
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OakNorth funds Oncore IT business acquisition
OakNorth Bank has provided a loan to Oncore IT, a managed service and cloud platform provider, for the acquisition of another company.
Dawnus Construction assets fetch £5.35m at auction
The sale of Dawnus Construction assets raised £5.35m at auction, according to auctioneers for its administrators.
Kier axes 1200 jobs to cut costs, eyes housebuilding unit sale
UK construction, services and property group Kier will axe 1,200 jobs and sell its housebuilding division to cut its costs and stabilise the business, according to a trading update released today.
British Business Bank extends Simply lending by £60m
Simply has received a third facility from the British Business Bank (BBB) which will provide an additional £60m of lending.
UKEF to launch financial support packages for UK SME exporters
A financial support package for small to medium-sized business (SMEs) is to be launched by government body UK Export Finance.