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Greg Bolton joins award winning finance team at RMT

THE corporate finance team at RMT Accountants & Business Advisors has been further strengthened with the appointment of experienced industry professional Greg Bolton. Bolton has spent 12 years working in the sector and moves into a new role as head of corporate finance at RMT, assisting the Gosforth-based firm’s expanding client base with acquisitions, disposals,

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RMT takes North East ‘Corporate Finance Advisory Team of the Year’ award

The Corporate Finance team at RMT Accountants & Business Advisors has beaten off stiff competition from its north east peers to be named as the best in the region. The RMT team was named as Corporate Finance Advisory Team of the Year at the annual Insider North East Dealmakers Awards in front of an audience

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RMT gear up for future growth

RMT gears up for future growth

Stephanie Reardon, Liane Granger, Michael Robertson and David Wansell have all joined the Gosforth-based firm in roles which will enable them to broaden their business experience, continue to develop their financial knowledge and learn from senior members of the RMT team. Reardon has joined the firm as an audit senior, after spending seven years with

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Angels offer help with SME funding

North East entrepreneurs looking for investment are to be invited to a special seminar to find out how to give themselves the best possible chance of securing funds. Rivers Capital are holding a North East Angel Fund Investment Seminar to highlight the range of funds available. Jonathan Gold, director of the North East Angel Fund

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RMT Support North East Accountancy Awards

Following the success of the last five years, the Nigel Wright North East Accountancy Awards are back, and asking the Region to nominate the best in the finance and accounting sectors! The sixth North East Accountancy Awards will recognise excellence within the fields of accounting and finance and presents the biggest opportunity in the North East for

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RMT help Airowear to find a new stablemate

RMT help Airowear find new stablemate

NORTHUMBERLAND equestrian safety wear company Airowear has joined forces with Welsh riding hat manufacturer Charles Owen in a strategic move to grow the business. Airowear, which was set up in Aydon in Northumberland in 1986, will retain its name and branding in a deal in which the two businesses will work together to create the next

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Deal success provides boost for advisory firm RMT

The group’s corporate finance team, which specialises in servicing the needs of the North East’s army of SMEs, handled a flurry of transactions from November 2011 to the end of January 2012 with a combined value in excess of £20m. NEWCASTLE accountancy and business advisory firm RMT has completed its busiest quarter of deal activity

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Wedding firm Mia Sposa plans to expand

Wedding firm Mia Sposa plans to expand

Newcastle-based Mia Sposa has begun supplying weddings as far afield as the Middle East and North America and is looking to further grow its global customer base following its investment in a new online store. The company is run by husband-and-wife team Mark and Joy Dowell, who both left behind successful careers in non-retail sectors

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Monument foods set to open another factory

FOOD wholesaler Monument Foods is to open another factory, two years after it plucked South Tyneside business Rae’s Bakery from potential closure. The Sunderland company will set up another premises in the city to allow it to expand its product range and offer higher-end items such as pastries, cakes and savories. It is also considering

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