Troubled broker Towergate will be run by the former chief executive of US insurance giant Arthur J Gallagher as it emerges from financial peril.

An agent which provides commercial insurance for small and medium-sized businesses has been snapped up by an international broker.

Lower level bondholders have taken control of Towergate days after the company announced a restructure wiping out 60% of its £1bn debt.

Bondholders at Towergate have suffered heavy losses after huge parts of its debt were wiped out in a takeover by creditors, saving thousands of jobs.

A company which repairs and builds warships and super-yachts has been taken over in a management buyout backed by private equity investors.

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The over-50s holiday and insurance firm has paid £26.3 million for Bennetts in a bid to expand its broking operations.

An accountancy and financial services firm has rebranded to highlight the services it can offer clients abroad.

Two thirds of small and medium-sized businesses think day-to-day administration is holding them back, according to a survey.

One of Kent's largest private companies, which handles £3bn of insurance premiums, has received a £1 takeover bid which will write off £715m of debt.

A property investment group has snapped up a trading park which is home to brands like Travis Perkins and Screwfix.

A company which supplies nurses and carers to hospitals and homes has been given a "significant investment" after two years of rapid growth.

Troubled insurance broker Towergate is keeping a low profile despite reports a £164bn New York private equity firm is lining up a takeover bid.

A legal practice with three Kent bases has seen its revenues rise rapidly in six months after taking on 20 new staff.

The largest privately-owned insurer in the UK, based in Kent, has sold its aviation cover business as it tries to turn around recent heavy losses.

An independent insurance firm has been acquired by a mutual group in France which handles more than £12bn of premiums a year.

Kent bosses have outlined their wishlist for the Autumn Statement due to be delivered by George Osborne this week.

A solicitors based in a town for more than a century has opened a new office in another part of Kent.

A consultancy in the offshore drilling industry is set to take on more staff and contracts after agreeing a six-figure investment from the bank.

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