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Insider News
Monday 22 November 2021

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TOP STORY

A dealmaker for Inflexion, a private equity firm that was among the winners at Insider's North West Dealmakers Awards 2021, has hailed a "record year" - and it expects a strong pipeline for 2022.
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INSIDER FEATURE

A new government-backed code signals the end for greenwashing and turbocharges the sales, customer service and sustainability potential of packaging, explains Zoe Brimelow.
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DEALS

A portfolio company of Haydock-headquartered Seneca Partners EIS has completed a $1bn Nasdaq listing.
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Social Chain AG, a social media agency with a base in Manchester, is preparing a cash capital increase.
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A Blackpool-based automotive spare parts platform is poised to "shake up" the automotive industry after raising more than £150,000 in investment. 
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Arbuthnot Commercial Asset Based Lending has supported Inspirit Capital’s acquisition of BillerudKorsnäs Beetham Ltd in a corporate carve-out of the medical paper manufacturing division from large Swedish group, BillerudKorsnäs AB. 
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An established Lancashire-based kennel and cattery is set for expansion after being acquired by new owners following a six-figure funding package from Lloyds Bank.
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INSIDER FEATURE

Jeremy Hartley, Eric Wright Group MD looks at some of the changes planned for the business to deliver net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2030.
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The practice of dismissal and re-engagement – commonly known as "fire and re-hire" – is the much maligned and misunderstood process of dismissing employees and offering re-engagement on new terms and conditions of employment. Lucy Flynn, employment lawyer with Beyond Corporate, explains.
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PROPERTY

Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust, the actively managed UK-focused REIT, has revealed the acquisition of a portfolio of four industrial assets in the North West. The purchase price of £19.9m reflects a net initial yield of 6.9 per cent and a capital value of £53 per sq ft.  
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Tickets for the go-to commercial property event in the North West, the Insider Property Awards, will go on sale this Wednesday, 24 November.
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Manchester-based law firm JMW has advised Blackacre on a £38.6m logistics sale.
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Plans have been submitted for the first phase of a £51.6m Housing Infrastructure Fund investment which will allow the building of 5,500 homes in a new sustainable neighbourhood in Manchester.
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The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) plans to increase its presence outside of London with the establishment of offices in Manchester and Darlington. More than 200 staff will be located at a new Digital Hub in Manchester by 2025.
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Blackburn and Bury-based PM+M, the chartered accountancy, business advisory and financial planning group, has acquired the Accrington office of Haworths Chartered Accountants.
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Work is underway to build more than 200 affordable homes at the site of a former warehouse in Openshaw.
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Work to create a new link road at junction 19 of the M62 is well underway, with the first section of the key route almost complete. 
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INSIDER FEATURE

Any good business knows that it's only as good as the people within it. As we rebuild our economy and communities creating high quality jobs in the coming years will require investing in our industrial base, and the skills that make the UK a hub for next generation talent. But as companies seek to grow many will be looking at how best to invest in this talent, so why an apprentice might you ask? Andrea Bull, head of next generation marketing at Make UK offers her advice.
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Penny Anderson, head of social value at Atkins, says there's no getting away from the fact that anyone who wants to create added value for people, communities and the environment, has to put some effort in. People and nature are complex and making a meaningful difference to someone's life or the environment is naturally a time-consuming and challenging process.
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BUSINESS

Accountancy and business advisory firm MHA Moore and Smalley has made a new senior appointment to further strengthen its VAT and indirect taxes team.
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Salford-headquartered investment platform AJ Bell has revealed a number of board changes.
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A new pop-up opportunity is emerging in Stockport which will give small businesses the opportunity to test the high street.
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The revised schedule has been revealed for next year's Rugby League World Cup.
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KPMG UK has welcomed 160 new graduates and apprentices to its growing offices in Manchester and Liverpool.
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OTHER NEWS

 

MEMBER NEWS

 

Plans for just under 50 affordable homes in Salford have been given the green light.
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Pebbles Care has increased its presence in North Cumbria with the opening of a new venue.
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