Monday 13 September 2021

BMW and MINI dealer Halliwell Jones has hailed a "strong performance" in its latest financial results despite a dip in turnover.
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Estelle Bruchez, director in Deloitte's consulting and human capital practice, says at this point in time, net zero is unsurprisingly and undeniably a concern highlighted in bold on every chief executive's agenda. With the UK’s presidency of COP26 mere weeks away, the government is focusing on the country’s net zero journey.
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Chesnara has entered into an agreement with Sanlam UK to acquire a specialist provider of insurance and long-term savings products in the UK.
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Alternative asset manager Gresham House has revealed its intention to acquire the venture capital trust business of Mobeus Equity for an initial consideration of £24m. The company has also outlined details of a proposed placing.
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International private equity firm Cinven has agreed make a majority investment in True Potential, one of the fastest growing and most innovative financial services groups in the UK.
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A national property management and service provider has received a multimillion-pound investment from Frontier Development Capital to facilitate a management buyout.
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Online betting and gaming company 888 has entered into an agreement to acquire William Hill International at an enterprise value of £2.2bn. The deal comprises William Hill's non-US operations, including its UK betting shops.
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Andrew Antoniades from CBRE, says Impact Funds have been one of the most interesting initiatives in the real estate sector in the last decade and have delivered some fantastic benefits to the North-West. However, as the real estate sector starts to embrace the ESG movement, the challenges of delivering development whilst satisfying the low carbon agenda become more acute.
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Global fashion giant New Look has signed up to the Rochdale Riverside scheme, meaning the retail and leisure development is now 92 per cent let. 
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Manchester-headquartered multi-modal logistics provider Caribou has completed the first in a series of planned international expansions with the launch of Caribou Thailand. 
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Nolan Redshaw has negotiated two new lettings of prime office space to two large training providers.
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A proposal to move library services in Stockport town centre is continuing to progress.
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Jobs have been saved after the sale of a North West-based business.
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Motor retail and aftersales service group Lookers has launched a new campaign to recruit 100 technicians across its UK and Ireland network of 152 dealerships 
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North West accountancy firm Mitchell Charlesworth has made a series of senior appointments in its audit and accounts, outsourcing and wealth management teams. 
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A retrofit service that helps people in Greater Manchester to eco-refurbish their homes is planning to train 3,500 builders, joiners, electricians and plumbers in green skills.
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Some of the region’s top manufacturers and funders discuss how you build an ESG strategy into your business, how you can implement strategic change and what your investment strategy should be. We discuss many of the common concerns of manufacturers and how best to mitigate these issues and where opportunities lie in clean energy.
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OTHER NEWS

MEMBER NEWS

A community radio station which broadcasts dance and urban music is one of a number of Salford organisations benefitting from apprenticeship funding from Sodexo.   
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The managing director of Merseyside-based Bridging Finance Solutions has been re-elected to the executive board of Association of Short Term Lenders (ASTL). 
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