Latest News | The North West's most active advisers in the first half of 2021 have been revealed in a report by Experian, with the region having also enjoyed one of its best six-month spells of M&A over the last decade.
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Jennifer Lee, Liverpool office senior partner at KPMG, says the topic of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) is increasingly under the spotlight for privately owned businesses in response to a wave of scrutiny from stakeholders. This could be customers, employees, banks and other finance providers, owners, regulators, or the public at large.
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Private equity-backed Perspective Financial Group has revealed it has completed the acquisition of four IFA firms.
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Healthcare staffing platform Patchwork Health has raised £3.5m via Manchester-based Praetura Ventures alongside BMJ New Ventures to accelerate its mission to solve the NHS burnout crisis.
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Warrington-headquartered primary care property investor and developer Assura has given notice under its revolving credit facility agreement to voluntarily cancel £100m of the existing £225m finance package.
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With the impact of Covid-19 still being felt across the North West, how can SMEs generate the level of working capital they need to achieve their ambitions for growth? Joe Taviner, director of business development (North West) at Arbuthnot Commercial Asset Based Lending, shares his insights.
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Salford-based connectivity provider TalkTalk is to take on 60 new recruits as part of a scheme.
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North-West based fintech Fluent Money Group has announced a brand refresh as part of its growth plans.
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Bathroom and kitchen products supplier Norcros has strengthened its senior executive team with a new appointment.
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Transport for the North has appointed a pair of senior figures to the roles of chief executive and acting chair.
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TUI is restarting flights to Croatia from Manchester Airport this weekend as part of its summer schedule.
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Decarbonising the UK’s transport system is a monumental task. Transport is responsible for a fifth of the UK’s greenhouse gas emissions, and progress has flatlined. Electric vehicles (EVs) will play a crucial role, so keeping them charged is one of this decade’s biggest national infrastructure priorities, says Katherine Burden, senior green technologies and services advisor at GC Business Growth Hub.
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Updated details have been revealed of a scheme to build more than 400 apartments at the site of a former university building in Preston.
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Four key developments have been agreed by Manchester’s planning committee this week.
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A Manchester-based tax advisory firm has relocated its head office from its longtime home.
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A scheme to build more than 100 homes, which would form part of a wider housing development, has been recommended for refusal.
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Plans have accelerated for a Bolton business park to become an environmental centre of excellence.
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Kendal College is in the final stages of negotiations to acquire the upper floor of Westmorland Shopping Centre.
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Bury-based property surveyor Nolan Redshaw has said it is "delighted" after an Aldi site it has been working on received the go-ahead.
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Jay Crossland, chief operations officer at London Lash, looks at how supply chain optimisation is a key growth enabler.
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Images from the Made in the North West Awards 2021 - which celebrated the cream of the region's manufacturing industry - are now available to view online.
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Staff and supply shortages impacted UK car production during June 2021, according to new figures.
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The University of Salford has been selected as a recipient of investment from the UK government's Strength in Places Fund.
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Member Exclusive News | Oldham-based company NPS Solar has started work to install more than 1,500 solar panels in Salford.
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Plans to build 16 homes in Middleton have been boosted after receiving a positive recommendation from planners.
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