Latest News | Bibby Distribution, a £150m-turnover logistics business, has been acquired by a portfolio company of private equity firm Endless.
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Glyn Jones, service delivery director at BAE Systems and chair of the Made Smarter Pilot Steering Group at BAE Systems, says we're at the forefront of digital manufacturing developments in support of Industry 4.0. We are creating smart factories of the future, exploiting AI and digital expertise and technologies to drive down costs and improve efficiencies across our manufacturing capabilities. These ambitions are shared by Made Smarter, which is why we have been firm supporters since its inception.
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Pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca has agreed a deal worth $39bn to acquire Alexion Pharmaceuticals.
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The boss of a designer and manufacturer of event interiors in Hyde has hailed the support that helped drive growth at the business as "rocket fuel".
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Manchester-based agency Embryo and branding agency BGN have partnered to provide pet food manufacturer Burgess Pet Care with specialist branding, packaging and digital marketing campaigns.
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Blackburn-headquartered EG Group has agreed a deal to acquire a network of 285 petrol station forecourts in southern Germany for €485m.
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Construction software company Eque2 has been acquired in a buyout backed by private equity firm Westbridge. The transaction provides an exit for LDC and the current institutional shareholders.
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JD Sports Fashion, through its wholly-owned intermediate holding company in the US, has acquired international counterpart Shoe Palace in a deal worth up to $325m.
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Capita has agreed to sell its Education Software Solutions (ESS) business to a company established by Montagu Private Equity. The deal values ESS at up to £400m.
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N Brown Group has secured the support of shareholders in its bid to raise £100m.
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In an industrial landscape where even complex, engineered products and services are now bought in a completely different, more remote and independently researched style than years gone by, Alex Cairns argues that sales needs to align itself with marketing more than ever before.
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Bridges Fund Management has established a new base in Manchester as it eyes collaboration in the region.
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Manchester legal technology firm Summize has appointed former DWF chief executive Andrew Leaitherland to its board.
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A new jobs portal has been launched by the Cheshire and Warrington Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) as part of an initiative to support those whose jobs have been impacted during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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The North West is forecast to be one of the country’s strongest performing regions to 2023 as the economy recovers from the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a new report by EY.
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When it comes to talking through the challenges you face in business, working with like-minded business leaders can be an effective way to share knowledge and find solutions.
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A development partner has been selected for the £130m redevelopment of the Galleries Shopping Centre in Wigan.
Read More… | Downtown Salford, part of the McGoff Group, has completed a multimillion-pound deal with Aviva.
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Construction works have formally started at 4 Angel Square, a flagship office development in central Manchester’s NOMA neighbourhood.
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Wates Construction has started on site at £21.5m leisure hub redevelopment in Carlisle.
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A new algorithm-led property asset management business has launched after securing £250m in seed funding.
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Member Exclusive News | The award of £21m to The Factory, the new cultural venue currently under construction in the heart of Manchester city centre, has been welcomed.
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Tameside law firm Bromleys has promoted a non-solicitor to associate level for the first time in its history.
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