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Friday 3 December 2021

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TOP STORY

Business and advisory firm Cowgills, which was among the winners at Insider's North West Dealmakers Awards 2021, is expecting the M&A market to continue to be strong going into 2022.
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INSIDER FEATURE

Tom Mantel, CFO of London Lash, offers his insight into five things you should consider when building an ecommerce business.
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DEALS

A direct investing platform which has almost 800 employees at bases in Manchester, Leeds and London is to be acquired by global investment company and asset manager abrdn in a £1.49bn deal, it has been confirmed.
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A historic food group which employs 600 people has been snapped up by The Compleat Food Group.
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Confused.com owner RVU has completed an agreement to buy Manchester-based Mojo Mortgages. 
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Former Manchester United and England international player Nicky Butt has staked a claim in the UK blockchain industry. The ex-football star has invested in and joined Manchester-based GAIMIN.io, a new platform designed to boost the worlds processing power through high-end gaming PCs.
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Listed musical instrument retailer Gear4Music has completed its acquisition of AV Distribution.
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INSIDER FEATURE

Sarah Scala, from Claritas Tax, says earlier this year Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced that the government had committed to investing £100m in what they named the Taxpayer Protection Taskforce, staffed by over 1,250 HMRC officers. The taskforce was designed to target those who had abused the Covid -19 related support schemes and in last month's Budget the Chancellor confirmed a further £55m of funding has been allocated to the Taskforce for 2022.
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Steve Kuncewicz from BLM, looks at how subscription services could enhance client relationships in professional services.
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PROPERTY

Logistics company Harbour International Freight has snapped up more than 40,000 sq ft at Trafford Park for a new headquarters. 
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European technology company SAP has opened its new northern hub at Alderley Park, part of Bruntwood SciTech's network of innovation districts.
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A development of 68 homes has been approved in Salford.
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INSIDER FEATURE

Sue Barnard, North West senior manager at the British Business Bank, discusses the big issues impacting smaller businesses in the North West and the need to address regional and sub-regional disparities in access to finance.
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BUSINESS

One of Insider Media's largest events has sold out in record time, with the B2B media group's event director hailing the high demand already being experienced for 2022 from the business community.
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Manchester-based The Co-operative Bank will, as part of the next stage of its strategy, in-house its mortgage servicing operation.
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Reading-based SEO agency Blue Array is expanding into Manchester.
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Aer Lingus has launched its first direct flight from Manchester Airport to New York JFK.
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MANUFACTURING

Manufacturer Aztec Aerosols has opened its latest warehouse in Crewe following sustained growth over a four year period.
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Made Smarter's technology adoption programme in the North West has marked its third anniversary by helping its 200th business drive growth and decarbonise through digitalisation.
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OTHER NEWS

 

MEMBER NEWS

 

Salford-headquartered investment platform AJ Bell has revealed the appointment of a chief financial officer.
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Private rental sector and build-to-rent residential and urban regeneration specialist Sigma Capital Group has strengthened its team.
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