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Wednesday 28 April 2021

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Investors to become Co-operative Bank Holdings shareholder

A pair of global investment firms have agreed to become a significant shareholder in The Co-operative Bank Holdings as the group looks to build on its resilient performance.
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Business Matters: Masters of change

Vanessa Harding, managing director for Accenture, says the pandemic radically accelerated changes that companies knew were coming but didn’t expect to see so soon—igniting a new era of exponential transformation—and reshaping industries and human experience.
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Deals

Thorpe & Co acquires stake in Salford estate agency

Property investment boutique Thorpe & Co has acquired a significant shareholding in a fellow Salford estate agency.
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Arbuthnot details role in paint merchant MBO

Arbuthnot Commercial ABL has shed light on its involvement in the management buyout (MBO) of a long-established independent decorators merchant headquartered on the Wirral.
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Wickes demerger completes after Travis Perkins shareholders back plans

The demerger of Wickes Group has completed after it was backed by the shareholders of Travis Perkins. The chief executive of Wickes said it was a "transformational moment", with the now standalone business well-positioned to seize "exciting growth opportunities".
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Prime Global backed by LLCP

Knutsford-based medical communications specialist Prime Global has secured investment from private equity firm Levine Leichtman Capital Partners.
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Business Matters: Addressing cyber risk is critical to building back better

Martin Tyley, head of cyber at KPMG, says in line with broader national sentiment this spring, there is distinct positivity in the air when considering the cyber resilience of the region's privately owned businesses.
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Business

Loss-making year for Liverpool FC after Covid-19 impact

Liverpool FC have fallen to a £46m pre-tax loss after the initial impact of the pandemic on their financial results was laid bare.
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Shakespeare North Playhouse set for major milestone

Plans to bring forward the job-creating multimillion-pound Shakespeare North Playhouse in Prescot look set to hit a major milestone.
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Total Processing expands outside of Europe

Manchester-headquartered payments firm Total Processing has opened its first office outside of Europe
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New CFO for Lancashire Cricket

Lancashire Cricket has appointed a new chief financial officer.
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Business Matters: Adapting auditing for a pandemic and beyond

Sarah Reilly and Fran Johnson of WR Partners discuss the challenges of providing auditing services remotely and how they managed to adapt to working during the pandemic.
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Property

Sports brand to create 300 jobs with Manchester HQ move

A premium sports fashion brand has struck a deal to 22,100 sq ft at One Central Street in Manchester as it looks to relocate its Liverpool head office and create 300 jobs.
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Planners refuse Wigan development

Plans to build a residential scheme on the site of a historic building in Wigan have been knocked back.
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Redsun Projects secures Knowsley Industrial Estate approval

Redsun Projects has secured planning consent for a 50,000 sq ft trade counter scheme on Knowsley Industrial Estate.
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Business Matters: Back to work solutions for Covid-19

Nina Wyers from The Floorbrite Group Ltd offers practical solutions and innovations to limit the spread of Covid-19 in your workplace.
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Manufacturing

WFEL awards £12m Boxer contract

Stockport-headquartered WFEL has awarded a £12m sub-contract for the UK Boxer Mechanised Infantry Vehicle Programme.
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Regional Property Solutions appointed to NW portfolio

Hale-based LMO Properties has appointed Regional Property Solutions to manage its 13-strong portfolio across Altrincham, Hale, Hale Barns and Bowdon.
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New contract for Cornerstone Design & Marketing

Oldham-based Cornerstone Design & Marketing has secured its latest deal.
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