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Tuesday 23 November 2021

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TOP STORY

A Harrogate-based asset management firm is set to be acquired by listed investment management group Kingswood Holdings in a multimillion-pound deal.
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INSIDER FEATURE

Melanie Ellyard, Yorkshire, Humber and Tees Valley, senior manager at the British Business Bank, discusses the big issues impacting smaller businesses in Yorkshire and the Humber and the need to address regional and sub-regional disparities in access to finance.
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DEALS

YFM Equity Partners (YFM) has raised £60m of committed funds through fully subscribed offers for its two managed Venture Capital Trusts (VCTs).
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Simplifai, an AI company with bases in Huddersfield and Newcastle, has secured funding to expand into Manchester and develop smart city tech. The firm has secured a £250,000 co-investment from an angel investor, GC Angels and E2E Capital Ventures.
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A West Yorkshire modular and portable building manufacturer has been acquired by the HLD Group.
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Shard Credit Partners has provided funding to portfolio company eQuality Solutions (eQS) to support its acquisition of The Education Guidance Service.
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INSIDER FEATURE

Last month, at Facebook's 2021 Connect event, Mark Zuckerberg used his keynote to announce some pretty big updates to the platform. Since then, the internet has been awash with talk of the "metaverse" but what actually is it and, more importantly, what does it mean for business? DTC marketing expert and agency owner, Amanda Perry, explores how businesses can prepare to capitalise on Web 3.0.
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Organisations that implement verified carbon management standards are showing leadership in their approach to minimising their impact on the climate and, ultimately will benefit from increased opportunity, writes Matthew Pygott of Hydrock.
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PROPERTY

Final plans for a new £26.5m rail station at White Rose, Leeds, are set to be considered by the West Yorkshire Combined Authority this week.
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Two new tenants have been secured for The Electric Press in Leeds city centre.
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Plans for the new pavilion building to support the transformation of the area around the iconic Corn Exchange building in Leeds city centre have been given the go-ahead.
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The regional managing director at Avison Young's office in Leeds is set to step down from the role in the new year.
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JLL has made a senior appointment to residential development team in the North East and Yorkshire.
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Planning permission has been granted for a £6.6m build-to-rent (BTR) development in Hull.
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Funds advised by Hilltop Credit Partners have completed £7.25m in pre-development bridging loans across the North of England and Scotland.
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BUSINESS

The chief executive of listed law firm Knights has hailed "another strong period of profitable growth" for the first half of the firm's 2022 financial year.
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British Gas will step in to protect the customers of a pair of energy companies after both ceased trading last week.
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Yorkshire law firm Holden Smith is set to open a fourth office.
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Professional services firm Aon has renewed its sponsorship of Harrogate Town AFC.
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MANUFACTURING

Listed food producer Cranswick has hailed "further positive and sustainable progress" in its interim results, with growth in revenue and pre-tax profit.
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Leeds and Bradford-based balcony and balustrade manufacturer and installer Bear Metals has made two appointments to its management team.
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OTHER NEWS

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Work is set to start on a £5.5m eco-friendly housing development in Sheffield.
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Financial services firm SMH has recruited a new marketing lead.
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