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Thursday 9 September 2021

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TOP STORY

Motor retail and aftersales service group Lookers has made two senior appointments as it reports "record" first half financial results.
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INSIDER FEATURE

Angela Smith from Innovate UK EDGE says innovation is an expensive occupation. The rewards can be great but so is the upfront cost, so companies should look at grant funding and investment. I’ve teamed up with innovation and growth specialist Mike Skinner to highlight some key questions we are asked while supporting companies through the Innovate UK EDGE initiative.
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DEALS

Sony Interactive Entertainment is to acquire Liverpool-based videogame studio Firesprite.
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Manchester-based fintech start-up company Collctiv has processed more than £3m in group payments as it targets a new funding round.
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Law firm Davis Blank Furniss has acted for Burnley-based EFS Global on the acquisition of the entire issued share capital of Thomas Harwood & Son.
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Huws Gray Group has sealed its fifth deal of 2021 with the acquisition of a long-established business with bases in Towcester and Daventry, Northamptonshire.
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INSIDER FEATURE

With many employees now returning to the workplace, Napthens head of people projects, Jenny Heyes, looks at transitioning back into a world of face-to-face interaction after working from home for the past 18 months.
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Billy Green, chief executive of London Lash, looks at how to navigate and mitigate the risk of common mistakes made by businesses on their growth journey.
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PROPERTY

The Derwent Group has submitted plans for a new Aldi store and a coffee drive-thru on land adjacent to a business park in Wigan.
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A new 131-homes scheme on more than nine acres of vacant land in Blackpool has been backed by planners. 
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Hurstwood Holdings has relocated its headquarters to Manchester city centre.
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Cheshire and Manchester-based boutique law firm Primas Law has advised on a new joint venture for the former Liverpool FC training ground.
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INSIDER FEATURE

Joe Taviner, director of business development (North West Region) at Arbuthnot Commercial Asset Based Lending (ACABL), looks at how businesses in the region are succeeding in sparking a ‘Buy-and-Build’ revolution.
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BUSINESS

Discount retailer B&M said it is performing "stronger than anticipated" in some areas in the first half of its latest financial year.
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Sodexo has agreed a long-term partnership as the exclusive venue partner of the DW Stadium.  
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Business advisory firm Quantuma has revealed it is growing its international footprint further as it opens an office in Dubai.  
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Law firm Aaron and Partners has made a series of promotions across the firm after it reported a year of continued growth. 
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INSIDER FEATURE

Insider’s “Powering Digital Innovation Roundtable” brought together a panel of expert speakers – North West fibre network providers, digital technology suppliers, local government, property developers, as well as some of the region’s most innovative businesses – to discuss what the fibre roll out means for the region.
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OTHER NEWS

 

MEMBER NEWS

 

Altrincham-based divorce and family law firm Maguire Family Law has appointed its latest solicitor as the firm looks to expand its growing team.
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Manchester-based Weber Shandwick has joined forces with The Food Foundation to provide PR and digital support to the latest campaign launched by Marcus Rashford. 
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