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Monday 10 January 2022

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TOP STORY

A Manchester-headquartered digital adoption platform provider has secured significant financing from Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and NPIF – Maven Equity Finance in a move set to create up to 60 roles.
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INSIDER FEATURE

Sam Jardine, technology and outsourcing partner at Fieldfisher's Manchester office, explains why you might want to check under the bonnet of your contracts.
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DEALS

TT Electronics has acquired the Oldham-based power and control business of Ferranti Technologies in a deal worth £9m, with the move in line with the group's growth strategy.
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Frenkel Topping, a Salford-headquartered specialist professional and financial services firm focused on asset protection for clients, has acquired Cardinal Management in a deal worth up to £10m. Cardinal works in close partnership with a number of key NHS major trauma centres to provide a major trauma signposting partnership support service.
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Manchester-headquartered Begbies Traynor Group, a listed business recovery, financial advisory and property services consultancy, has completed the acquisition of a firm of chartered surveyors operating across the South Coast of England, employing 27 staff who will integrate with Eddisons.
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A law firm has advised on more than £500m worth of deals in Q4, as M&A activity remains buoyant in the North West.
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Dealmakers from KBS Corporate have helped the shareholders of Custom Fire and Security sell the business.
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INSIDER FEATURE

James Bailey from Julius Baer International says the past 12 months have seen an increase in complexity for global families: travel and business have been disrupted, markets have been shaken, and health and family have raced up the priority list for the majority. Unsurprisingly, the results of the Julius Baer Family Barometer 2021 have been coloured by the Covid-19 pandemic, particularly when it comes to wealth planning.
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Napthens corporate lawyer, Victoria Bromiley, takes a look at employee ownership trusts (EOTs) and examines this popular structure for implementing an employee ownership model.
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PROPERTY

Developer and investor Quorum has submitted plans for two warehouses at Broadheath in Altrincham.
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An £850,000 refurbishment of The Miner's Arms in Adlington is planned for 2022, with work scheduled to start once a new licensee has been recruited.
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Global connectivity and cloud services provider M247 has completed the sale of one of its data centres to Pulsant.
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Tritax Symmetry is continuing its recruitment drive with the appointment of a new regional construction director.
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BUSINESS

Electra Private Equity is to be renamed as Unbound Group, an online multi-brand retail platform supporting the lifestyles of the 55 plus age demographic, and be relisted on AIM. Unbound aims to build on the foundation of its current main business, Hotter Shoes.
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One small step into export can be a giant leap for your business, that’s the message at Insider's upcoming First Time Exporters forum.
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Praetura Group, which provides debt and equity capital to small and medium sized businesses, has reported a record £253m year, as demand for its services continued to grow.
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The boss of an Ellesmere Port-based manufacturer of light commercial vehicle accessories has hailed an "exceptional year" in which turnover soared.
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MANUFACTURING

Sports and racing car manufacturer Lotus Cars has reported its best annual global retail sales performance since 2011.
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UK new light commercial vehicle (LCV) registrations bounced back from the pandemic-hit 2020, according to the latest figures.
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OTHER NEWS

 

MEMBER NEWS

 

AIM-listed investment company Vela Technologies has trimmed its holding in Northcoders Group, following a rise in the share price of the Manchester-based provider of training programmes for software coding since its IPO last summer.
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A director at BAE Systems has been named as the new chairman of the North West Aerospace Alliance (NWAA).
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