Wednesday 1 December 2021

A new £1.24bn takeover offer for Blue Prism has been recommended to shareholders of the Warrington-based robotic process automation specialist.
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Steve Kuncewicz from BLM, looks at how subscription services could enhance client relationships in professional services.
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Weightmans has experienced an "extremely busy" North West M&A market and is expecting more of the same next year, a partner at the firm has told Insider.
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Manchester-headquartered banking technology platform provider BankiFi has agreed a co-development deal with The Co-operative Bank. 
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Canadian asset condition monitoring specialist JAtech Services has become part of the AVT Reliability Group following its acquisition by AES Engineering.
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Forbes Solicitors has advised on the sale of Lancaster-headquartered Cloud Commerce Group (CCG) to global creative transformation company WPP. 
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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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Tom Mantel, CFO of London Lash, offers his insight into five things you should consider when building an ecommerce business.
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Plans have been lodged for two 51-storey residential towers providing almost 1,000 new homes in Manchester city centre.
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Far East Consortium (FEC) has topped out at its New Cross Central development in Manchester, marking another milestone for FEC and Manchester City Council's £4bn Victoria North regeneration project.
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Six new leases have been signed at Manchester International Office Centre (MIOC) with all taking residence before the end of 2021. 
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Domis Construction has installed two tower cranes to deliver the next phases at Salboy's Castle Irwell Urban Village in Salford.
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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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Investment opportunities where the Northern Powerhouse meets the Midlands Engine will be discussed at Insider’s next online forum.
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The chief executive of Chester-headquartered GB Group has said he is "extremely pleased" with half year results which show a rise in revenue.
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A Manchester procurement intelligence firm is leveraging artificial intelligence to help suppliers increase their share of over £36bn in promised UK healthcare spend.
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North West law firm Harrison Drury has appointed an experienced solicitor to its property litigation team.
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Model railway company Hornby believes it is "as well placed as we can be" but admits that it is "hard to tell" what the outcome will be for its full-year results.
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UK engine production declined for the fifth consecutive month during October, according to new figures.
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Bury-headquartered JD Sports Fashion has revealed that a non-executive director has stepped down from her position on the board after more than six years.
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Accountancy and business advisory firm MHA Moore and Smalley has appointed a new tax manager to support the continued growth of its Manchester office.
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