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Monday 1 March 2021

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‘Exciting new chapter’ as fashion brand lines up float

A Salford-headquartered womenswear fashion brand has outlined plans to float on AIM as it looks to grow and begin an 'exciting new chapter'.
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Business Matters: National Model Design Code – A Framework for Design Quality

Andrew Gilsenan from Pegasus Group says the new National Model Design Code has finally arrived. Undoubtedly a significant event for urbanists and planners alike, the NMDC indeed makes good on Proposal 11 of the Planning for the Future White Paper to make design expectations more 'visual and predictable'.
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Deals

LDC takes £30m stake in surveillance firm

A Rochdale-headquartered supplier of redeployable surveillance products has been backed by LDC, with the private equity firm investing £30m to take a minority take. The deal forms part of the company's plans for an international expansion.
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NPIF backing for Greater Manchester firms tops £60m

Businesses across Greater Manchester have now received more than £60m from the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (NPIF) following record investment between April 2020 and January 2021.
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Speedy concludes Middle East business with $18m deal

Newton-le-Willows-based construction, infrastructure and industrial equipment hire specialist Speedy has exited its Middle East operations with an $18m disposal.
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European group moves for pet food firm

A manufacturer of wet and dry pet food for both dogs and cats has been acquired by a private equity-backed European group.
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User Conversion acquired by London firm

Manchester-based optimisation specialist User Conversion has been bought, with Hill Dickinson's Liverpool team advising on the deal.
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Business Matters: 2021 – Backing North West businesses to come out fighting

Tom Jack, from Endless LLP, looks at how North West businesses will come out fighting in 2021.
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Business

Administrators appointed to lending platform

A Greater Manchester-headquartered peer-to-peer lending platform has entered administration.
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Northern hubs join forces to call for sector backing

Six northern hubs have come together to call on government to back their struggling sector in its Budget.
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Pub Invest Group to create 100 jobs

The Pub Invest Group is creating more than 100 jobs as the hospitality sector comes out of lockdown.
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North West business confidence soars - Lloyds

Business confidence in the North West soared during February, according to Lloyds.
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Raft of client wins for tech firm

A Manchester-based tech company has secured a raft of new client wins.
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Business Matters: What happens to cryptocurrency in a divorce?

Fiona Wood, a partner at McAlister Family Law, looks at what happens to cryptocurrency in a divorce.
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Property

Medical group to expand after seven-figure backing

A Liverpool City Region medical group is expanding after being backed by a seven-figure funding package from Lloyd Bank.
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Northern Trust completes sale of Inskip site

Northern Trust has completed the sale of a 3.71-acre site in Inskip to Concert Living.
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Leonard Curtis opening Gateshead office

Manchester-headquartered professional services provider Leonard Curtis has extended its footprint with the opening of an office in Gateshead.
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BrewDog hotel an ‘exciting moment’

Bruntwood Works and BrewDog securing permission to bring a bar, restaurant and hotel to the former's new Bloc development on Fountain Street represents an "exciting moment", according to those behind the scheme.
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FEC starts on Red Bank clearance

FEC has started work at the former Red Bank carriage sidings in Manchester to clear large quantities of illegally fly tipped waste to ready the site for investigations and surveys linked to the council's Housing Infrastructure Fund works.
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Ask the expert: Are R&D tax relief and grant funding mutually exclusive?

Matt Hodgson, a partner at Claritas Tax, looks at if R&D tax relief and grant funding are mutually exclusive.
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Manufacturing

Senior hire at Ribble Cycles

Ribble Cycles has appointed a new head of creative.
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Cornerstone completes on latest project

Oldham agency Cornerstone Design & Marketing has completed work on its latest project.
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Zymurgorium secures Co-op listing

Manchester-based distillery Zymurgorium has secured a listing with Co-op.
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Greater Manchester Investment Guide 2021

Greater Manchester Investment Guide 2021

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