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CorpAcq, the Manchester investment group started by entrepreneur Simon Orange and backed by betting tycoon Fred Done, is targeting another "three or four" deals this year after posting a 64 per cent rise in annual turnover. READ MORE...
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Warrington-based FS Walker Hughes, a developer of airport management software, has been bought by business technology company Amor Group. Read More...
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Manchester logistics provider Cardinal Maritime and Stockport accountancy firm Allens have launched a new fund to assist companies looking to finance international trade. Read More...
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Chorley telecoms group Elite Telecom has launched a £5m acquisitions fund to help it increase its market share. Read More...
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Rawtenstall-based Jacobson Group – the business behind some of the biggest footwear names in the UK – is on target to report higher sales despite the "dire" situation on the high street. Chairman Harvey Jacobson told Insider the group was "bucking the trend" and on the lookout for new brands to add to its portfolio, which already includes the likes of Gola, Ravel and Lonsdale. Read More...
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Budget airline Ryanair is today set to make a "significant announcement" about plans to expand the number of services it operates from Manchester Airport. Read More...
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Colin Cardwell, the director of collapsed Manchester retailer Corporate Identity (Clothing), has been disqualified for nine years after misleading the company's bank for financial gain. Read More...
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UK Trade & Investment's (UKTI) North West director Clive Drinkwater has stressed the importance of inward investment in rebalancing the economy after the government revealed more than 94,500 jobs were created or safeguarded across the UK in 2010/11. Read More...
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Henry Boot Developments has let the entire ground floor of its Courthouse building, which fronts Deansgate at the top end of Manchester’s Spinningfields, to renowned local restaurateur Steve Pilling and his chef partner Simon Stanley. Read More...
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A £115m regeneration project that will create 1,600 new homes in Salford has been approved by housing minister Grant Shapps. Read More...
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Manchester industrial property veterans Sara-Jane Preston and Brendan O'Herlihy are now in business as Preston O'Herlihy, having severed ties with BNP Paribas Real Estate earlier this summer. Read More...
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