November 2021

Co-op Bank looks for merger as it posts profit

Manchester-based Co-operative Bank — recently rebuffed by Spain’s Banco Sabadell in an audacious £1 billion approach for its TSB Bank subsidiary — on Friday posted a third…


Progeny acquires J M Glendinning Financial Services

Professional services firm Progeny has announced the acquisition of Guiseley, Yorkshire-based financial advisers J M Glendinning Financial Services. Glendinning was established in 1987 and specialises in…










Blackrock funds ‘selling 55m shares in THG’

Funds managed by Blackrock are selling about 55 million shares in troubled Manchester-based e-commerce, beauty and nutrition giant THG plc, Reuters reported, citing a bookrunner. Blackrock…


Sheffield’s SIG plans €300m bond sale

Sheffield-based international building materials supplier SIG plc said on Monday it has mandated bookrunners to carry out roadshows for a proposed debt offering of €300 million…