October 2022




Bodycote hires Rolls-Royce’s Ben Fidler as CFO

Bodycote, the Macclesfield-based heat treatment and thermal processing giant, announced the appointment of Rolls-Royce executive Ben Fidler as its chief financial officer (CFO) designate and…



Mattioli Woods assets slip to £4.7bn

Mattioli Woods, the wealth and asset management business, said in an AGM statement that its gross assets under management have fallen 7.3% to £4.7 billion in the…


Speedy Hire CFO James Bunn resigns

Speedy Hire plc, the Newton-le-Willows-based tools and equipment hire firm, announced that James Bunn has tendered his resignation as chief financial officer (CFO) “to pursue…


SysGroup shares up 13% amid strong trading

Shares of SysGroup plc, the Liverpool-based IT services, cloud hosting and cyber security firm, rose about 13% after it published a strong trading update for the…










Jet2 in new £300m revolving credit facility

Leeds-based Jet2 plc announced on Wednesday it has entered into a new revolving credit facility (RCF) with Barclays Bank, Lloyds Bank, HSBC UK Bank and National Westminster…




Moneysupermarket Q3 revenue up 33% to £102m

Shares of Chester-based price comparison website Moneysupermarket.com Group Plc rose about 8% after it reported trading results for the quarter ended September 30, 2022, and…








Stockport’s KMP acquired by SP Plus of Chicago

By Mark McSherry Chicago-based SP Plus Corporation has acquired Stockport-based KMP Associates Limited,  a software and technology provider serving aviation and commercial parking clients throughout…






JD Sports shares fall 10% as CFO plans exit

Shares of Bury-based FTSE 100 retailer JD Sports Fashion plc fell about 10% on Wednesday after it announced that chief financial officer Neil Greenhalgh intends to…



ScS revenue tops £331m, but demand softens

Sunderland-based furniture and floorings retailer ScS Group announced its revenue rose 8.6% to £331.6 million in the year to July 30, 2022, and underlying profit before tax…




Manchester’s Connex One raises £93m in Series C

Manchester-based Connex One, a cloud-based customer engagement platform, announced it has raised over £93 million for a minority equity stake from investors including technology advisory and…








Genedrive shares up 30% amid FDA pre-submission

Shares of Manchester-based molecular diagnostics company Genedrive rose about 30% after it announced it has commenced engagement with the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) “to progress…




Leeds-based Ligentia completes Poland acquisition

Leeds-based Ligentia Group, a global supply chain manager, announced that its acquisition of Poland-based VGL Solid Group (VGL) is now complete. Ligentia said the deal further strengthens…