The Leeds-based Border to Coast Pensions Partnership, the largest UK local government pension scheme (LGPS) pool, has launched two new real estate funds on behalf of…

Manchester United plc announced an agreement under which Ineos chairman Jim Ratcliffe will acquire 25% of Manchester United’s Class B shares and up to 25%…

AJ Bell, the Salford investment platform giant, has estimated that FTSE 100 companies are set to return £137.2 billion to their shareholders in 2023 including ordinary dividends, special…

Denmark’s Ørsted has announced it will press ahead with Hornsea 3, the “world’s single largest offshore wind farm” about 160 km off the Yorkshire coast….

Sage Group plc, the Newcastle-based FTSE 100 global software giant, has published research by the London-based Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) that shows the…

Shares of Carlisle-based agriculture and engineering firm Carr’s Group rose as much as 9% after it announced results for the year ended September 2, 2023. Carr’s…

NCC Group, the Manchester-based global cyber security and software escrow firm, announced the disposal of DetACT, an advanced preventive fraud detection solution for banks in…

Coventry Building Society announced it has entered into an “exclusivity agreement in relation to a possible offer” for Manchester-based Co-operative Bank Holdings Limited. Such a deal…

The University of Manchester has appointed Professor Duncan Ivison as its next President & Vice-Chancellor. Ivison will formally take up his role on August 1,…

Shares of LBG Media plc, the Manchester-based parent of youth publisher Ladbible Group, fell as much as 10% after it published a trading update for the…

Wetherby-based life sciences company Avacta Group announced the appointment of experienced dealmaker Simon Bennett as chief business officer of its Therapeutics Division.  “Simon has over 26…

Manchester-based private credit investor TDC said it has closed its Impact Fund at £70 million “to meet strong demand from northern SMEs.” TDC said it has…

The University of Liverpool has reported that its total income increased 9.8% to £675.1 million in the year ended July 31, 2023, “mainly due to…

Croda International, the Snaith, East Yorkshire-based FTSE 100 speciality chemicals giant, announced that its chief financial officer Louisa Burdett intends to leave the company in…

The Handbag Clinic – the Newcastle-based luxury handbag restoration and preowned designer bag retailer – has raised a significant investment from the North East Venture…

Shares of Stockport-based musicMagpie rose as much as 20% on Thursday after it published a strong trading update for the full year ended November 30, 2023,…

York-based life sciences firm Aptamer Group plc announced that it has entered into a material agreement with a biotechnology company developing genetic medicines — a…

Liverpool City Council has welcomed the latest report from UK Government-appointed Commissioners which recommends the Secretary of State hands some decision-making powers back to the…

Shares of Manchester-based drug discovery company C4X Discovery Holdings plc fell as much as 10% after it published results for the year ended July 31, 2023,…

Leaders from Greater Manchester have signed a new exploratory partnership agreement in Tokyo with Fujitsu which is linked to the Japanese technology giant supporting the…

Wilmslow-based fashion firm Sosandar plc has reported “a record month of trading in November, with similar momentum in December to date.” Sosandar said revenue for…

Liverpool-based Surface Transforms, makers of carbon fibre reinforced ceramic automotive brake discs, announced it has signed a £13.2 million loan agreement with the Liverpool City Region…

Begbies Traynor Group plc, the Manchester-based business recovery, financial advisory and property services consultancy, said its revenue in the half year ended October 31, 2023, increased by…

Shares of AJ Bell, the Salford investment platform giant, rose more than 10% after it announced a “record financial performance” with revenue up 33% to…

Shares of Gateshead-based Vertu Motors plc fell more than 20% after it published a trading update for the three months ended November 30, 2023, that revealed…

Coventry Building Society has made a non-binding offer for Manchester-based Co-op Bank that values the lender at more than £700 million, according to London media…

Blackburn-based petrol forecourt and retail giant EG Group — owned by brothers Zuber and Mohsin Issa and private equity group TDR Capital — announced it has…

Marshalls plc, the Elland, West Yorkshire-based stone and landscaping firm, announced the appointment of Matt Pullen as chief executive officer designate. Pullen is a former chief…

Manchester-based consumer brands giant THG plc said it agreed to acquire skincare brand Biossance for a maximum consideration of $20 million. “Since inception in 2015, Biossance…

Shares of Manchester-based online holiday retailer On the Beach Group plc (OTB) soared as much as 19% after it said its revenue rose 18.7% to £170.2…

Manchester Airport Group Investments Limited (MAGIL), parent of Manchester Airport Group Funding plc, said its revenue increased by 25% to £705.3 million for the six months…

AJ Bell, the Salford investment platform giant, announced that Fiona Fry has been appointed to its board of directors as an independent non-executive director with…

Shares of ITM Power, the Sheffield-based green hydrogen and energy storage firm, rose as much as 10% after it published a trading update for the…

The University of Leeds has reported that its total income grew 6% to £985 million in in the year to July 31, 2023. The university…

The University of Manchester said its total income rose 10.5% to a record high of £1.344 billion in the year to July 31, 2023, with…

Dublin-based NomuPay announced that it acquired Manchester-based Total Processing, a “merchant services and bespoke payment processing solution provider.” NomuPay describes itself as an “end-to-end payment…