Starlight Investments, a Toronto-based global real estate investment and asset management firm, has announced the further expansion of its UK portfolio through the acquisition of a 300-suite…

Sage Group plc, the Newcastle-based FTSE 100 global software business, announced the appointment of Lori Mitchell-Keller to its board as a non-executive director with effect…

The 49% stake in Newcastle International Airport owned by infrastructure investment firm InfraBridge may soon be sold, according to reports. Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF),…

Wakefield-based greeting card and gift retailer Card Factory has updated investors on the diversity of its board after more than 20% of votes were cast…

Sheffield-based builder and developer Henry Boot and Feldberg Capital announced the launch of Origin, a “mid-box industrial & logistics platform” seeded with a £100 million development…

For-sale Runcorn nano-material firm Nanoco Group plc confirmed that at a General Meeting, neither of the resolutions proposed by activist investor Milkwood Fund were passed. Milkwood proposed…

Card Industry Professionals – the Grimsby-based card payment solutions provider – has been acquired by Shift4, a US-based company in payments and commerce-enabling technology which is…

Manchester-based holiday firm On the Beach Group said David Kelly will step down from its board of directors on January 10, 2025, having fulfilled his nine…

Sheffield-based builder and developer Henry Boot announced that Hallam Land, the group’s land promotion and planning business, has unconditionally exchanged contracts for the sale of 600…

The University of Manchester has appointed Professor Lou Cordwell as the inaugural CEO of Unit M, its new initiative to connect the university with, and…

Thousands of new jobs will be supported in the North East of England as contracts for the first carbon capture, usage and storage (CCUS) projects…

York-based house building giant Persimmon plc announced that Anand Aithal will join its board as an Independent Non-Executive Director with effect from January 1, 2025. Aithal…

Northern Gritstone has led a £5 million Series A investment into Manchester-based Partful, the manufacturing aftersales technology solution provider. The funding will help Partful to develop…

Shares of Manchester global cyber security and software escrow firm NCC Group plc fell as much as 18% after it said it has “seen a lengthening of sales…

Manchester Airports Group (MAG) said it handled a record 37.3 million passengers in the six months ended September 30, 2024. MAG owns Manchester, London Stansted and…

Begbies Traynor Group plc, the Manchester-based business recovery and financial advisory firm, said half-year profit rose as UK companies continue to face a high level…

James Cropper plc, the Kendal-based Advanced Materials and Paper & Packaging group, announced that its Advanced Materials division has entered into a collaboration with Oxford University to…

Manchester-based online fashion firm Boohoo Group said independent proxy adviser Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (ISS) has recommended that Boohoo shareholders vote against the resolutions at…

FirstGroup plc announced it has entered a lease agreement with Angel Trains Limited and Hitachi Rail Limited for the lease of 14 new trains at…

Netacea, the Manchester-based cybersecurity specialist that helps companies prevent online fraud by protecting them against bot attacks, has raised a further £4 million from Mercia…

Newcastle-based Newcells Biotech — whose laboratory models are used in drug development and reduce reliance on animal testing — announced it has raised a further £1.2 million…

West Yorkshire Mayor Tracy Brabin has unveiled a 10-year, £7 billion growth plan, which could support the creation of 33,000 jobs and unlock £26 billion…

Wakefield-based greeting card and gift retailer Card Factory said it has acquired Minnesota-based Garven Holdings, LLC and its subsidiaries. Garven trades as Garven Design and…

Salford-based investment platform giant AJ Bell reported a jump in customers and assets under management for the year as stock markets surged, while it upped…

England’s National Highways announced it is planning to replace eight bridge deck structures along the spectacular six-mile section of the M6 through Lune Gorge in…

North Yorkshire power generator Drax Group said Andy Skelton will retire as Chief Financial Officer and board member.  He will remain as CFO and a…

Boxphish – a Leeds-headquartered cyber security awareness and training platform – announced its acquisition of Trillion, an advanced threat intelligence service which tracks credentials shared…

York-based Animalcare Group plc said its newly incorporated Australian entity, Animalcare Australia Pty Ltd, has entered into a conditional share purchase agreement to acquire Sydney-based Randlab…

SysGroup, the Manchester-based IT services, cloud hosting and cyber security firm, lowered its full-year outlook on Tuesday as sales cycles lengthen on key accounts. For…

Manchester-based PRS REIT plc, a billion pound closed-ended real estate investment trust that focuses on new homes in the private rented sector, said it is…

Manchester-based holiday firm On the Beach Group said it will launch a £25 million share buyback programme, alongside higher annual profit and a positive outlook,…

Manchester-based Begbies Traynor Group plc said it is expanding its business recovery team in Brighton with the acquisition of White Maund Insolvency Practitioners. Begbies said…

Private equity firm EQT and Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund GIC said they agreed to acquire a majority stake in Manchester-based Calisen, four years after the…

Boohoo Group said it repaid £50 million of its £97 million term loan after selling shares to investors as part of its recently announced refinancing…

Supreme plc, the Manchester-based supplier of vaping supplies, drinks and fast-moving consumer goods, said it bought Typhoo Tea Limited out of administration for £10.2 million…

Proxy advisers Glass Lewis and ISS have recommended that Nanoco Group shareholders vote against the appointment of two directors put forward by activist investor Milkwood…

York-based Aptamer Group plc, the developer of molecule binding techniques for use in medicine and cosmetics, said its cash runway is “generous” ahead of its…

Manchester-based household products firm McBride has announce the refinancing of its banking facilities. The new facility comprises a €200 million Revolving Credit Facility (RCF) package,…

Supreme plc, the Manchester-based supplier of vaping supplies, drinks and fast-moving consumer goods, said it is in talks to buy Typhoo Tea, which recently entered…

Coventry Building Society said UK regulators the FCA and the PRA have given their consent to its £780 million cash acquisition of Manchester-based Co-operative Bank….

Bury-based FTSE 100 retailer JD Sports Fashion plc announced the completion of its €520 million acquisition of French sneaker firm Groupe Courir S.A.S, following receipt of…

Wilmslow-based pet and vet retailer Pets at Home Group reported higher profit for the first half of the year but lowered its outlook for the…

Leeds-based engineering services and infrastructure group Renew Holdings plc said its revenue increased 19.1% to £1.057 billion in the year ended September 30, 2024, and profit before tax…

Harrogate-based equipment rental group Vp plc said it has launched Vp Rail, an integrated rail business “providing customers with a direct access to all the group’s…

Supreme plc, the Manchester-based supplier of vaping and fast-moving consumer goods, said sales rose for the first half of the year, helped by its acquisition…

Sosandar plc, the Wilmslow-based fashion firm run by former magazine publishers Ali Hall and Julie Lavington, said sales fell as it held firm on pricing,…

Severfield, the Thirsk, North Yorkshire-based steel group, reported higher underlying profit for the first six months of the financial year, but ratcheted down its outlook…

Bolton-based electrical retailer AO World plc said half-year profit rose, as its direct to consumer business grew strongly, though not in the areas it had…

Hull-based meat processing giant Cranswick plc said sales and profit rose in the first half of the year, driven by its core pork business and…

Salford-based investment platform giant AJ Bell has called on UK chancellor Rachel Reeves to consider alternatives to inheritance tax (IHT) on pensions. In a letter…

Lucy Winskell has announced her decision to step down as Chair of the North East Combined Authority Business Board. Winskell became the first Chair of…

Leeds Building Society said it appointed Brendan McCafferty as Chair with effect from 1March 2025, subject to regulatory approval.  He will succeed Iain Cornish following…

Northern Gritstone announced that it led a £4 million seed investment into University of Sheffield single-molecule microscopy spinout firm Exciting Instruments. Co-investors into the round…

University of Manchester spinout firm Watercycle Technologies Ltd announced the closure of a $5.6 million Series A investment round led by Par Equity as part…

Warrington-based DSW Capital, the mid-market challenger professional services licence network and owner of the Dow Schofield Watts and DR Solicitors brands, has announced board changes…

Manchester online-fashion firm Boohoo Group said on Monday it has received the backing of its bank lenders after raising £39 million from a sale of…

British-Norwegian aquaculture biotechnology firm Benchmark Holdings said it sold its genetics business, which chiefly helps fish farmers produce more salmon, to a unit of Danish…

Struggling Leeds-based supermarket group Asda said this weekend that veteran retailer Allan Leighton, 71, would return to the company as executive chairman — more than…

Doncaster-based DFS Furniture plc said Marie Wall will be Interim Chief Financial Officer from December 2. Wall replaces John Fallon, who is standing down. She…

Starlight Investments, a Toronto-based global real estate investment and asset management firm, said it acquired three build-to-rent (BTR) communities under development in Manchester and Basildon for over…

Together Financial Services Limited, the Cheadle, Cheshire-based non-bank relationship lender, announced results for the quarter ended September 30, 2024, showing average monthly lending of £269.3 million, up 20.5%…