Newcastle-based house building giant Bellway said its revenue rose 3.5% to £1.78 billion and profit before tax climbed 9.8% to £307.6 million in the half…

Sheffield-based property investment and construction group Henry Boot plc said its 2021 revenue rose 3.7% to £230.6 million and profit before tax soared 105.3% to…

By Mark McSherry Manchester-headquartered international law firm DWF Group plc has agreed two new “association agreements” — with Portuguese law firm Nobre Guedes & Associados (NGA)…

Skipton Building Society announced that its 2021 profit before tax increased 129% to £271.8 million as it grew its membership to more than 1 million…

Doncaster-based DFS Furniture plc announced it intends to return £80 million to shareholders over a 12 month period as it announced results for the 26 weeks to…

Rotherham-based property and land regeneration firm Harworth Group plc announced it agreed a new senior debt package comprising a five-year £200 million revolving credit facility (RCF) together…

Newcastle-based food-to-go retailer Greggs said on Tuesday its 2021 sales grew to a record £1.23 billion, a 5.3% increase on 2019.  Pre-tax profit for the year was…

York-based house building giant Persimmon plc said on Wednesday its profit before tax increased 23% to £966.8 million in the year to December 31, 2021…

Severfield, the Thirsk, North Yorkshire-based steel group, said on Monday it completed a refinancing of its revolving credit facility (RCF) with its current banking syndicate. Severfield’s…

US private equity group Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) has delayed plans to raise £6.6 billion in debt to finance its agreed buyout of Bradford-based…

Rotherham-based property and land regeneration firm Harworth Group plc announced it has conditionally exchanged contracts for the sale of its Kellingley development site in Selby,…

Renewable infrastructure fund Greencoat UK Wind plc (UKW) has agreed to acquire a 25% stake in Burbo Bank Extension offshore wind farm near Liverpool from…

The £7 billion takeover battle for Bradford-based supermarket giant Morrisons between US private equity groups Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) and Fortress Investment Group will…

The £7 billion takeover battle for Bradford-based supermarket giant Morrisons between two US private equity groups looks set to be decided by the rarely used…

Manchester-based online beauty and nutrition retail giant The Hut Group (THG) said on Wednesday that it agreed to buy online retailer Cult Beauty for £275…

Shares of Bradford-based supermarket giant Morrisons rose another 11% on Monday to around £2.67 amid news that a third takeover approach from the private equity…

Shares of Greater Manchester-based Revolution Bars Group plc rose about 14% on Tuesday after it published a stock exchange statement saying its bars which have…

OakNorth Bank announced it has provided a £44.4 million loan to Manchester’s Bruntwood SciTech, the property business dedicated to development in the science and technology sector. SciTech…

Shares of Wakefield-based greeting card and gift retailer Card Factory plc rose about 8% on Friday after it published an update on its trading and…

Deloitte has announced the launch of a northern hub for its creative agency 368 in Leeds. First launched in London in 2018, 368 is Deloitte’s…

The Borderlands Inclusive Growth Deal was formally signed on Thursday — bringing up to £452 million of fresh investment to the Borderlands area of England…

GE Renewable Energy announced it plans to open a new giant blade manufacturing facility in Teesside, creating up to 750 direct renewable energy jobs at the…

Newcastle Building Society said on Friday its assets grew 11% to £4.9 billion in 2020 and it attracted 6,000 new branch customers, helping to growing its…

The UK Government has confirmed it completed the £5 billion sale of Bradford & Bingley plc and NRAM Limited (formerly Northern Rock) and their remaining…

Shares of Bury-based FTSE 100 retailer JD Sports Fashion Plc rose about 7% on Monday after it said it signed a “conditional agreement” to buy Baltimore-based…

Wealth management company Perspective Financial Group Ltd said it has acquired Darlington-based financial planning firm Atkinson White Partnership following the decision of the two founders…

Shares of Warrington-based water giant United Utilities rose about 4% on Wednesday after it published results for the six months to September 30. United Utilities…

Troubled Altrincham-based car dealership Lookers plc said on Thursday it expects a “material” underlying pre-tax loss for the first half of 2020 — and said an…

Chesire-based NWF Group plc, the agricultural and distribution business that delivers feeds, food and fuel across the UK, said on Tuesday its revenue increased 2.4%…

The London Stock Exchange said 521bonds were issued on the LSE during the first half of 2020, with $358 billionin debt capital raised. In its Debt…

Dechra Pharmaceuticals Plc, the Northwich, Chesire-based veterinary drugs giant, said on Thursday it raised £133.4 million by selling just over five million new shares in…

Highways England has announced that major upgrades to the notorious Trans-Pennine A66 road have come a step closer with the “official preferred route” announced for…

Port of Tyne said on Wednesday it is to become the new base for the world’s biggest offshore wind farm, Dogger Bank. Equinor and SSE…

British Business Investments (BBI) has announced a commitment of £50 million to Manchester-based Tosca Debt Capital’s (TDC) third fund (Fund III) at first close, with…

Shares of Virgin Money UK, owner of Yorkshire and Clydesdale banks, rose almost 5% on Tuesday after it issued a first quarter trading update confirming its trading…

Manchester-based online beauty and wellness firm The Hut Group (THG) said it raised about €1 billion in capital to help fund expansion. The new capital comprises a…

Blackburn-based fuel station and convenience store giant EG Group announced yet another expansion in the United States with a binding agreement for the acquisition of Cumberland Farms. Cumberland…

Leeds City Council said on Tuesday the old Polestar Petty printworks on Whitehall Road has been identified as the location for a new world class…

Manchester’s Bruntwood SciTech, the UK’s only property business dedicated to development in the science and technology sector, said it agreed a three-year £185 million funding…

More than £394 million is to be invested into the five local authority areas on both sides of the border between England and Scotland. The…

Yorkshire safety barrier manufacturer A-Safe is set to expand overseas thanks to an eight-figure funding package from HSBC UK. A-Safe designs and manufacturers safety barriers…

Thousands of new jobs and homes could be created in Warrington after the UK Transport Secretary approved £142.5 million for a new Western Link. The…

The Port of Tyne said it secured a £60 million refinancing package from Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking to support its investment programme. The five-year agreement,…

Chester-based identity data company GB Group (GBG) said it conditionally agreed to acquire IDology, a US-based provider of identity verification and fraud prevention services, for…

Blackburn-based petrol station and convenience store giant EG Group on Friday announced huge expansion plans in Australia by agreeing to buy Woolworths Group’s 540 site network (Woolworths Petrol)…

Japan’s Toshiba Corp said on Thursday it would cancel the £10 billion Moorside nuclear plant on the Cumbria coast after failing to find an investment partner…

Blackburn-based petrol station and convenience store giant EG Group announced on Tuesday a further expansion in the United States with the acquisition of 225 Minit Mart branded convenience retail stores and gas stations and related assets from TravelCenters of…

Knaresborough, North Yorkshire-based pest control firm Pelsis has acquired US-based Curtis Gilmour in a deal that will see it significantly expand its global presence. The…

Chesire-based NWF Group plc, the agricultural and distribution business that delivers feed, food and fuel across the UK, said on Tuesday its revenue rose 9.9%…

The Port of Tyne returned to business growth in 2017 — two years after the end of imports of coal — and is enjoying further…

Shares of Leeds-based WYG, the AIM-listed project management consultancy, rose 10% after it said its order book was up 14.7% to £166.4 million as at March 31,…

A £5.3 billion sale of Bradford & Bingley (B&B) mortgages acquired by the UK taxpayer during the financial crisis has been authorised by Chancellor Philip…

Newcastle Building Society said its gross mortgage lending rose 8% to £535 million and net mortgage lending was up 11% to £220 million in 2017…

EE, part of BT Group, has unveiled a new 4G home broadband product which could connect 580,000 homes across the UK, especially those in rural…

Blackburn-based EG Group announced a major petrol forecourt convenience retail expansion in the United States by agreeing to buy a 762-site network from The Kroger Co….

Newcastle-based software giant Sage Group, the UK’s largest tech company, said its revenue rose 22.7% to £840 million and profit before tax jumped 41.1% to £180 million in…

Selby, North Yorkshire-based power company Drax Group said that following the conclusion of an auction, Drax had been “provisionally successful” in its bid to acquire the assets of Louisiana…

Scarborough-based Sirius Minerals plc, the firm behind the controversial $2.9 billion fertilizer mine in North Yorkshire, said it plans to apply to move its share listing from AIM to the main…

Selby, North Yorkshire-based power company Drax Group said it is “participating in separate processes” for the acquisition out of bankruptcy of the operating assets of Texas Pellets and Louisiana…

A funding facility of £45 million has been secured for the 125 Deansgate office development in Manchester city centre. The clubbed facility has been provided by the…

More than 100 individual shareholders of Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) — coordinated by shareholder groups ShareSoc and UKSA — have requisitioned a resolution to…