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The Green Investment Bank Offshore Wind Fund said it exceeded its initial £1 billion target with its sixth UK asset acquisition — a 44% stake in the…

Darwen, Lancashire-based engineering firm WEC Group said it has launched a major recruitment drive after securing a £6 million aerospace order for an Airbus assembly factory in Germany….

Shares of Bury-based JD Sports Fashion rose about 9% after it said in a trading update it expects its profit before tax and exceptional items for…

Science and technology park operator Manchester Science Partnerships (MSP) said it submitted a planning application to Manchester City Council seeking approval for its proposed £60…

Merseyside-based soft drinks firm Nichols plc said in a trading update for the year to December 31 that group revenue increased 7.3% to £117.3 million. Nichols said the growth…

Manchester-based online fashion retailer boohoo.com said sales rose 47% to £241.61 million in the 10 months to December 31, and soared 55% to £114.29 million in the…

Shares of Bradford-based retailer Morrisons rose another 4% after it said sales in the nine weeks to January 1 were the strongest in seven years and…

Liverpool-based ChargePoint Technology said it secured a multi-million pound investment from private equity investor LDC, part of Lloyds Banking Group, to help it meet international demand…

Warrington-based advisory firm Dow Schofield Watts advised on 42 deals worth over £770 million during 2016 — an increase in value of almost £500 million on…

The UK government said its has now recovered more than £18 billion of the £20.3 billion that taxpayers injected into the Lloyds Banking Group — owner of the Halifax,…

Sale-based property services firm Styles&Wood Group plc said it acquired Kent-based specialist mechanical, electrical and environmental consultancy The GDM Group Limited for an initial payment of £4 million in cash and…

Leeds-based private equity firm Endless LLP said that Endless Fund IV acquired IT storage infrastructure firm MTI Europe BV from US-based private equity fund Garnett and Helfrich…

Manchester-based housing association Great Places Housing Group and its partners said they secured £36.2 million of government funding to build 1,381 affordable homes across the…

Manchester-based commercial property company Bruntwood said it secured a new £115.5 million, 15-year debt facility with Aviva Investors Real Estate Finance. Family-owned Bruntwood said the new loan “creates…

Staffordshire-based JCB said it has won one of the biggest orders in the company’s 71-year history –a $142 million deal to supply the United States Army with a…

Shares of York-based Gear4music, the online international retailer of musical instruments and equipment, rose almost 4% after it revealed its sales soared 55% to £24.4 million in the four…

Property developer Glenbrook said it submitted a planning application to Salford City Council to build 270 private rented apartments on the last remaining undeveloped site overlooking Erie Basin…

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…

Leeds United Football Club confirmed that sports media executive Andrea Radrizzani’s Aser Group Holding, through it’s acquisition vehicle Greenfield Investment, has bought 50% of the club’s share capital. Leeds…

Manchester City Council is proposing to invest an extra £100 million “to get roads to a good standard and keep them there” and make sure the area’s…

Manchester-based cyber security and risk mitigation firm NCC Group said it sold the Open Registry group of companies for about €3.75 million. The Open Registry group of companies comprises…

North East England Chamber of Commerce president Mike Matthews outlined the region’s aspiration to be a “Global North East” as he unveiled the chamber members’ 2017 Manifesto….

Harworth Group, the brownfield regeneration and property investment company, said it acquired Four Oaks Business Park in Preston, Lancashire for £13.5 million as part of its strategy…

The Rugby Football League (RFL) confirmed on January 3 that the administrator of Bradford Bulls (Northern) Limited has confirmed that the club has ceased trading. “While…

Manchester-based online fashion retailer boohoo.com plc said it completed the acquisition of 66% of 21 Three Clothing Company Ltd — known as PrettyLittleThing — for £3.3 million in cash….

The UK government said its £1.2 billion Starter Homes Land Fund will soon start to provide new homes for first-time buyers aged between 23 and…

The UK’s manufacturing sector ended 2016 on a positive note with rates of growth for production and new orders in December among the best seen over…

BAE Systems said its need for a continuous supply of skilled employees — in particular for submarine programmes at Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria — has led to the company currently training a…

Jim Duffy, co-founder of business incubator network Entrepreneurial Spark, announced he will leave the company in the summer of 2017. Duffy said Entrepreneurial Spark will…

Nelson, Lancashire-based IT infrastructure and communications firm Daisy Group said it completed its acquisition of rival firm Alternative Networks plc. Daisy Group said the deal values Alternative Networks…

A new report showed that North Shields has seen the North East of England region’s biggest house value growth over the last 12 months, with…

The Russell Group of 24 leading UK universities — which includes Manchester, Newcastle, Durham, Liverpool, Sheffield, Nottingham, York and Leeds — is looking for a new director…

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

Manchester-based online fashion retailer boohoo.com plc said it has made an offer to acquire “certain intellectual property assets” from US retailer Nasty Gal Inc for $20…

Sports Direct International said it agreed sell its rights to the Dunlop brand and related wholesale and licensing businesses to Sumitomo Rubber Industries (SRI) for $137.5 million in…

Tritax Big Box REIT, a real estate investment trust, said it exchanged contracts — conditional on receiving planning consent — to provide forward funding for two large distribution warehouses at Warth…

UK Land Estates said it received planning permission for a major project to increase the size of Blaydon town centre in Gateshead with a new supermarket, shops…

PD Ports agreed a three-year deal with soya bean and oilseed rape crusher Glencore Agriculture UK to use Teesport as its northern distribution hub. Glencore’s new…

Billingham-based Able UK announced a major expansion of its vehicle storage and distribution operations on the Humber with the signing of a nine-year contract with…

Deutsche Bank said it reached a settlement in principle with the US Department of Justice (DoJ) regarding civil claims in connection with the bank’s issuance and underwriting…

The UK’s Treasury Committee has launched an inquiry into the effectiveness and impact of post-2008 monetary policy in the UK. Andrew Tyrie MP, chairman of the…