Northern Financial Review

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…