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A step in the right direction for developers?
With confirmation in the news recently that Chris Grayling, the Justice Secretary, has proposed reforms to the Judicial Review system it is hoped that this is a further step in the right direction for developers.
Under the current system a Judicial Review can be brought in...
Award-winning private equity firm in buyout of specialist insurer
Fish Insurance, which provides products for disabled people and carers, has been the subject of a £30m secondary buyout by Inflexion Private Equity, the Manchester and London-based mid-market corporate finance specialist. Based in Preston, Fish has established itself since 1975 by providing...
Acquisition of domestic appliance business boosts Oldham firm
Ultimate Products, the UK's largest full service product sourcing and design business, which is based in Oldham, has added another business to a string of recent acquisitions as part of its expansion strategy. It has announced that Warrington-based Appliance365, with co-owner Guy Weaver, has...
North West remains attractive to foreign business investors
Although the North West attracted fewer foreign investors last year than in 2008, it was still the region which came joint second with Belfast after London as the most popular place for acquisition or establishment of new businesses. According to the European Attractiveness Survey compiled by...
Asda in £778m acquisition of discount retailer Netto
Asda, the Leeds-based supermarket group which is the second-largest UK grocery chain, has made a £778m corporate finance acquisition in taking over discount food retailer Netto from its Danish owners. Although the deal is subject to Office of Fair Trading (OFT) approval, if it goes...
Sixth acquisition of the year for telecoms business
Buying Liverpool's NPC Telecom in its sixth acquisition of the year, Chess is remaining on course for its declared aim of buying one business a month in 2010. Earlier this year, among others, the Alderley Edge-based telecoms business bought out Breeze Telecom, Company Communications (UK) and...
Private equity group in £200m acquisition of Poundland
Discount retailer Poundland, which has a branch in the Arndale Centre and ten others in the Greater Manchester area, has been bought by US private equity group Warburg Pincus from Advent International in an acquisition believed to be worth £200m. Poundland, which was founded in 1990 in...
