Colleagues at Alderley Edge based Clarion Wealth Planning are celebrating after its paraplanning team won a national accolade at the Professional Paraplanner Awards 2022. Clarion took home the Paraplanner Team of the Year honour at the awards, which took place in-person in London for the first … [Read more...]
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A fifth of North-west businesses held back by lack of growth funding awareness
Despite high business confidence, nearly a fifth of SMEs in the North-west report they are unaware of growth funding options available to them, according to new research from asset manager and growth capital provider, BOOST&Co. In its 2022 Geared for Growth report, BOOST&Co … [Read more...]
New fund launched to boost Cheshire life sciences sector
A new £20 million fund has launched to help life sciences sector businesses in Cheshire, Warrington and Greater Manchester scale up. A partnership between Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA), Cheshire and Warrington Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP), Bruntwood SciTech and Praetura … [Read more...]
Carbon-to-value pioneer completes multi-million pound funding round
Alderley Park based Econic Technologies has announced it has closed a multi-million pound funding round to accelerate the commercialisation of its pioneering carbon-to-value technology that converts waste CO2 into a raw material which can replace fossil fuel derived resources. Incoming investor, … [Read more...]
Manchester Airport to benefit from share of £28.5 billion Australian investment in UK
Australian firms have announced a £28.5 billion total investment into UK businesses and infrastructure, including at Manchester Airport. Manchester Airport is set to receive a funding boost as IFM Investors, which own a 35.5% stake in Manchester Airports Group, have committed to putting £3 … [Read more...]
£39.8 billion R&D budget is largest ever
The government has announced that the Department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) will have have a research and development (R&D) budget of almost £40 billion for 2022-25. The £39.8 billion, to be allocated between partner organisations, is the largest commitment to BEIS … [Read more...]
North West to see record year of equity investment
A new report from the British Business Bank has found that the markets conditions are ripe for the North West to see record levels of equity investment in 2022. The British Business Bank this week published results of its eighth annual Small Business Finance Market 2021/22 survey which found the … [Read more...]
Investor plans to build on successful 2021 of North-west deals
Capital growth investor, BGF, has pledged further investment in the North-west this year, after a record year of deals in 2021. In 2021, BGF invested £70 million to support the rapid growth of businesses in the region. The investor also successfully exited from a record number of enterprises … [Read more...]
Alderley Park contract research firm secures £700k investment
A contract research organisation based at Alderley Park has secured £700,000 in its latest funding round, led by existing investor, Mercia; the investment will help support continued growth at the firm. Gentronix provides toxicology testing to companies developing pharmaceutical products in order … [Read more...]
John Lewis launches first investment products
Retailer John Lewis has announced a partnership with digital wealth manager, Nutmeg, to launch its first investment products. Nutmeg and John Lewis plan to launch three new investment products to offer a simple way for first-time investors to consider stocks and shares over traditional savings … [Read more...]
Investor backs North-west businesses with £41 million so far in 2021
Growth capital investor, BGF, has revealed it has so far invested £41 million in North-west businesses during the first six months of 2021. BGF's investments included £20 million of growth capital investment for seven businesses in the region, and £21 million in follow-on funding for its existing … [Read more...]
Northern SMEs secure over £100 million of NPIF investment during pandemic
Over 270 small businesses across the North of England have secured more than £100 million in investment from the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (NPIF) since the Covid-19 pandemic took hold in April 2020. Of that total, Northern SMEs have received £35 million from equity investments; NPIF’s … [Read more...]