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A deal worth more than £2bn which will see Asda acquire the majority of EG Group’s UK and Ireland operations has been confirmed. Both companies are owned by the billionaire Issa brothers and private equity giant TDR Capital. Asda is to buy most of Blackburn-headquartered EG Group’s fuel, foodservice, grocery and merchandise business for £2.27

Black Sheep Brewery CEO Charlene Lyons Equity lending and advisory services company, Breal Capital, has acquired Black Sheep Brewery, its shop and visitor centre and its estate of public houses. Earlier this month the Masham based brewery warned that it intended to appoint administrators, blaming a “perfect storm” of riding costs and the pandemic. The

Shield Safety Group, the Manchester-based leading provider of professional services and software solutions across food safety, health and safety and fire safety, is celebrating its 20-year anniversary, with a series of major milestones. Since being established on 27th May 2003, the business and its clients have delivered over 50 million compliance checklists to protect its stakeholders,

More than £24m was owed by a loan provider as it entered administration with the loss of almost 140 jobs. The Manchester-headquartered Auden Group collapsed in March having been loss-making since it was set up in 2013. The business had provided short term (3-12 month) loans of between £200 and £1,000 to customers. It was