Financial and Professional Services
Manchester has the largest Financial and Professional Services sector outside London and it is a key driver for growth in the region. pro-manchester was originally set up to support this sector specifically and these companies continue to make up a significant proportion of our membership. We provide a wide range of activity to support this sector, including but not limited to:
Quarterly Economic Updates
2 Yearly Chairman’s Dinners
An annual visit Lord Mayor of the City of London
Regular briefings with the Governor or a representative from the Bank of England and Monetary Policy Committee
Regular Legislation and Regulatory Updates
A dedicated Corporate Finance Programme
By Kyra Richards, Monevo Canopy and Monevo have partnered to empower renters’ financial health by offering tailored financial products and […]
Look Ahead, Look Ahead, Look Ahead – The Importance of look term cashflow forecasting. One of the areas that I […]
By Jack Roper, Investment Manager-Investec Jack Roper, Investment Manager at Investec Wealth & Investment (UK), talks through the different aspects […]
Earlier this month Hardman & Co hosted a Pro-Manchester member event entitled ‘Do you know the value of your business? […]
By Kyra Richards, Monevo Learn about the latest trends, challenges, and opportunities in the financial services industry discussed by industry […]
Long Term Vision, Short Term Plan. Now that year end is out of the way and that we have had […]
by Stewart Haworth, Director of Debt Finance at OakNorth Bank Our lending extends to all sorts of companies located across […]
By Sarah Lawless, The PHA Group On Thursday 15th February Pro Manchester as they welcomed 450 delegates for their annual […]
Selling your business is typically a “once in a lifetime” event for many business owners. Therefore, choosing to work with […]
Dealroom data shared by Sifted shows funding for UK tech fell to $18.4bn in 2023 from $31.3bn in 2022 and […]
Our Corporate Finance partner, Andrew Feeke, analyses M&A in the mid-market and what we should expect in 2024. With interest […]
Keep it Simple, Report by Exception, Use KPIs Keep it Simple. Albert Einstein once said: “If you can’t explain it […]
“Most businesses ill-prepared to capitalise” warns expert 50% of business exits have stemmed from an unexpected approach from a buyer, […]
With a royalty-free high-resolution jpeg image of Nicola Clark, a Manchester-based restructuring expert at UK top 10 accountancy firm Azets, […]
Authors: Jack Livsey & Jason Teng On 1st November, Potter Clarkson collaborated with Pro-Manchester and Bruntwood to host an event […]
I believe that a Portfolio Finance Director fulfils 4 roles: Strategist, helping businesses determine their purpose, understand their role in […]
Fundraising, whether debt or equity, is rarely a straightforward process for most businesses – and that is particularly so with […]
What is a SaaS business? In a traditional software business model, software was typically sold and installed onto the customers’ […]
The role of a finance director (FD) is to oversee and manage the financial activities and strategies of an organisation. […]
As we all know, the Covid-19 pandemic brought the world to its knees. Many businesses witnessed the negative impact first-hand. […]
By MHA Moore & Smalley In 2017 HMRC established the Trust Registration Service (TRS) which is a digital platform trustees […]
Moore & Smalley’s Corporate Finance Director, Stephen Gregson, shares his thoughts on the UK’s rising rate of inflation. You don’t […]
It is not hard to find news stories relating to fraud perpetrated against charities by both internal and external fraudsters. […]
By Carolyn Gelling, The International Stock Exchange Group As sponsor of the pro-manchester Virtual Corporate Finance Lunch 2021 held on […]
Leading independent law firm Brabners has promoted four colleagues to its partnership in the latest round of promotions following another […]
Property lender Together has appointed experienced finance expert Alex Bodie to head up its combined Corporate and Community Housing team. […]
Pareto Financial Planning, the award-winning Manchester-based financial services business, today reported continued strong growth across the business for 2023/2024. With […]
The University of Manchester invites you to join us for a friendly and informative and practical networking meeting all about […]
Pareto Financial Planning, the award-winning Manchester based financial services business, today announces the appointment of Suzanne Chadwick as Head of […]
Manchester-based business lender Praetura Commercial Finance – together with sister company Zodeq – has secured a £200m asset-based lending securitisation […]
Manchester is forecast to outpace the UK’s economic growth rate between 2024 and 2027, according to EY’s latest Regional Economic […]
Pareto Financial Planning, the award-winning Manchester based financial services business, today announced that it has appointed Joseph Warne as senior […]
• £380.4m small balance commercial real estate MBS • 95% Advance Rate • 82.0% of issued notes expected to be […]
Six profit warnings were issued by UK-listed companies in the North West in Q3 2023, down from eight in the […]
Cowgills corporate finance and tax teams have advised Scorpion on their external fundraising, devising the transaction structure for a leveraged […]
Company insolvencies continue to creep up in England and Wales, according to analysis of new Insolvency Service data by the […]
Profit warnings issued by UK-listed companies in the North West of England in Q2 2023 almost halved quarter-on-quarter, according to […]
Pareto Financial Planning, the award-winning Manchester-based financial services business, recently celebrated its 15 year anniversary. As well as reflecting on […]
Manchester Metro Bank colleagues will celebrate Armed Forces Day on Saturday 24 June. The annual celebration offers the chance to […]
88 Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) projects in the North West in 2022, up 18.9% from 74 in 2021. North West […]
During a four-year partnership with LDC, MSQ completed five acquisitions, expanded its executive leadership team; more than doubled its revenues […]
Cheadle-based specialist lender Together, has donated £250,000 to support hundreds of young people into safe and secure housing. The donation […]
Praetura Commercial Finance has provided leading British cycling distributor ZyroFisher with a £25m asset-based lending facility to supercharge its growth. […]
At this event we welcome Simon Wright from The Prince’s Trust, he will discuss issues around employability and talk about […]
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· Milestone fund close sees Praetura Ventures raise £100m in three years The latest fundraise marks a milestone for the […]
MHA Moore & Smalley are delighted to offer a series of Summer seminars: Liverpool Finance Directors’ Network JUNE 14 […]
SaaS company Fluid.work has secured £2m investment from Manchester-based venture capital investor, Praetura Ventures. The investment will allow Fluid.work to […]
LDC has kickstarted its annual search to find Britain’s most exceptional entrepreneurs and is inviting mid-market business leaders from across […]
Cowgills Corporate Finance team has advised industry-leading digital agency Unrvld on its acquisition of Belfast-based agency, Made to Engage. Unrvld […]
Percayso Inform will use the investment to drive product development, access new sectors of the UK insurance market and better […]
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Manchester-based corporate advisory firm Rickitt Mitchell is investing in its team with the promotion of Charlotte Greenhalgh to Manager. The […]
2020 financial year highlights at TISE Revenue increased to a record £8.4 million Profit increased 4.2% to £3.6 million Earnings […]