{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Regional technology news - North - TechSparx - Business technology stories in the North","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.techsparx.co.uk\/north","title":"\u00a3112 million takeover for Target Group approved - Regional technology news - North - TechSparx - Business technology stories in the North","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"KoOSVtG4WA\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.techsparx.co.uk\/north\/112-million-takeover-target-group-approved\/\">\u00a3112 million takeover for Target Group approved<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techsparx.co.uk\/north\/112-million-takeover-target-group-approved\/embed\/#?secret=KoOSVtG4WA\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;\u00a3112 million takeover for Target Group approved&#8221; &#8212; Regional technology news - North - TechSparx - Business technology stories in the North\" data-secret=\"KoOSVtG4WA\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.techsparx.co.uk\/north\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.techsparx.co.uk\/north\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Software-development.jpg","thumbnail_width":2520,"thumbnail_height":2100,"description":"The \u00a3112m takeover of Chester-based\u00a0financial services outsourcing and software provider Target Group can go ahead after it was granted approval by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Indian multinational Tech Mahindra is behind the aquisition, and plans were revealed in May 2016. However, the deal was subject to the approval of the regulator which has now [&hellip;]"}