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Monday 19 July 2021

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Biotech firm secures £6.2m funding boost

A Coventry-based biotech company developing a new cell engineering tool for novel targeted therapeutic modalities has raised a further £6.2m of seed financing.
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Business Matters: Partner with universities to deliver gold standard apprenticeships

With businesses currently able to claim financial incentives of up to £3,000 from the government to take on apprentices, Aidan Friend, associate pro-vice chancellor at Coventry University with a focus on strategic developments and apprenticeships, looks at how partnering with universities can deliver a high-quality workforce now and in the future.
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Deals

Online lending platform smashes crowdfunding target

A Birmingham-based online lending platform has smashed its £800,000 crowdfunding target.
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Private equity acquisition of fitted furniture specialist wins DOTM

The acquisition of a Bilston-headquartered fitted bedroom and home office storage specialist has been named as the Deal of the Month for June.
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£969m deal agreed for student accommodation investor

A specialist investor in student accommodation is set to be acquired in a £969m deal.
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‘Considerable opportunity’ as beauty firm joins AIM

A beauty firm whose digital partners include ASOS, Zalando, Boohoo, Prettylittlething, Lookfantastic and Amazon is sitting on a "considerable opportunity" after carrying out an oversubscribed £300m placing.
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Tencent agrees £919m deal for Sumo Group

Chinese technology giant Tencent has agreed to acquire listed video game developer Sumo Group in a deal that values the company at £919m.
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Business Matters: Funding post-pandemic business opportunities with MEIF

Ken Cooper, managing director, Venture Solutions at the British Business Bank, looks at funding post-pandemic business opportunities with MEIF.
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Business

Use the tech you already have to drive innovation - expert

Organisations can drive digital transformation by better use of the technology they already have available rather than making major investments in new systems, according to an expert on tomorrow’s Insider forum.
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Profit warnings decline by almost 70 per cent - EY

The number of profit warnings from Midlands quoted companies declined by almost 70 per cent during the second quarter of 2021, according to new figures from EY.
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Kuehne+Nagel lands Birmingham 2022 contract

Birmingham 2022 has appointed Kuehne+Nagel as the official provider of event logistics.
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DX expecting profit boost from “strong momentum”

Delivery services giant DX Group is set to "significantly exceed" market forecasts for pre-tax profits in its latest financial year. The business expects to open 15 new depots over the next two years.
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Property

Official calls for commitment to long-term redevelopment

The official overseeing Birmingham’s 20-year masterplan has criticised some city landowners for an unwillingness to commit to long-term redevelopment.
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Likewise Group to create jobs with new distribution centre

Likewise Group, a Bromsgrove-based floor covering distributor, is to create 20 jobs initially, with the opening of a new West Midlands distribution centre.
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Birmingham apartment plans lodged

A major apartment scheme has been proposed for a site formerly used by a car repair garage in Birmingham.
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Contractor named for Birmingham apartment project

Birmingham-based property developer Cordia Blackswan has appointed a contractor to complete an apartment development on the site of a former jewellery factory in Birmingham.
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Stratford firm boosted by HS2 contract

A family-run business in Stratford-upon-Avon has received a boost after completing its first contract on the HS2 project.
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MetroPM appointed to Coventry apartment project

Estate management company MetroPM has been appointed to manage the maintenance and day-to-day running of a purpose-built apartment development in Coventry.
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Jamaican restaurant to open first Birmingham outlet

A Jamaican restaurant is set to open its first outlet in Birmingham thanks to a deal brokered by property consultancy FHP.
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Former Enterprise Rent-a-Car site snapped up

A home improvement business has acquired a former Enterprise Rent-a-Car premises in Birmingham as part of a deal brokered by Siddall Jones.
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Principle lands Milverton Hall contract

Principle Estate Management has landed the contract to handle the Milverton Hall apartment development in Leamington Spa.
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Christie & Co completes dental practice sale

Specialist business property adviser Christie & Co has completed the sale of dental practice in Walsall.
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