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Latest News | A programme to boost the long-term economic impact made by the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games has been unveiled. It is anticipated that the scheme will generate more than £650m in investment and create 1,000 jobs.
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Marc Abrams, East Midlands office senior partner at KPMG, says the topic of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) is increasingly under the spotlight for privately owned businesses in response to a wave of scrutiny from stakeholders. This could be customers, employees, banks and other finance providers, owners, regulators, or the public at large.
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Staffordshire accountancy firm DJH Mitten Clarke has acquired Lloyd Piggott in a bid to grow its presence in the North West.
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A company which has developed biomaterial used for 3D printing medical implants has completed a £1.6m funding round. The business, which is now based in Nottingham, was spun out from the universities of Warwick and Birmingham.
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Growth capital investor BGF has invested more than £50m in the Midlands in the first half of 2021.
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Birmingham-headquartered Springboard Corporate Finance has advised Sykes Holiday Cottages on its acquisition of Best of Suffolk.
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Hoare Lea, an engineering consultancy which can trace its roots back to 1862 and has offices across the UK, has been acquired by global environmental consulting firm Tetra Tech Group.
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The £75m takeover of Proactis Holdings has completed with the chief executive of the procurement software specialist looking ahead to the "next exciting chapter in our growth".
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A global investment firm established in 1981 to manage Singapore's foreign reserves has joined the consortium led by Fortress Investment Group which has lined up a £6.3bn takeover of Morrisons.
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The chief executive of National Express said that he is confident the business will experience a "strong recovery" after cutting its pre-tax losses during the first half of its financial year.
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Coventry Building Society has been buoyed by a strong half-year performance.
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The reopening of the UK economy triggered a quarterly decrease in the number of West Midlands businesses in significant financial distress, according to new figures from Begbies Traynor.
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A major growth programme aiming to transform an area of Birmingham has been approved.
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A proposed solar farm which has the potential to power thousands of homes in Warwickshire is set to be backed by the council.
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A Cannock-based housing developer is expanding its footprint in the region with a new development of more than 50 properties thanks to a seven-figure finance package from Lloyds Bank.
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Northwood Urban Logistics has completed the acquisition of a multi-unit industrial scheme at Aston’s Advanced Manufacturing Hub in Birmingham.
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Property consultancy Eddisons has secured a four-year appointment as a key supplier on the UK Government's £500m Crown Commercial Service (CCS) estate management services framework.
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The UK arm of a German scaffolding manufacturer has reported a resilient year with revenue and pre-tax profits dipping as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. However, the business said that it is hopeful of achieving its aims for 2021.
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The chief executive of building products maker Epwin Group said that he is now anticipating pre-tax profit for the year to be ahead of previous expectations following a strong period of trading.
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Member Exclusive News | A new online platform focused on the beauty market has launched with help of a business support programme at the University of Warwick Science Park.
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Birmingham-based Principle Estate Management has won a contract to look after a luxury apartment development in Moseley.
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