Today's West Midlands business news from Insider |
  View this email online Please add [email protected] to your address book  
 
 
West Midlands
Tuesday 2 February 2021

Latest News

Top Story

Marston’s board rejects takeover bid from PE firm

A US private equity investment firm's takeover bid for pubs and brewing giant Marston's has been rejected by its board on the basis that it "significantly undervalues" the listed company. Two prior bids, submitted in December, have also been revealed.
Read More…
Insider Feature
Feature 1

Ask the expert: New Standard Methodology; a cure for the housing crisis?

Howes Percival planning law partner Paul Hunt discusses the government’s plan to boost housing supply and whether it will succeed in meeting its ambitious target.
Read More…
Deals

IT firm acquired for six-figure sum

West Bromwich-based Langley Business Systems has acquired a Worcestershire IT firm for a six-figure sum.
Read More…

Browne Jacobson advises on PE-backed deal

The Birmingham office of Browne Jacobson has worked on a deal which saw a Palatine Private Equity-backed company acquire a group.
Read More…

Major shareholder ups stake to 20 per cent mark

A major shareholder in Walsall manufacturing group Castings has upped its stake.
Read More…

Blackstone agrees deal for holiday break group

Private equity giant Blackstone has agreed a deal to acquire the holiday company behind the Haven, Butlin’s and Warner Leisure Hotels brands.
Read More…

Priorities changing for businesses seeking investment - YFM

Businesses seeking investment and funding are increasingly focusing on culture and working practices, rather than simply valuation, according to research by mid-market private equity firm YFM Equity Partners.
Read More…
Insider Feature
Feature 2

Roundtable: Redefining Public Partnerships: Midlands

Partnerships between the public and private sectors have had a big impact in the Midlands, and could potentially achieve more.
Read More…
Business

Shared vision key to public-private partnership success

The importance of sharing a vision is key to successful public-private sector partnerships, an Insider event has heard.
Read More…

HS2 chairman resigns

The chairman of HS2 has handed in his resignation.
Read More…

Profit warnings surged in 2020

The number of profit warnings issued by listed businesses across the Midlands surged in 2020, new figures have confirmed.
Read More…

CWLEP appoints new chair

The Coventry and Warwickshire Local Enterprise Partnership (CWLEP) has appointed a new chair to help lead the area’s recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic.
Read More…
Property

Handover of £100m scheme completes

A property developer has finalised the handover of its Hockley Mills site in Birmingham to Legal & General and SRM. The scheme is set to bring with it 395 apartments and 28,000 sq ft of commercial space across eight buildings. 
Read More…

Additional space taken at employment scheme

A warehouse and distribution company has taken an additional building at Legal & General’s Fradley Park in Lichfield
Read More…

Demolition work starts at former nightclub

Work to knock down a former nightclub in Newcastle-under-Lyme as part of a major town centre regeneration scheme has started.
Read More…

Other News

NEW Midlands Top 500 Companies Database - contact thousands of the senior decision makers

Member Exclusive News

First homes handed over at £12m scheme

The first tranche of homes has been handed over to Stonewater at Living Space Housing’s Malvern Oaks development in Cradley, Herefordshire.
Read More…

Engineering company makes new investment

A Wolverhampton-based engineering company has made a new investment after it secured a funding boost.
Read More…

Services & Guides

Corporate Finance Directory

Corporate Finance Directory

Find an adviser to help you buy, sell or invest in a business.
Read More…
Best Places to Meet

Best Places to Meet

The region's top places to hold events, conferences and meetings.
Read More…
Best Places to Stay

Best Places to Stay

The region's top hotels and accommodation.
Read More…
Send a Story    Subscribe    Membership    Advertise    Contact
Tw    in    Fb
You are receiving this email because you subscribed on our website.

Unsubscribe | Email Preferences
Newsco Insider Limited
Boulton House, 17-21 Chorlton Street, Manchester M1 3HY
Registered in England and Wales: 02709518
© Newsco Insider Limited | T&C | Privacy Policy