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Wednesday 2 February 2022

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TOP STORY

A masterplan outlining a vision for how to further improve Perry Barr over the next two decades has been recommended for approval.
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INSIDER FEATURE

Grant Peggie, director for venture capital solutions at British Business Bank, says from local manufacturers to innovative tech start-ups, small businesses are the foundation of the Midlands' economy and its future growth.
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DEALS

A Warwickshire-based logistics start-up is eyeing growth after closing an oversubscribed seed funding round at $3.4m.
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Walsall specialist castings and engineering group Chamberlin has conditionally raised £1.8m through a placing.
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BDO has advised on more than 400 corporate finance deals with a value of £46bn in 2021, the firm has revealed.
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Ramsay Health Care has completed its £775m acquisition of Elysium Healthcare, a mental health care provider with operations across the UK.
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INSIDER FEATURE

With the global cost of cybercrime predicted to top US$10.5tn by 2025, it is more lucrative than drug trafficking. Fayyaz Shah, operations manager at METCLOUD, explains why syndicates are targeting SMEs and what businesses can do to protect themselves.
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PROPERTY

The West Midlands Combined Authority's (WMCA) brownfield regeneration programme has secured another £28m from government to transform more derelict industrial land into new homes.
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IM Properties is embarking on the £9m refurbishment of a prominent office building in Coventry city centre.
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Persimmon Homes is investing more than £105m in the West Midlands through a trio of new developments.
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Birmingham office building Imperial and Whitehall is fully let following the relocation of brand agency L-E-A-P to the property's final suite.
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A training provider has moved to a new base in Warwickshire after receiving financial support.
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BUSINESS

KPMG has hailed a 'robust' performance in its annual results, despite the challenges posed by the pandemic, and outlined plans for investment to support future growth. The firm's Midlands operations helped boost the results on the back of a series of investments.
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Turnover has surged at the company behind a Worcestershire pharmaceutical wholesaler which is one of the largest of its kind in the UK.
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A pair of fleet management specialists are set to merge later this month.
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The government will today publish its Levelling Up White Paper, which will set out plans to spread prosperity and opportunity across all parts of the UK with 12 national missions.
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Premier League clubs spent £295m in the January transfer window, more than quadrupling last year’s total of £70m. Analysis by Deloitte's Sports Business Group said it marked the second highest January transfer spend ever.
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MANUFACTURING

A senior director at engineering giant Siemens has agreed to judge Insider's Made in the Midlands Awards.
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Hydrock, a Birmingham-based engineering, energy and sustainability consultancy, has welcomed a new associate director.
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The carbon dioxide industry has reached an agreement to ensure that UK businesses have access to a sustainable supply of CO2.
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OTHER NEWS

 

MEMBER NEWS

 

An investment company has snapped up a mixed-use Birmingham property.
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A Birmingham-based interior design business specialising in show homes and sales centres has completed its first series of installations in Scotland.
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