Tuesday 5 October 2021

The shortlists for Insider's Midlands Dealmakers Awards – which recognise the achievements of the region's M&A professionals and attracted a large number of nominations – have been revealed.
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Keith Rose, director for business development (Midlands and South West Region) at Arbuthnot Commercial Asset Based Lending (ACABL), looks at how businesses in the region are succeeding in sparking a 'Buy-and-Build' revolution.
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A historic law firm based in Walsall is eyeing further growth after snapping up a Staffordshire counterpart.
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Pre-tax profits have risen at Worcestershire-based lighting company FW Thorpe during its latest financial year. The company has also revealed the acquisition of a majority stake in a Spanish firm.
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A Wolverhampton-headquartered electrical contractor has secured a £7m funding package from Share Credit Partners to support a debt refinancing and shareholder reorganisation.
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Telecommunications firm Wavenet has expanded with the acquisition of a counterpart. The deal follows Macquarie Capital Principal Finance's investment into Wavenet earlier this year.
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Stoke-on-Trent-headquartered Beswicks Legal has expanded its presence in the North West with the acquisition of Maddocks Clarke Solicitors.
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Aston Lark, a chartered insurance broker backed by Goldman Sachs, has snapped up a Birmingham-based firm.
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Frances Horne, associate landscape architect at Pegasus Group, discusses how climate change is increasingly on the forefront of people's minds. She explores how action can literally take place from home, however, without a change in attitude and action from governments and individuals, we will see the continued intensity of climate change in the years to come.
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Peter Prahl, SVP International and Digital Cloud for IONOS, Europe's leading cloud services and web hosting provider, shares insight on the latest IT skills gap research and why it's essential businesses pay serious attention.
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The West Midlands Combined Authority has secured a further £33m of government funding to accelerate its brownfield regeneration programme.
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Work has started on the transformation of a former NHS site to provide new apartments in Birmingham.
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Anthony Collins Solicitors has strengthened its social housing property team with the appointment of a new partner.
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Construction work has completed at a development of more than 200 homes in a Solihull village.
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A notice of intention to appoint administrators is being filed for listed engineering and construction specialist nmcn plc and its subsidiary nmcn Sustainable Solutions. The business said indicative offers have been received for the acquisition of certain trading operations, but will be conducted out of administration.
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Rick Gray, regional director at Faithful+Gould, says more collaboration is needed to unlock the potential of MMC across the delivery, operation, and decommissioning of nuclear facilities.
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A strategy aimed at strengthening economic links between the West Midlands and India has been unveiled.
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Aldi is hiring more than 1,500 people to work in its UK stores on a temporary basis over the Christmas period.
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Staff shortages and supply chain issues are piling pressure on Midlands businesses, according to new research from BDO.
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Wealth management firm Cazenove Capital has made three senior hires across its strategic regional hubs and London office.
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The focus of the upcoming Budget must be on injecting momentum and confidence across the UK, according to the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), with the organisation applauding Chancellor Rishi Sunak's ambition but noting that "details, as ever, matter" after his speech at the Conservative Party Conference.
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UK engine production dropped by more than 20 per cent during August, according to new figures.
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Warwickshire-headquartered land and property firm Rainier Developments has strengthened its team with a pair of appointments.
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An experienced podiatrist has acquired a practice in Dudley in a deal supported by Christie Finance.
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