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Friday 17 December 2021

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TOP STORY

Plans for a listed bicycle distributor to expand its Birmingham footprint with a new development look set to advance next week.
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INSIDER FEATURE

Natasha Walker, chartered trade mark attorney at Adamson Jones IP Ltd, highlights some key points to consider when choosing a name for your product or service.
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DEALS

A Midlands accountancy firm with almost 200 staff has secured investment from Horizon Capital, a private equity investor specialising in technology and business services.
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The Midlands office of lower mid-market private equity firm NorthEdge has supported the primary management buyout of ICP, a global marketing services consultancy.
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Eversheds Sutherland has advised Wolseley UK on five transactions in the past ten days, which enhances the plumbing, heating and cooling specialist's distribution brand.
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Specialist asset-based lender Ultimate Finance has strengthened its relationship with HSBC by extending its asset finance wholesale funding facility of £60m.
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Marks & Spencer has agreed a new £850m revolving credit facility which is linked to its Net Zero targets.
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INSIDER FEATURE

Gary Woodman, chief executive at Worcestershire Local Enterprise Partnership, says Worcestershire has the ideal blend of urban and rural life, with affordable locations, high quality of life and various organisations working to further strengthen the county’s offer.
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Helen Schwarz from GRG Executive Search takes a look at the compelling discussion that took place surrounding the topic of mentoring and sponsorship, and will delve into the other topics at a later date.
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PROPERTY

Plans to redevelop the site of a former social club in Birmingham to make way for a 16-storey apartment building have been recommended for approval.
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Land and property regeneration specialist Harworth Group has conditionally exchanged contracts for the sale of its strategic land site in Ansty for a consideration of £53.5m.
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The £6m transformation of a city centre building in Coventry into a major new apartment scheme designed for the post-Covid world of work has taken a step towards completion.
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INSIDER FEATURE

Matt Vincent, Birmingham-based principal at BOOST&Co, says that thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, the past 18 months have been some of the most turbulent and uncertain for business owners in recent times, and the spectrum of success and challenge has been broad. The amount of money that the government has spent on helping UK businesses and workers to recover from the effects of Covid-19 runs into hundreds of billions of pounds – but the end of state-backed recovery schemes doesn’t mean that companies should give up on growth.
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BUSINESS

Medical device manufacturer Abingdon Health has launched a new lateral flow test for the detection of Covid-19 antibodies.
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The chief executive of M6 toll operator Midland Expressway (MEL) is stepping down form the role at the end of 2021.
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The Bank of England has taken the decision to raise interest rates despite uncertainty over the impact of the Omicron variant of Covid-19.
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INSIDER FEATURE

All companies aspire to be fast growth, but being a rapidly-rising company brings a series of major challenges such a scaling up, funding and building a team. Most importantly, it means the founder having a clear understanding of their strengths, weaknesses and sense of purpose.
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OTHER NEWS

 

MEMBER NEWS

 

Interchange, one of the Colmore Business District's most recognisable locations, is celebrating two new lettings on the back of a major renovation. 
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A Nottingham-based care facility specialist has acquired two properties in the Stoke-on-Trent area.
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