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Wednesday 4 May 2022

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TOP STORY

Tobias Moers is to step down as chief executive of Aston Martin with a former Ferrari CEO set to take the helm at the luxury automotive business. In first quarter results, Aston Martin said it was well-placed to achieve good growth in 2022.
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INSIDER FEATURE

Liz Whitfield from Growth Plans looks at the benefits of thinking out loud.
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DEALS

A Leicester-based provider of construction consulting and testing services backed by Palatine has snapped up a Tipton company which employs almost 40 people and operates across the UK.
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Legal and professional services group Ampa - whose brands include Lime Solicitors and Shakespeare Martineau – has completed its merger with Mayo Wynne Baxter.
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An insurance broker with ten regional offices has been acquired by Aston Lark as it looks to accelerate its plans for growth.
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The Fat Hippo Group has revealed plans to more than double its number of restaurants and create 200 new jobs by the end of 2023. The move has been backed by a six-figure finance facility with Natwest.
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The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has said it is minded to accept plans to sell 87 petrol stations to address competition concerns relating to Morrisons's acquisition by US private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice.
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PROPERTY

A mixed-use scheme has been proposed for the site of a former business centre in Birmingham.
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Study Inn Group, a serviced student accommodation owner, developer and operator, has refinanced its second portfolio of assets with facilities totalling £161m.
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A commercial heating specialist has relocated to a new head office after outgrowing its previous base.
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Almost £5m of funding has been secured to support the refurbishment of the Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery.
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CBRE has added to its planning and development team in Birmingham with the appointment of a senior director.
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Contractor Henry Brothers has handed over a £4.4m nursery and forest school at Staffordshire University.
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BUSINESS

Revenue and pre-tax profits have risen at a Wolverhampton-based heating and air-conditioning equipment hire company.
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A long-standing Birmingham partner has become Shoosmiths' chief executive.
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West Midlands law firm Sydney Mitchell LLP has named four new partners as part of a wider promotions round.
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Irwin Mitchell has revealed a series of promotions to strengthen its Birmingham office.
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KPMG Law, part of the professional services firm KPMG, is aiming to double in size over the next three years, taking on more than 200 new lawyers.
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MANUFACTURING

LED lighting maker Luceco has said that it expects to report a shortfall in revenue and profits following a record year in 2021. However, the company's chief executive added that he remains "excited by our long-term potential".
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UK engine production continued to be impacted by the global shortage of semiconductors during the first quarter of the financial year, according to the latest figures.
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OTHER NEWS

MEMBER NEWS

Kids Planet has expanded with the purchase of a nursery in Halesowen.
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A Kidderminster hotel has opened a guest lodge following the completion of a £350,000 refurbishment. 
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UPCOMING EVENTS

SERVICES & GUIDES

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