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Tuesday 17 May 2022

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TOP STORY

The historic company behind truck and van dealership brands Guest and Sherwood has hailed its team after reporting "exceptional" results for its latest financial year.
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INSIDER FEATURE

Nic Ferrar from Adamson Jones says there are many benefits to expanding your business to overseas markets – capturing a greater market share, increasing profitability, and growth being the main ones. In the current economic climate, innovation is key if UK manufacturers are to add value to their products to avoid competing solely on cost with goods manufactured elsewhere in the world.
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DEALS

The number of Midlands transactions funded by private equity or growth capital declined during the first quarter of 2022, according to a new report.
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IT and telecoms services provider Active has been snapped up by UK technology company Babble.
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FPE Capital, a software and services focused lower mid-market growth investor, has announced the successful final closing of its third fund, with investor commitments of £185m.
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The acquisition of a 560-strong designer, manufacturer and distributor of door and window hardware has been cleared by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).
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SME lender Recognise Bank is set to benefit from £8.7m in new capital following a funding round announced by parent company the City of London Group (CoLG).
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INSIDER FEATURE

Keith Rose, director, business development (Midlands and South West) at Arbuthnot Commercial Asset Based Lending, explores how businesses in the region can maximise their opportunities to drive growth through acquisitions this year.
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Fiona Holloway, associate partner at Claritas Tax, says it's no secret that millions of us are feeling the pinch at the moment. With sky high inflation rates, rising costs and interest rates and stellar energy bills, not to mention tax increases and the freezing of allowances which research predicts will bring over 1.2m people into higher rates of tax, surely we can rely on great trading conditions to steer us round from a now widely-predicted recession.
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PROPERTY

A trio of sites across the Midlands have been acquired as part of a wider deal.
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Mansfield-based furniture and fit-out specialist Deanestor has completed a contract to provide bespoke kitchens for a major development in Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter.
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Planning and development consultancy Turley has added to its planning service offering in Birmingham with a number of appointments.
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BUSINESS

Full-service advertising agency M3 has enjoyed a record year for its Birmingham office after it secured a string of new wins.
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Property consultancy Knight Frank has appointed a head of Birmingham new homes.
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Self-storage market entrant StoreAway has secured more than £16m in investments as it looks to expand across the UK.
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The chief executive of FRP Advisory Group has said the outlook for its key markets "remains positive" following a strong financial year with an increase in revenues.
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MANUFACTURING

A manufacturing outsourcing specialist has signed a major new deal to support the development of the "world's most productive" EDM drilling machine.
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OTHER NEWS

MEMBER NEWS

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has visited the transformed Alexander Stadium ahead of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.
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Preliminary works including archaeological investigations and the disconnection of existing services are underway at Castle Farm in Kenilworth ahead of the planned development of a new leisure centre.
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