Latest News | Maven Capital Partners UK, a private equity investor and alternative asset manager which operates from ten offices across the UK, is to be acquired by Mattioli Woods in a deal worth up to £100m. Mattioli Woods has also struck a deal of up to £43.5m to acquire Ludlow Wealth Management, a provider of investment, financial planning and pension advice in the North West of England.
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Khush Purewal, partner and head of corporate finance at KPMG in the Midlands, says the M&A market is booming. Whilst 2020 was an unusual year for most sectors, since the easing of lockdown restrictions, it’s fair to say that COVID-19 has accelerated a change in the market’s approach. Both in the Midlands and across the country we’re seeing deal activity moving at such pace that we’re a long way ahead of where we were last year, with more deals in the pipeline than ever.
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The British Business Bank’s regional funds – the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (NPIF) and the Midlands Engine Investment Fund (MEIF) – have enabled more than £50m of investment into small businesses to reduce their carbon footprint.
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Designer furniture and homeware retailer MADE.com has set out plans for an initial public offering that could raise proceeds of £100m.
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Dr Koushik Das Sarma, programme facilitator for the Small Business Leadership Programme (SBLP) at the University of Derby, explores how business resilience feeds into business strategy, and draws on some of the questions and feedback he has heard from SME leaders currently on the programme.
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Full-service logistics and contract packing provider Lemonpath has launched a recruitment drive to fill 600 temporary posts across both its Loughborough and Syston sites.
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Castle Donington-based technology firm Synergy Logistics has revealed a trio of key promotions as part of its plans to grow its warehouse management system SnapFulfil.
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Professional services firm PwC has appointed a new senior partner for Midlands corporate finance deals.
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International tax, audit and advisory firm Mazars has reported revenue of more than £200m for the first time.
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Phil Barton from Partners& says it’s a well-known fact in the insurance industry that our first exposure to buying insurance is our first car. At that time of life, insurance is expensive and we don’t have the money (or frankly, the inclination) to make a prudent choice about what insurance we put in place – and that’s when our relationship with insurance is forged. Too often, we’re programmed to always look for the cheapest deal.
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A solar farm stretching across an approximately 165-acre site designed to provide electricity for thousands of homes has been proposed in Lincolnshire.
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The green light has been recommended for the proposed development of almost 100 homes on a former industrial site in Nottinghamshire after the application was deferred from a previous planning committee meeting.
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The go-ahead has been tipped for an affordable housing scheme on agricultural land in Derbyshire.
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Retailer Flooring Superstore has opened seven new outlets in three weeks.
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Warehouse REIT, which has assets across the UK, has been buoyed by an "important year" in its development
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Katherine O'Donnell, GBSLEP growth hub account manager, has worked closely with many SMEs on the pilot of Peer Networks - a fully funded business growth programme for SMEs with more than five staff - with everyone she mentored having a "really positive experience". Growth Hubs across the West Midlands are now recruiting for round two of the programme and she is urging every ambitious business owner to grab the opportunity to join.
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Member Exclusive News | Derbyshire County Cricket Club have extended their partnership with Showcase Cinema de Lux.
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