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Monday 12 July 2021

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Prominent names line up on mid-market 300

Prominent businesses operating in a range of sectors and located across the Midlands feature in Insider's top 300 mid-market companies in the region.
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Business Matters: Research reveals huge performance gaps between organisations with different levels of resilience

Andy Davies, HR Expert at MHR, says we may be approaching the end of the Covid-19 pandemic, however, the global economy is still months, if not years, away from being back to the state it was in early 2020. Most businesses all over the world have been forced to adjust to significantly reduced revenue levels as well as lower employee productivity and morale.
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Deals

Private equity-backed buyouts reach 14-year H1 high

The number and value of private equity-backed management buyouts and buy-ins in the Midlands has reached a 14-year high for the first half of the financial year, according to new figures.
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Joint venture to drive growth in big-name brands

ASOS has formed a joint-venture with US-based multi-channel retailer Nordstrom, which will invest for a minority interest in the Topshop, Topman, Miss Selfridge and HIIT brands.
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Roundtable: Buy and Build

Insider’s roundtable found out why companies were entering into build and buy strategies, where the opportunities were, how businesses were being priced and why successfully completing an acquisition is often more than just about money.
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Business

Turtle Bay hires 68 people in Coventry recruitment drive

Caribbean restaurant chain Turtle Bay has hired 68 people ahead of the launch of a new site in Coventry as part of a recent recruitment drive.  
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Senior Birmingham hire at Shoosmiths

Shoosmiths has appointed an experienced lawyer to lead the firm's disputed wills and trusts team in Birmingham.
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Property

Perry Barr masterplan unveiled

A draft masterplan outlining a vision for how to further improve Perry Barr over the next two decades has been published.
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Panattoni starts work on major logistics facility

Panattoni, an industrial real estate developer in Europe, has started speculatively developing a 345,414 sq ft logistics facility in Tamworth.
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HS2 Ltd begins search for ground investigation contractors

Plans to extend Britain’s new high speed railway from the Midlands to the North has taken a step forward with HS2 Ltd beginning the search for a team of specialist ground investigation contractors.
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Stonewater acquires almost 200 residential properties

Social housing provider Stonewater has strengthened its Midlands presence by adding almost 200 properties to its portfolio.
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Council launches property development group

Warwickshire County Council has set up a new property development group to provide affordable and market-priced homes and a range of commercial, mixed use and renewable energy opportunities across the county.
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Work starts on 730-space multi-storey car park

Work has started on a new 730-space multi-storey car park in Stoke-on-Trent city centre as part of a wider mixed-use project.
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Detailed plans for almost 140 homes set for approval

Detailed plans to build almost 140 homes as part of a wider project in Solihull have been recommended for approval.
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Urban Logistics brings in £108m

Urban Logistics has raised £108m as part of plans to continue its growth and capture a "pipeline of attractive assets".
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Manufacturing

LEVC signs new Spanish dealer partner

Coventry-headquartered electric vehicle manufacturer LEVC has expanded further in the Spanish commercial vehicle market with the appointment of its second dealer partner.
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Prosperity Group adds new procurement manager

Birmingham-based residential property developer Prosperity Group has appointed a new procurement manager as part of its growth plans.
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Housing Growth Partnership expands Midlands team

The Housing Growth Partnership is expanding its Midlands team to support regional housebuilders.
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