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Latest News | A US multinational corporation has committed to invest £218m in Worcestershire-based royal carpet maker Victoria to support its acquisition drive. The listed business will also have an option to secure a further £100m.
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Simon Cooper, patent attorney at Adamson Jones IP Ltd, says the US is home to many of the most innovative companies in the world, which invest heavily in research and development, as well as associated patent protection. This makes patents a key consideration for the US.
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A Worcester recruitment company for the finance and accounting sector has completed a management buyout (MBO).
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A US investment firm has sold its entire stake, which stood at almost 15 per cent, in a Birmingham property company.
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Terms have been agreed on a recommended takeover offer for McCarthy & Stone which values the retirement community developer at £630m.
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Countrywide, the estate agency group behind the likes of Entwistle Green and Sutton Kersh, has secured a £90m injection as part of a recapitalisation.
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The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has raised concerns over the proposed merger of ticket exchange companies viagogo and Stubhub.
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David Hardman, managing director, Bruntwood SciTech – Birmingham, explores this alongside what technology businesses need from their workspace.
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A Staffordshire-headquartered supplier of commercial catering, laundry and refrigeration equipment has said it expects its turnover to rise by £2m during its current financial year.
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The chief financial officer of Coventry Building Society is to resign from the board at the end of next month.
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Business leaders from across the UK have reacted to the additional financial support for workers and businesses announced by Chancellor Rishi Sunak.
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Proposals to construct a 35-storey apartment tower and a new hotel in Birmingham city centre have been approved.
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Coventry-based premiership rugby club Wasps have secured permission to build a new training complex in Henley-in-Arden.
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Plans have been submitted for almost 160 new homes in Stoke-on-Trent.
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A £45m School of Architecture and Built Environment has been formally opened at the University of Wolverhampton.
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Proposals to demolish a vacant pub in Wolverhampton and the construction of 33 apartments have been submitted.
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Jaguar Land Rover is taking part in research trials to test the capability of advanced lightweight metals and composites to be used in future vehicles.
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The Warwickshire company which made the 2012 London Olympic torch is set to go into liquidation after entering administration last month.
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Britain’s largest manufacturers have said that they are prepared for life outside the European Union as the end of the transition period in December edges closer, according to a new report from Lloyds Bank.
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Member Exclusive News | Birmingham-based Wesleyan, the specialist financial services mutual for doctors, dentists, lawyers and teachers, has appointed a former group finance director for LV= to its board.
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Aldi, which has its UK headquarters in Warwickshire, has opened its 900th store in the country.
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