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Tuesday 3 August 2021

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Walsall steel firm snapped up in prominent deal

A Walsall-headquartered steel stockholder has been snapped up by a counterpart in a move that will create a group with more than 100 employees and revenues of more than £35m.
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Ask the expert: New Phase Finance

With the impact of Covid-19 still being felt across the Midlands, how can SMEs generate the level of working capital they need to achieve their ambitions for growth? Keith Rose, director, business development (Midlands and South West Region) from Arbuthnot Commercial Asset Based Lending Ltd, shares his insights.
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Deals

Manufacturer expands with six-figure funding package

A glazing and home improvement manufacturer has increased its capacity after securing a six-figure asset finance loan from Lloyds Bank.
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Beech Tree backs software firm

Beech Tree Private Equity has invested in a software company specialising in digital transformation.
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GCA to be acquired in ‘hugely exciting’ deal

An agreement has been struck for global investment bank Houlihan Lokey to acquire GCA in a move described as a "hugely exciting step".
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£1.5m space technology fund launches

A £1.5m fund has been launched to boost the development of new technology designed to support the human exploration of space.
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Ask the expert: How can businesses achieve high growth through 2021 and beyond?

Sean Longsdale is managing director of the Structured Finance Group at Santander UK Corporate & Commercial. He shares his thoughts on how businesses of all sizes have been able to achieve high growth throughout the pandemic and how they can continue and indeed build through 2021 and beyond.
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Business

Lodders unveils recruitment drive plans

Lodders has unveiled plans for what the regional law firm describes as its biggest-ever recruitment drive.
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Trio of contract wins at M3

A full service advertising agency has secured three contract wins worth more than £600,000 in fees.
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Joules returns to profit and ups revenue

Listed lifestyle brand Joules returned to pre-tax profit during its latest financial year, with a jump in revenue underpinned by strong e-commerce sales.
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Travis Perkins hails strong first-half

The chief executive of Travis Perkins has hailed his team after the company returned to a pre-tax profit during the first-half of its financial year.
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Interim profits surge at Greggs

Pre-tax profits surged in the first half of high street bakery chain Greggs' financial year.
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Property

AI firm opens European headquarters

A South Korean AI firm has launched in Europe with the opening of a new headquarters at MIRA Technology Park in Warwickshire.
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Q2 rebound for Birmingham office market – Avison Young

Birmingham’s office market rebounded during the second quarter of 2021 and was home to the largest deal outside of London, according to Avison Young.
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Kington hotel brought to market

A hotel in Kington has been brought to market for the first time in more than 35 years by specialist business property advisor Christie & Co.
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Manufacturing

£1.7m R&D investment for Sertec Group

Coleshill-based Sertec Group Ltd, a global automotive components manufacturer, has invested £1.7m into its research and development programmes to enable the creation of a mass production assembly line for electric vehicle batteries.
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UK engine production remains below pre-Covid levels

The number of engines being manufactured in the UK increased during June but remained below pre-pandemic levels, according to new figures.
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Hexagon secures Ryemarket tenant

Hexagon Commercial Property has secured a new letting at Ryemarket Shopping Centre in Stourbridge.
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Goddard Dunbar & Associates expands operations

Law firm Goddard Dunbar & Associates Ltd has expanded its operations within the Genesis Centre in Stoke-on-Trent.
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