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Latest News | Chrysalis Loyalty, a Stourbridge-headquartered provider of digital services to the global automotive industry, has been acquired by a private equity-backed firm.
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In this blog, Carl Mifflin, head of restructuring and insolvency at Howes Percival Solictors, examines how investment fraud has thrived in recent years, highlights how economic uncertainty provides a breeding ground for fraudsters and identifies some of the key ways to avoid falling victim to investment fraud.
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More than £6m in small business grants have been paid to in excess of 900 eligible Wolverhampton businesses within a month of the latest round of government funding going live.
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Security, cleaning and front of house services provider Axis Group, which has a 4,000-strong workforce, has been acquired by Irish company Bidvest Noonan.
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A business behind a 'within the hour' wine delivery app which is planning expansion to a number of UK cities is overfunding after reaching its original crowdfunding target.
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Boohoo has struck a deal to acquire the Burton, Dorothy Perkins and Wallis brands out of administration in a deal worth £25.2m.
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As the culmination of its series of roundtable events, Insider gathered stakeholders from Yorkshire, the North West, the Midlands, the South East and from Northern Ireland to discuss how these collaborations could evolve and paint the national picture from a local perspective.
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A Midlands firm has been appointed to design, license, and retail a range of official Birmingham 2022 and Commonwealth Sport products.
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The number of Midlands companies going into administration fell to historic lows during 2020, according to new figures from KPMG.
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A scheme set up by the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) to fund apprenticeship training for SMEs has smashed the £20m milestone.
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A Malvern-based technology start-up has secured a major deal to supply social distancing technology to one of HS2's main civil contractors.
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Exports goods to the EU are being delayed by up to ten days as businesses grapple with the Brexit redtape – but will quickly get to "freeflow" if companies master the new paperwork, says a trade expert.
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The number of new vans being registered in the UK increased in January, according to new figures.
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Borrowing by UK businesses is set to hit £60bn by the end of 2021, according to research from EY.
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A landmark office building in Birmingham has been brought to market by global real estate advisor Colliers.
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International real estate advisor Savills has completed the sale of Bovingdon Park in Hereford on behalf of a private vendor.
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Building contractor Speller Metcalfe has been given the go-ahead to complete £12m of improvements to Dudley's leisure provision.
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Coventry-headquartered electric taxi and van manufacturer LEVC has appointed a new head of its European division.
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Mondelēz International, makers of Cadbury Dairy Milk, BelVita, Maynard’s Bassetts and OREO, has unveiled plans to invest £15m into its Bournville site.
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Member Exclusive News | Coventry-based The Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) is launching a 5G private network to help businesses boost productivity.
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Eastern Airways is to return to Birmingham Airport with the launch of a new service to the British overseas territory of Gibraltar.
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