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Thursday 12 August 2021

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Green light tipped for packaging firm's new HQ

Plans for an almost £100m-turnover packaging company to construct a new headquarters in Warwickshire have been recommended for approval.
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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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Deals

Meggitt receives rival 'unsolicited' proposal

International aerospace and defence engineering company Meggitt has received a possible cash offer from TransDigm Group. This follows Meggitt agreeing to be acquired by Parker-Hannifin Corporation in a deal valued at £6.3bn.
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Northbridge eyes division sale

Burton-upon-Trent-based Northbridge Industrial Services has revealed that it is actively negotiating with potential buyers for the sale of one of its Covid-hit divisions.
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Praetura Ventures secures £15m BBI commitment

Praetura Ventures has unveiled a £15m commitment from British Business Investments (BBI) to further support early-stage businesses and the 'levelling up' of funding.
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Oversubscribed Cairngorm fund closes at £200m hard cap

Cairngorm Capital Partners has closed its third fund at its £200m hard cap. The fund, which was oversubscribed, has already made five investments.
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Business

BGF strengthens Midlands team

BGF has strengthened its Midlands team with the appointment of a new senior investor.
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Record levels of lending at Shawbrook Bank

Specialist lender Shawbrook has achieved record origination levels and increased its loan book to £8bn.
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Property

Landmark scheme on power station site refused

A major mixed-use development aiming to provide new residential and commercial uses on the site of a former Telford power station has been refused.
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Building contractor appoints administrators

Jobs have been lost at a building contractor after the company appointed administrators.
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Former quarry housing plans set for council backing

An application proposing the development of more than 70 homes on the site of a former quarry in Dudley looks set to be backed by the council.
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Work starts on transformation of council offices

Work has started on the transformation of former council offices in Staffordshire to provide new supported living apartments.
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Manufacturing

Manufacturer's UK arm eyes return to profit

The Coventry-headquartered UK arm of a business which provides facility management and assembly services to the automotive and transport industries has slipped to a pre-tax loss following the impact of Covid-19. However, the business added that it expects a return to profit in the next financial year.
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Mixed-use property snapped up

A two-storey mixed-use investment property in Shrewsbury has been snapped up in a deal brokered by Towler Shaw Roberts.
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Forge Property Consultants completes rural sale

Shropshire-based Forge Property Consultants has completed the sale of a historic former farmhouse in Derbyshire.
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