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Friday 26 February 2021

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Healthcare firm acquired by Acacium Group

A Sutton Coldfield-headquartered provider of outsourced services for the NHS and social care has been acquired by Acacium Group, marking the exit of BGF's investment in the company.
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Business Matters: The significance of origin

Over the past six weeks as our understanding of the "Free Trade Agreement" has evolved, it has become increasingly apparent that one of the most significant issues facing businesses is that of origin, according to Terri Bruce, director of indirect tax for SMEs and not for profits at Dains
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University of Birmingham spin-out secures £800k

A University of Birmingham spin-out has secured £800,000 from the Midlands Engine Investment Fund and other investors for its point of care diagnostics platform.
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GCA Altium advises on SchoolCloud sale

An advisory team from global investment bank GCA Altium’s Birmingham office has completed a deal advising the shareholders of SchoolCloud on its sale to Tes Global.
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Almost £73bn provided to firms under coronavirus lending schemes

Almost £73bn in finance has now been provided to more than 1.6 million businesses across UK through government-backed coronavirus lending schemes, according to figures published by HM Treasury.
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Atom to raise £40m as it eyes IPO

Atom, the UK’s first app-based bank, is to raise £40m from existing shareholders in a bid to pave its way to profitability as it eyes an initial public offering (IPO)
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Business Matters: What Brexit and Covid-19 can teach us about crisis management

Dr Alessandro Merendino is a researcher within Coventry University’s Centre for Business in Society (CBiS), specialising in how leaders’ actions can directly affect the performance of a business. Here, he looks at how they can survive crises like the Covid-19 pandemic and Brexit by ensuring they are resilient.
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Business

New chief executive at Pallet-Track

A new chief executive has been named at Wolverhampton-based Pallet-Track.
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Start-ups urged to apply for accelerator programme

West Midlands tech start-ups are being urged to apply for one of ten places on a business accelerator programme.
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Senior appointments at ROKiT Drinks

Beverages firm ROKiT Drinks has strenghened its senior team with a pair of appointments.
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Asda sets out proposals in response to changing retail demands

Asda has begun consultation with about 5,000 staff potentially affected by planned changes to its business but said 4,500 roles would be created in its online operations with year.
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Duff & Phelps rebrands as Kroll

Advisory firm Duff & Phelps has set out plans to transition the company name to Kroll.
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Funding awarded for global flood risk project

A project to better predict global flood risk has secured grant funding from the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC).
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Business Matters: Ensuring your business stays healthy and robust

"If I can help business owners and their directors to act now so their future is more secure, I’m also helping to protect jobs, suppliers, buyers and our local economy," says Andy McGill, restructuring partner at Smith & Williamson LLP. Advising business owners and directors in the Midlands, Andy has developed a tried and tested approach which highlights actions they ought to consider to help them stay healthy and robust in tough market conditions.
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Property

Plans lodged for village housing scheme

Plans have been lodged for the development of almost 100 homes in a village near Coventry.
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Go-ahead recommended for retirement living proposals

The go-ahead has been recommended for a proposed retirement living scheme in Solihull.
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Work starts on more than 430 homes

Vistry Partnerships and local housing association Citizen have started building work on more than 430 homes across three sites in the West Midlands.
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Business Matters: What is the benefit of a Freeport?

Sajeeda Rose, CEO of D2N2 Local Enterprise Partnership, looks at how the East Midlands could benefit from Freeport status.
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Manufacturing

Pre-tax profits up at IMI

Birmingham-headquartered engineering giant IMI has reported an increase in pre-tax profits in new preliminary results.
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Stamping specialist eyes £2m rail sector opportunities

A stamping specialist is targeting more than £2m of opportunities in the rail sector after launching a new engineering consultancy service.
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Aztek Logistics awarded industry accreditations

Hertfordshire-based Aztek Logistics has re-secured two retail and organic industry accreditations.
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