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Clarke Willmott advises on MSA deal
Professional Services
Birmingham-based law firm Clarke Willmott has advised on a major acquisition supporting the Extra MSA Group to complete the £250 million purchase of nine Ƶ motorway service areas from Serena Properties.
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Regulatory appointment at Anthony Collins
Professional Services
Anthony Collins Solicitors has enhanced its offer to clients coping with increased challenges of risk management with the appointment of John Turner as regulatory lead.
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Irwin Mitchell appoints 14 partners
Professional Services
Law firm Irwin Mitchell is set to promote no less than 14 employees to partner status next month as it reacts to the changing marketplace.
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Duo join St Philips Chambers
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Two barristers have moved from No 5 Chambers to join St Philips Chambers as full tenants.
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Birmingham law firm Shakespeares on the acquisitions trail
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Fast-growing Birmingham law firm Shakespeares is planning to make at least three further acquisitions over the year ahead.
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Mills & Reeve merges with rival George Davies
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Law firm Mills & Reeve is to merge with Manchester rival George Davies.
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Co-operative Bank pulls out of deal to buy Lloyds TSB branches
Banking & Finance
Lloyds Banking Group's sale of more than 600 branches to the Co-operative Group has collapsed.
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More than 1,000 bank jobs axed in HSBC shake-up
Banking & Finance
Banking giant HSBC has revealed more than 1,000 job cuts owing to the “changing nature” of the business.
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PPI-hit consumers face stalling from banks
Banking & Finance
Midland consumers blighted by Payment Protection Insurance (PPI) mis-selling face a second body-blow as the country’s banks stall for time.
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Dairy Crest finds cheesy answer to pension conundrum
Banking & Finance
A dairy business employing hundreds of Midland workers has found a novel way of backing up its pension fund – using cheese.
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Merger is biggest since PwC, claims BDO Midland boss
Banking & Finance
The merger of two major accountancy firms is the first of its kind in 15 years, according to the firm's new lead partner in the West Midlands.
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Administrators reveal Cobbetts racked up £90m liabilities
Professional Services
Law firm Cobbetts ran up total liabilities of more than £90 million before its collapse, after agreeing huge lease deals.
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Private equity backers more willing to support growth, according to survey
Banking & Finance
Private equity-backed Midland companies claim their backers are more willing to support strategic growth plans than more traditional lenders, according to a new survey.
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Birmingham law firm on the prowl for at least three acquisitions
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Fast-growing Birmingham law firm Shakespeares is planning to make at least three further acquisitions over the year ahead.
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Metalrax bought out of administration and 400 jobs saved
KPMG
Nearly 400 jobs have been saved with the rescue of Metalrax, one of the West Midlands’ best known industrial names, following its sudden collapse.
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Awards joy for Asap Water Crafts
Banking & Finance
One of Warwickshire’s brightest entrepreneurs is set to represent the Midlands at the Lloyds TSB Enterprise Awards final on April 23 after winning the regional heat in Coventry.
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New director at Spencer Gardner Dickins
Banking & Finance
West Midlands financial experts Spencer Gardner Dickins has strengthened its management team with the appointment of a new director.
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Expansion for Shah & Co
Banking & Finance
Coventry-based, family-run accountancy firm Shah & Co has made its first move into Leicester with the acquisition of well-known practice, Pinnacle Accountants, in a deal financed by HSBC’s Birmingham Commercial Centre.
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LDC backs £12m buyout
Banking & Finance
Mid-market private equity firm LDC has backed a £12 million management buyout of Validus-IVC, specialists in claims management and counter fraud software services for the motor insurance industry.
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Strong growth at Wesleyan
Banking & Finance
Birmingham-based Wesleyan Assurance Society has seen another year of strong growth in 2012.
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VAT team boost at Grant Thornton
Banking & Finance
The Birmingham office of business and finance adviser Grant Thornton has attracted two specialists to further strengthen its VAT team, making it one of the largest in the Midlands.
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Birmingham based BCL Legal opens London office
Professional Services
After 10 years of increasing its influence in the regional legal recruitment sector, Birmingham-based BCL Legal has made the move into the London market by opening a new, full time office in the heart of the Square Mile.
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Corporate deals for FBC Manby Bowdler
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West Midlands law firm FBC Manby Bowdler completed corporate deals worth £43 million in the last quarter of 2012.
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Kings Chambers QC appointed Deputy High Court Judge
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Kings Chambers has announced that David Casement QC has been appointed a Deputy High Court Judge bringing Kings’ representation at the High Court bench to five individuals.
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