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Grant Thornton Birmingham advise on Fuse8 deal
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Grant Thornton in Birmingham has advised the marketing business Fuse8 on a reversal into Award International and its subsequent transfer to the Alternative Investment Market (AIM).
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Clydesdale Midland team supports ÂŁ45m Teaching Personnel buyout
Banking & Finance
The Midland office of Clydesdale Bank Corporate & Structured Finance has played a key part in the ÂŁ45 million buyout of national supply teacher agency Teaching Personnel.
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Midland businessman launches new fund
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A Midland entrepreneur who sold his insurance company to an American firm three years ago has launched his own investment fund focussing on small and medium-sized businesses.
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Midlands teams back Teaching Personnel MBO.
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Private equity specialist Graphite Capital and the Midlands team from Clydesdale Bank Corporate & Structured Finance have backed the ÂŁ45 million management buyout of Teaching Personnel.
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PwC promotes three directors to partnership
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PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) in the Midlands has promoted three directors to the partnership
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Birmingham legal executive loses unfair dismissal case
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A long-serving legal executive has lost his case for unfair dismissal against his former employers after claiming he was forced to retire.
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Bournville Trust opts for AFH
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Bromsgrove-based AFH Wealth Management has been selected to offer independent financial advice to more than 300 employees of the Bournville Village Trust.
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Lawyer Wendy to run 150 miles across the desert for charity
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A Birmingham lawyer who once worked as a recovery mechanic in war-torn Iraq has signed up for one of the world’s most gruelling races for charity.
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ÂŁ22m car insurance row to be heard in court
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A dispute over an alleged ÂŁ22 million motor insurance loss is set to finally reach the courts, as an increasingly-vitriolic war of words between two insurance firms looks set to continue.
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New face at Barclays Corporate
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Wayne Taylor has been appointed head of Barclays Corporate in the Black Country.
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HBJ Gateley Wareing opens Manchester office with acquisition of 40 partners from Halliwells
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Birmingham law firm HBJ Gateley Wareing has expanded into Manchester with the acquisition of 40 partners from collapsed firm Halliwells – a move that will propel HBJ into the top 50 law outfits in the country.
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Lawyers win ÂŁ75,000 council payout for clubbers injured at Wolverhampton party
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West Midland law firm FBC Manby Bowdler has helped six clubbers win a huge compensation payout from Wolverhampton City Council after they slipped and injuring themselves during an evening out at nightclub events.
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Midland businesses welcome Office for Tax Simplification
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Business leaders have welcomed Government plans to simplify the tax system, claiming that cutting red tape is one of the most important concerns for firms.
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Birmingham media barristers' group arranges US law firm tie-in
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Birmingham’s Cornwall Street Media Law Group (CMLG) has signed a deal with an American law firm to represent each other’s musical and media clients when abroad.
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Wesleyan scoops prestigious life insurance title
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Birmingham-based Wesleyan Assurance Society has been named Life Insurer of the Year for the second time in three years at the prestigious British Insurance Awards 2010 at the Royal Albert Hall.
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Dudley-based Platinum Training & Development sold to Bournemouth firm
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Dudley specialist childcare training provider Platinum Training & Development has been acquired by a Bournemouth-based education firm.
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PKF advise on Granada Learning purchase of W3 Insights
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A West Midland educational firm which has developed ways of assessing children’s attitudes to learning has been sold to the Granada Learning Group for an undisclosed sum.
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BDO celebrates third deal for Green Compliance
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BDO’s Birmingham office has worked on the third acquisition for AIM-listed Green Compliance in as many months – the latest in a string of environment-related deals for the firm.
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Local offices of DLA Piper sees massive revenue hit from Middle East operations
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International law firm DLA Piper saw is partner profits drop by nearly a fifth after a massive decline in income in its Middle East branch.
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Law firm Wright Hassall cashes in on register firm purchase
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Warwickshire’s Wright Hassall Solicitors has advised on a seven-figure acquisition of a cash register firm for one of its retail clients.
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John Bright Trophy: Ernst & Young bring American sledging to cricket
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Cricket sledging entered new territory in the Lord’s Taverners John Bright Trophy when an Ernst & Young bowler was urged “Give them the heater” by American teammate Larry Pociask.
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Turnover down at Wragge & Co, but firm is happy with overseas expansion
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Birmingham legal giant Wragge & Co saw its turnover shrink seven per cent for the financial year to ÂŁ96.2 million, but the company said it was investing for expansion.
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Martineau pleased with profit levels as key sectors recover
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Birmingham’s second-largest law firm – Colmore Square company Martineau – has kept its profit levels steady after a year spent focusing on more successful strands of the business.
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Firms call for low interest rates despite inflation threat
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Business leaders have called for interest rates to remain low despite High street summer sales and falling petrol costs in June failing to dispel worries over a lingering inflation threat.
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