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Ortus Group arranges merger of London law firms TTLP and Leach & Co
Banking & Finance
A recently re-launched team of professional sector business advisors has advised on its first deal – the merger of two London law firms and the hiring of a new partner to manage the newly integrated practices.
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Sterling drops more than a cent as exit polls points to hung parliament
Banking & Finance
Sterling fell more than a cent against the dollar after tonight's exit poll as fears over a hung Parliament prompted traders to bail out of sterling.
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PwC in Birmingham advises on £74m sale of Inspired Gaming
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The Birmingham office of PricewaterhouseCoopers has advised on the £74 million deal taking Inspired Gaming Group into private hands.
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PwC advise on Inspired Gaming Group deal
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The Birmingham office of PricewaterhouseCoopers has advised on the £74 million deal taking Inspired Gaming Group back into private hands.
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Birmingham branch of Barclays Private Equity backs labels deal
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The Birmingham office of Barclays Private Equity has backed Paragon Print and Packaging’s purchase of a York-based labels firm.
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WJC lawyer James Rousell made member of elderly law association
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James Rousell, a partner in Stourbridge-based solicitors Wall James Chappell has been accepted as a member of the national Solicitors for the Elderly (SFE) association.
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Meridian Private Client looks east with expansion
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Meridian Private Client, a specialist private client law firm, is set to expand its client portfolio in the East Midlands.
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Barclays see leap in profits
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Banking giant Barclays has revealed a £1.82 billion profits haul for the first three months of 2010 amid “signs of economic recovery”.
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Hawkins Hatton advises on floristry trade body merger
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Hawkins Hatton has advised on a merger that creates a new trade body controlling a majority of florists in the country.
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Five firms join AWM legal panel
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Five law firms have been named advisers to regional development agency Advantage West Midlands.
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Taxes 'could rise by 6p in the pound', warns Institute
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Taxes could rise by six pence in the pound over the next 10 years to slash public borrowing, an economic forecaster has warned.
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Top city broker says hung parliament would help economy
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A leading investment manager has rubbished claims a hung parliament will damage Britain’s economy, and predicted a rise in share prices if there is no clear winner in the General Election.
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All clear for wind farm after Martineau deal with MoD
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Energy lawyers at Martineau have cleared up a dispute between the Ministry of Defence and a group of power developers that could have derailed plans for five offshore wind farms.
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Former Waitrose chief to speak at seminar
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A former director of Waitrose is set to speak at a Catalyst Corporate Finance seminar on the food and drink market.
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First quarter buyout figures surge
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The overall value of private equity and management buyout deals reached nearly the same level in the first three months of 2010 as in the whole of last year, according to academic research in the field.
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Legal 'fixers' Ortus strike out on their own
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A team of professional ‘fixers’ in Birmingham are launching their company as a solo project, saying the turmoil in the legal sector meant rich pickings for business advisors.
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Lloyds Banking Group back in the black
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Part-nationalised Lloyds Banking Group has confirmed it returned to profit in the first three months of the year after a marked slowdown in bad debts.
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Wragge advises on £30m Edgbaston cricket development
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The real estate team at Wragge & Co has advised on the £30 million redevelopment of the Warwickshire County Cricket Club ground in Edgbaston.
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Gresham backs £32.8m Team Telecom Group buyout
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The Birmingham office of private equity firm Gresham has backed the £32.8 million management buyout of Team Telecom Group in a deal involving a host of West Midland finance providers and advisers.
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Travel problems caused by volcanic ash chaos could create legal issues in workplace, expert warns
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Firms who have had staff stranded abroad by the volcano crisis should make sure workers know whether they will be left unpaid or be forced to take time off as holiday, an employment law expert has warned.
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Ƶ economic recovery disappoints analysts as GDP grows just 0.2 per cent
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The Ƶ economy grew by just 0.2 per cent in the first quarter of the year, the Office for National Statistics said today.
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Wesleyan bank doubles in size after acquisitions
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Birmingham’s Wesleyan Assurance Society has doubled the size of its bank and expanded its lending for professionals after going on a spending spree which saw it make two acquisitions.
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Trevor Law: Look before you leap
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It’s been ten years since exchange traded funds (ETFs) took the plunge on European stock exchanges and their star shows no sign of waning.
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Liquidations could reach highest level in 18 years
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The number of companies entering liquidation in 2009 – 2010 is set to be the highest since 1992 according to research based on Companies House figures by UHY Hacker Young.
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