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Midlands accountants launches technology group
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Midlands accountants and business advisors Rabjohns has launched a science and technology group.
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Beswick Paper and PPG join forces to become Ƶ's largest wholesaler
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Two West Midlands paper wholesalers have finally combined after arranging a major refinancing deal.
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West Midlands economy in weakest position in more than a decade
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The West Midlands economy is at its weakest position in more than a decade as new orders plummet, the Royal Bank of Scotland says.
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Tax planning suffers as regulation increases, Birmingham survey finds
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The burden of red tape in dealing with tax regulations means companies are not finding enough time to plan their tax strategies ahead, a survey by Ernst & Young’s Birmingham tax team has found.
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Acquisitions award for Clearwater
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Clearwater Corporate Finance has been named Mid Market Adviser of the Year in the 2009 Acquisitions Monthly Awards.
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BTG McInnes are model professionals in sale
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The corporate division of financial services group Begbies Traynor has advised on a private equity purchase of one of the Ƶ’s top model agencies.
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RBS helps Worcester Warriors expand
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Top flight rugby club Worcester Warriors have had a cash boost from The Royal Bank of Scotland to increase stadium capacity and improve corporate entertainment at their Sixways Stadium.
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RSM adds Ernest R Shaw to meet growth target
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Birmingham accountancy firm RSM Bentley Jennison has expanded after acquiring a £1.65?million independent financial advisory business based in Wolverhampton.
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Lichfield firm Keelys help Rushcliffe Care purchase another adult care home
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Rushcliffe Care – one of the Midlands’ largest operators of nursing homes and adult care homes - has bought another Midland group in a deal aided by Lichfield solicitors Keelys.
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Birmingham law firm advises on share sale
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Law firm BPE has advised the owners of a Warwick-based specialist healthcare events company on its share sale to Closer Still Investments.
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Birmingham firm KCP finances acquisition
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Pandora Books, the Ƶ’s leading supplier of book collections to schools, has acquired competitor Badger Publishing in a deal financed by Birmingham-based Key Capital Partners.
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ART given more funding to cope with loan demands
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The Aston Reinvestment Trust (ART) was given additional funding from regional development agency Advantage West Midlands (AWM) in order to ensure that small businesses with viable propositions, which can’t get funding from the banks, are still able to access the finance they need.
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Family law team offers Saturday service as high-wealth divorces rise
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The family law team at Colmore Square firm Martineau is running a Saturday service to cope with the credit-crunch induced jump in high-wealth divorces.
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Wooley & Co's hard-nosed business approach pays off
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An expanding regional firm of Warwickshire solicitors saw a 30 per cent growth in the last quarter of 2008, after taking a hard-nosed business approach to family law.
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Law firm Weightmans boost corporate offering by recruiting from Needham & James
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Law firm Weightmans has boosted its corporate offering by recruiting a team from rival law firm Needham & James.
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New partners take helm at Leamington firm Wright Hassall
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One of the region’s law firms has two new partners at the helm after its chief stepped down after more than 18 years at the head of the company.
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British compensation culture a myth
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Britain’s “compensation culture” is a myth, according to a firm of personal injury solicitors.
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Banking awards likely to be low-key
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Investment bankers will gather tonight (Monday) for one of the industry's major annual awards ceremonies, but celebrations are likely to be subdued in the wake of the global financial crisis.
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Warren Buffett inspires optimism in US markets
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We all know where global equity markets went in 2008. South.
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Interest rates cut to record low of 1.5 per cent
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More than four million homeowners will see their mortgage repayments fall after interest rates were slashed to a record low of 1.5 per cent today.
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Kaupthing to close Birmingham office
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Stricken Icelandic bank Kaupthing is set to close its Birmingham office as it announced it would be suing the Ƶ Government for forcing it into administration.
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More aid for Birmingham victims of credit crunch
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An extra £100,000 has been added to an emergency legal support fund to help Birmingham victims of the credit crunch who are facing eviction.
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Investbx inspires similar operations in United States
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Investbx, the Birmingham-based Midlands stock exchange, has inspired a potential imitator in the USA.
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FSA to lift ban on short-selling
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A Birmingham stockbroker said aggressive hedge fund tactics would have to stop as the Financial Services Authority said it would be lifting the ban on controversial “short-selling”.
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