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LDC Birmingham to lead £200m investment drive

The Birmingham office of private equity firm LDC is spearheading a commitment to invest £200m in specialist engineering and manufacturing businesses over the next three years. The project will be led by the firm's West Midlands investment directors Steve Aston and Rob Schofield. READ MORE...

Deals

DCS eyes international growth with £19m deal

DCS Europe, based in Stratford-upon-Avon, has secured banking facilities worth £19m with Barclays Corporate. Read More...

Catalyst leads £40m learndirect deal

Birmingham-based Catalyst Corporate Finance has advised on the £40m takeover of learndirect. Read More...

Norcros completes £51m refinancing

Shower and tile maker Norcros, which owns Birmingham-based Triton and Stoke-on-Trent's Johnson Tiles, has secured a £51m revolving credit facility. Read More...

Mids M&A value soars

The value of mergers and acquisitions taking place in the Midlands has almost doubled over the past year – despite the number of transactions completed remaining stagnant. Read More...

Property

Bloomer Heaven moves to Rutland House

Birmingham-based chartered accountancy firm Bloomer Heaven has relocated to new offices after securing funding. Read More...

Business

Revenue slides at Halfords

The introduction of a new bicycle line has failed to boost overall sales at Redditch retailer Halfords. Read More...

Emmerson deflects to BDO

Phil Emmerson has been made a partner at the Birmingham office of accountancy firm BDO. He joins the firm after 18 years at KPMG. Read More...

Green leaders' winners revealed

Representatives from Coventry City Council and Birmingham Airport were among the winners at the West Midlands Green Leaders event last night. Read More...

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