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The owner of Tottenham Hotspur has made a bid for Birmingham-based pubco Mitchells & Butlers. After his initial 224p per share offer was rejected, Joe Lewis said he would now consider stumping up 230p per share for the company, valuing it at £941m. READ MORE...
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Transport provider National Express has acquired Ohio, US-based Petermann Partners in a deal worth $200m (£126.1m). Birmingham-headquartered coach, bus and train operator National Express said the move would increase its US student transportation fleet by 3,300 vehicles. Read More...
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Kidderminster-based carpet manufacturer Victoria has expanded into the vinyl flooring market with its £450,000 acquisition of C&H Distribution. Read More...
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Construction and compliance consultancy Confluence Management is to relocate its head office to Birmingham after undergoing a management buyout (MBO). The deal was supported by a £500,000 cash injection from venture capitalist Midven. Read More...
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The founder of Walsall-based HomeServe has invested more cash into ECO Plastics as the bottle recycler prepares to expand after securing a deal with Coca-Cola. Read More...
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Birmingham property company Real Estate Investors (REI) has made £13m of acquisitions across the Midlands, it revealed this morning. Among the purchased sites is Birmingham's Gateway House. Read More...
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Global courier business Crossflight has expanded its site in Kings Norton Business Centre in Birmingham. Read More...
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The Midlands office of global insurance broker Lockton said it plans to double fee revenues and grow staff numbers by 50 per cent after appointing a new managing partner. Read More...
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West Midlands firms which do not export their goods could be missing out on hundreds of thousands of pounds in lost trade, according to the Midlands Enterprise Europe Network (EEN). Read More...
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