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Black Country stairlift firm Minivator bought by Norwegian group

Kingswinford-based stairlift manufacturer Minivator has been acquired by a Norwegian firm, signalling an exit by its private equity owners.Read

Venture Finance sees Birmingham boom in asset-based lending

Asset-based lender Venture Finance reported growth above the national average among its customers in the Birmingham area last year.Read

Lavender Financial Management launches

A local mortgage and protection advisor has launched a new firm - Lavender Financial Management.Read

Begbies Traynor launches Midland specialist forensic service

Begbies Traynor Group has launched a specialist forensic service in the Midlands headed by Martin Long, a former RSM Robson Rhodes and Grant Thornton partner in Birmingham.Read

Insolvencies fall but more business failures may lie ahed

The number of corporate insolvencies in the West Midlands continued to fall during the fourth quarter of 2009, but restructuring experts are warning that the economic recovery could bring more business failures.Read

Majestic-12 search engine in funding boost from eBay entrepreneur

A Birmingham search engine firm which is second only to Google in the number of webpages it has indexed has secured substantial funding from a Dutch internet entrepreneur.Read

Two new appointments at Chantrey Vellacott DFK

Chantrey Vellacott DFK has strengthened its senior management team in Birmingham with the appointment of two new partners.Read

Maverick Television breaks new ground with £15m NHS contract

The Birmingham firm behind the TV series Embarrassing Bodies is launching a ground-breaking digital project with the NHS to allow people to access health services online.Read

Result of Cadbury shareholders' vote on Kraft bid expected at 5pm today

Anxious Cadbury staff may have to wait until around 5pm today to find out the result of Kraft's takeover bid for the Birmingham firm.Read

£1m spent on improvements to Tower Ballroom in Birmingham

The rollercoaster history of Edgbaston’s Tower Ballroom is taking a new twist after its latest owners unveiled a £1 million facelift and plans to tap into the lucrative Asian wedding market.Read

Barclays Corporate provides £100m debt finance for Waterloo Housing Group

The Birmingham office of Barclays Corporate has provided Waterloo Housing Group with £100 million in new debt finance to support the company’s plans to build 3,000 affordable homes.Read

Biffa bags Sainsbury's supermarket food recycling contract

Birmingham-based waste management firm Biffa has signed a three year contract with Sainsbury’s to recycle food waste from 40 of its stores in the Midlands by anaerobic digestion.Read

Former Killik & Co boss joins BRI Asset Management

BRI Asset Management has poached an ex-Killik & Co head of new clients, Hannah Edwards, to lead its new client development team.Read

Former Opel chief Carl-Peter Forster unlikely to be new head of Jaguar Land Rover

The search is on for the new head of Jaguar Land Rover – but industry sources are adamant it won’t be the former General Motors Europe boss who has been linked by many to the role.Read

Great grandson of Cadbury founder slams board's acceptance of Kraft bid

A descendant of the original Cadbury founder has slammed the historic Bournville firm’s shareholders who he claims have “surrendered” the chocolate-maker for the sake of short-term interests.Read

Great grandson of Cadbury founder slams acceptance of Kraft bid

A descendant of the original Cadbury founder has slammed the historic Bournville firm’s shareholders who he claims have “surrendered” the chocolate-maker for the sake of short-term interests.Read

Catapult invests £1m to probe the market

Catapult Venture Managers has invested £1 million in a firm developing a range of sensor probes that will help water utilities make significant cost savings.Read

Investor Lyceum Capital takes equity stake in Solihull firm UK Drainage Network

A Solihull-based drainage firm is celebrating a successful fund-raising with midmarket investor Lyceum Capital.Read

After Cadbury and Rover, which other Midland firms might attract foreign buyers?

Anna Blackaby looks at other Midland firms which may be attractive to foreign investors.Read

Islamic finance hub opened at Aston Business School

Birmingham’s hopes to position itself as a centre for Islamic finance have moved up a notch after Aston Business School launched a ground-breaking Islamic Finance and Business Centre – the first of its kind in Europe. Read

Author Profile

Anna is a business reporter who joined the business desk in May 2008 after a stint on a corporate finance magazine and freelancing. Before this she lived and worked in Italy as a teacher of English. On her return to the UK, she made use of her language skills to work as a translator and writer specialising in European business and green technology.

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