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Private equity-backed Dains has made 16 deals in past five years Richard McNeilly, CEO of Dains, says the deal is ‘exciting’ for his business(Image: Paul Painter) The Midlands advisory firm that has bought well-known Stockport group HURST says the move marks a long-awaited push into the North West. Acquisitive Birmingham business Dains has acquired HURST […]

UK’s largest car maker posts £310m Q3 loss as it counts £64m in cyber attack costs, with production only returning to normal levels in mid-November Holly Williams Press Association Business Editor 13:03, 05 Feb 2026Updated 14:28, 05 Feb 2026 A worker in the Jaguar Land Rover Wolverhampton factory(Image: PA Media) Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has […]

Expanded group will focus on companies with zero-waste strategies Allwood Recycling Solutions is based in Warwick(Image: Allwood Recycling Solutions) A waste management firm backed by investment group Palatine has acquired a Midlands firm in a “milestone” deal that will create a £60m revenue business with more than 200 employees. Swinton’s Papilo has taken over Warwick-based […]

Lloyd’s of London underwriter reaches agreement in principle with Zurich after rejecting two previous offers 11:42, 04 Feb 2026Updated 11:44, 04 Feb 2026 A general view of the Lloyd’s building, home of the world’s largest insurance market(Image: Getty Images) Lloyd’s of London underwriter Beazley has agreed an £8bn deal to be acquired by Zurich after […]

Sports tech platform aims to connect athletes with brands Matt Hardy www.cityam.com 10:44, 03 Feb 2026 Matt Richards with his gold medal from the men’s 4x200m relay at the Tokyo Olympics(Image: Getty Images) Double Olympic champion swimmer Matt Richards has unveiled a new venture designed to connect thousands of athletes with commercial sponsors. Sponza, Richards […]

SquareMeal has named the best eateries around the country Wilsons is a small, independently owned and run farm-to-table restaurant in Redland, Bristol(Image: PAUL GILLIS / Reach PLC) A Michelin-star restaurant in Bristol has topped a list of the 100 best eateries in the UK for 2026. Wilsons, on Chandos Road, was named SquareMeal’s Restaurant of […]

Cofast will continue to operate from its logistics centre in Plympton and its manufacturing hub in the West Midlands Andy Williams and Rebecca James (front) with members of the Cofast workforce(Image: Handout) A fastening supplier with sites in Plymouth and Willenhall, in the West Midlands, has been rescued from administration by a large engineering group, […]

The high street bank has said the closures are part of an ‘overhaul’ of its network Henry Saker-Clark, PA Deputy Business Editor 10:45, 29 Jan 2026 Santander Santander is to shut 44 of its bank branches in a move putting 291 jobs at risk. The Spain-based banking giant said the closures are part of an […]