Panoramic Growth Equity has achieved an excellent first exit from its Enterprise Capital Fund. Panoramic expects its sale of Solfex to Travis Perkins to return a 120% IRR on its initial investment.
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6 December 2023 British Business Bank appoints Deputy Chief Investment Officer
6 December 2023 UK venture capital funds perform well compared to their US counterparts but fund returns decline slightly over the past year
29 November 2023 Bethnal Green Ventures announces £33 million first close of new fund to back 100 tech for good startups
23 November 2023 Lansiad Cronfa Buddsoddi i Gymru’n rhoi hwb gwerth £130m i fusnesau bach
23 November 2023 Launch of Investment Fund for Wales provides £130m boost for small businesses
21 November 2023 British Business Bank responds to the Chancellor’s latest Mansion House Reforms announcement
16 November 2023 British Business Bank launches £70million investment fund for Northern Ireland
7 November 2023 British Business Bank launches new ‘Making business finance work for you’ Guide to coincide with Business Finance Week
1 November 2023 British Business Bank agrees £100m ENABLE Guarantee transaction with specialist agricultural bank Oxbury
26 October 2023 British Business Bank publishes updated list of 661 companies in which the Future Fund has an equity interest
12 October 2023 Use of external finance across the UK showing signs of recovery after a decline in 2022
5 October 2023 Launch of Investment Fund for Scotland provides £150m boost for small businesses
4 October 2023 British Business Bank welcomes Stephen Welton CBE as Chair
19 September 2023 ThinCats closes c.£700m funding facility using the British Business Bank’s ENABLE Guarantee programme
4 September 2023 British Business Bank appoints Karen Barnett as its new Chief People Officer
18 August 2023 British Business Bank agrees increase of £75m to ENABLE Guarantee with specialist commercial lender DF Capital
18 August 2023 British Business Bank appoints Esi Eshun OBE as its new General Counsel and Company Secretary
4 August 2023 Hundreds of South West businesses express interest in the new £200m South West Investment Fund
27 July 2023 British Business Bank publishes updated list of 591 companies in which the Future Fund has an equity interest
10 July 2023 British Business Bank responds to the Chancellor's Mansion House speech
6 July 2023 Hear about the South West Investment Fund and meet the Fund Managers in this video
4 July 2023 GMG Ventures rebrands to Mercuri and closes a £50m fund
20 June 2023 £400m Midlands Engine Investment Fund II preparing for 2024 launch
20 June 2023 £660m Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II preparing for 2024 launch
9 June 2023 British Business Bank appoints Chantal Geall as its new Chief Risk Officer
7 June 2023 Investing in Women Code closing the finance gap
30 May 2023 British Business Bank agrees initial £75m ENABLE Guarantee with Cynergy Bank
27 April 2023 British Business Bank publishes updated list of 529 companies in which the Future Fund has an equity interest
25 April 2023 Catherine Lewis La Torre to step down as CEO of British Patient Capital in December 2023 after seven years’ service
30 March 2023 British Business Bank and fellow Public Finance Institutions welcome the Government’s Green Finance Strategy for 2023
29 March 2023 British Business Bank agrees new £100m ENABLE Guarantee with specialist business lender Cambridge & Counties Bank
15 March 2023 Response to the Spring Budget 2023
9 March 2023 £130m Investment Fund for Wales preparing for autumn launch
7 March 2023 £70m Investment Fund for Northern Ireland preparing for autumn launch
21 February 2023 Over £4.3bn of Recovery Loan Scheme loans drawn by smaller UK businesses
20 February 2023 British Patient Capital central to scale up Britain boosting company valuations, turnover, and employment by up to 5,000 jobs
26 January 2023 British Business Bank publishes updated list of 515 companies in which the Future Fund has an equity stake
24 January 2023 LendInvest partners with British Business Bank in landmark deal to support the building of more homes, financed by HSBC
19 January 2023 British Business Bank agrees initial £175m ENABLE Guarantee with specialist commercial lender DF Capital
16 January 2023 Imbiba completes first close of £90m investment fund to support the UK’s leading leisure, lifestyle and entertainment growth brands
12 January 2023 Midlands Engine Investment Fund has helped create more than 2,370 jobs in the region, fuelling growth and innovation
12 January 2023 The Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Investment Fund boosting business resilience, skills and innovation, says new report
5 January 2023 £150m Investment Fund for Scotland preparing for summer launch
15 December 2022 British Business Bank appoints Eilish Jamieson and Matthew Elderfield as Non-Executive Directors
1 December 2022 UK Venture Capital fund performance holds up despite adverse economic headwinds, finds latest research by the British Business Bank
29 November 2022 Midlands Engine Investment Fund invests £200m into region’s businesses
23 November 2022 Use of external finance down across the UK but signs of growth in regional equity finance markets
11 November 2022 Half of Future Fund recipients say their businesses may have closed without its support finds new economic evaluation
2 November 2022 £200m South West Investment Fund preparing for 2023 launch
27 October 2022 British Business Bank publishes updated list of 464 companies in which the Future Fund has an equity stake
4 October 2022 As it continues its mission to fix deal-sourcing in VC, Ada Ventures launches second fund following £36m first close
28 September 2022 British Business Bank supporting more than 96,000 businesses with £12.2bn of finance through its core programmes, with an above target adjusted return of 18.2%
26 September 2022 British Business Bank expands Start Up Loans programme
23 September 2022 Growth Plan 2022: British Business Bank response
21 September 2022 British Business Bank agrees ENABLE Build guarantee with Hampshire Trust Bank
25 August 2022 British Business Bank makes new commitment to Propel to enable £165 million of asset finance for smaller UK businesses
10 August 2022 First batch of lenders accredited for new iteration of Recovery Loan Scheme
4 August 2022 British Business Bank publishes updated list of 400 companies in which the Future Fund has an equity stake
27 July 2022 Concept Ventures secures British Business Bank backing to launch £50 million pre-seed fund 'built for founders'
20 July 2022 Recovery Loan Scheme offers over £4.5 billion of lending to smaller businesses
14 July 2022 University spinouts twice as likely to succeed when funded by UK funding agencies
28 June 2022 Second Investing in Women Code annual progress report published
22 June 2022 Equity investment in smaller UK businesses hit a record £18.1 billion last year
9 June 2022 British Business Bank Appoints New CEO
28 April 2022 British Business Bank publishes updated list of 335 companies in which the Future Fund has a shareholding
6 April 2022 JamJar Investments raises £100m fund to back a new generation of challenger brands
5 April 2022 Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund supports thousands of skilled jobs across the North, report finds
30 March 2022 Majority of smaller businesses don’t understand ‘carbon jargon’, new British Business Bank research reveals
1 March 2022 Equity investment in smaller businesses doubled in 2021, finds latest British Business Bank research
10 February 2022 Patrick Magee to stand down as Chief Commercial Officer and Executive Director of the British Business Bank in June 2022 after 10 years’ service
4 February 2022 SuperSeed launches £50m fund to back early-stage technical founders who are creating the future of business
27 January 2022 British Business Bank publishes updated list of 265 companies in which the Future Fund has a shareholding
18 January 2022 British Business Bank announces partnership with RNIB
17 December 2021 British Business Bank increases Simply’s funding line to provide £300m of funding to SMEs
3 December 2021 British Business Bank responds to National Audit Office Report on Bounce Back Loans
26 November 2021 UK Venture Capital fund performance increased sharply over the last year, finds latest research by the British Business Bank
22 November 2021 Edge Investments’ first-close at £85 million of target £100m to invest in the creative economy
27 October 2021 Spending Review and Autumn Budget 2021: British Business Bank Response
25 October 2021 Recovery Loan Scheme offers over £1bn to smaller businesses
21 October 2021 Form Ventures closes £30m Fund II to help game-changing startups navigate public policy
20 October 2021 Smaller businesses responsible for around half of all UK greenhouse gas emissions from businesses, British Business Bank research reveals
7 October 2021 External finance now used by four in ten businesses across the UK, but a lack of local investors leads to wasted economic potential
7 October 2021 Catherine Lewis La Torre, CEO of British Business Bank named one of this year’s Women to Watch
27 September 2021 ThinCats to provide up to £300 million additional funding for UK businesses through British Business Bank’s ENABLE Guarantee programme
22 September 2021 British Business Bank managing £89bn of finance support to 1.77m businesses, up from £8bn in 2020, with an above target adjusted return of 14.6%
14 September 2021 British Business Bank publishes names of the companies in which Future Fund has a shareholding
19 August 2021 British Business Bank increases Shire Leasing’s total ENABLE Funding commitment to £99.8m with second facility
27 July 2021 UK SMEs to receive over £95 million funding boost as British Business Bank increases Propel’s ENABLE Funding facility
13 July 2021 Eka Ventures becomes the largest impact-driven early stage venture capital fund in the UK as it closes at £68m ($95m)
6 July 2021 Final Future Fund data shows scheme completed £1.14bn of Convertible Loan Agreements
16 June 2021 Equity investment in smaller UK businesses reached a record £8.8bn last year
6 April 2021 Recovery Loan Scheme opens to support businesses as they recover from the pandemic
25 March 2021 British Business Bank support schemes delivers over £75bn of loans to 1.6m smaller businesses
25 March 2021 Future Fund Approves £1.2 Billion of Convertible Loan Agreements
16 March 2021 British Business Bank welcomes outcome of Integrated Review
3 March 2021 Budget 2021: British Business Bank Response
25 February 2021 British Business Bank support schemes deliver almost £73bn of loans to 1.6m smaller businesses
25 February 2021 Future Fund Publishes Diversity Data of Companies Receiving Convertible Loan Agreements
11 February 2021 British Business Bank appoints Elizabeth O’Neill as General Counsel
6 February 2021 New Pay As You Grow facility will enable more flexible repayments on Bounce Back Loans for UK smaller businesses
28 January 2021 Future Fund Publishes Diversity Data of Companies Receiving Convertible Loan Agreements
28 January 2021 British Business Bank support schemes delivers almost £71bn of loans to smaller businesses
18 January 2021 Coronavirus loan schemes continue to support businesses evenly across the UK, new analysis shows
13 January 2021 Brydg Capital accredited to British Business Bank Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme
5 January 2021 Jonathan Britton, British Business Bank Non-executive Director, awarded an OBE for services to Small Business Finance
17 December 2020 Coronavirus loan schemes extended to 31 March 2021
17 December 2020 British Business Bank support schemes deliver £68bn of loans to smaller businesses
17 December 2020 Future Fund Publishes Diversity Data of Companies Receiving Convertible Loan Agreements
14 December 2020 British Business Bank appoints Jenny Knott as Non-Executive Director
25 November 2020 Spending Review 2020: British Business Bank Response
19 November 2020 Future Fund Publishes Diversity Data of Companies Receiving Convertible Loan Agreements
19 November 2020 British Business Bank support schemes deliver almost £65.5bn of loans to smaller businesses
16 November 2020 British Business Bank accredits new lender to Bounce Back Loan Scheme
12 November 2020 Early stage venture capital funds have the potential to generate higher returns, finds latest research by the British Business Bank
10 November 2020 Bounce Back Loan Scheme top-ups open for eligible businesses
2 November 2020 Coronavirus loan schemes and Future Fund extended to 31 January 2021
27 October 2020 British Business Investments appoints Adam Kelly as new Managing Director
22 October 2020 British Business Bank support schemes deliver almost £62bn of loans to smaller businesses
21 October 2020 Entrepreneurs from ethnic minority backgrounds experience substantially worse business outcomes than white entrepreneurs
20 October 2020 Future Fund publishes diversity data of companies receiving convertible loan agreements
15 October 2020 Regional analysis of Coronavirus loan schemes shows continued even distribution across the UK
9 October 2020 Two members of the British Business Bank’s Board awarded an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday honours list 2020
7 October 2020 British Business Bank responds to National Audit Office Investigation into the Bounce Back Loan Scheme
6 October 2020 British Business Bank increases Simply’s facility under ENABLE Funding programme with a fourth financing tranche
30 September 2020 British Business Bank publishes Reservation Notice and Ministerial Direction for the Future Fund
30 September 2020 British Business Bank publishes Reservation Notice and Ministerial Direction for the Bounce Back Loan Scheme
25 September 2020 British Business Bank confirms changes to ‘undertaking in difficulty’ guidance
24 September 2020 Coronavirus loan schemes and the Future Fund extended to 30 November 2020
22 September 2020 British Business Bank Business support schemes deliver over £57bn of loans to smaller businesses
22 September 2020 Future Fund publishes diversity data of companies receiving convertible loan agreements
16 September 2020 British Business Bank supporting over 98,000 businesses with £8bn of finance, an increase of 21% over the year
26 August 2020 New lenders accredited to British Business Bank Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Schemes
19 August 2020 New Lenders Accredited to British Business Bank Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme
18 August 2020 Future Fund publishes Diversity Data of companies receiving convertible loan agreements.
18 August 2020 British Business Bank Business Support Schemes deliver over £52bn of loans to smaller businesses
12 August 2020 New Lender Accredited to British Business Bank Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme
11 August 2020 British Business Bank Business Support Schemes deliver over £51bn of loans to smaller businesses
7 August 2020 Coronavirus loan schemes benefiting businesses in all corners of UK, reveals new analysis from British Business Bank
5 August 2020 New lenders accredited to British Business Bank Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan Scheme
4 August 2020 British Business Bank Business Support Schemes deliver over £50bn of loans to smaller businesses
29 July 2020 CIOSIF supporting growth and innovation says new report
28 July 2020 British Business Bank Business Support Schemes Deliver over £49bn of loans to smaller businesses
22 July 2020 New lenders accredited to British Business Bank Coronavirus Business Loan Schemes
21 July 2020 British Business Bank Business Support Schemes deliver over £47bn of loans to smaller businesses
21 July 2020 Future Fund publishes diversity data of companies receiving convertible loan agreements
15 July 2020 New lenders accredited to British Business Bank Coronavirus Business Loan Schemes
14 July 2020 British Business Bank Business Support Schemes deliver £46bn of loans smaller businesses
8 July 2020 New Lenders accredited to British Business Bank Coronavirus Business Loan Schemes
1 July 2020 New Lenders accredited to British Business Bank Coronavirus Business Loan Schemes
30 June 2020 British Business Bank Business Support Schemes deliver over £42bn of Loans to more than 1,000,000 smaller businesses
30 June 2020 Future Fund extended to UK Companies from Accelerator Programmes outside the UK
25 June 2020 Equity investment in smaller UK tech businesses increased 27% to £4.0bn last year
24 June 2020 Previse approved for Accreditation under the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS)
23 June 2020 British Business Bank Business Support Schemes deliver over £40bn of loans to more than 972,000 Smaller Businesses
23 June 2020 Future Fund publishes Diversity Data of Companies receiving Convertible Loan Agreements
22 June 2020 Epidarex Capital closes new £102 million UK Venture Fund to build successful Life Science Companies
17 June 2020 New Lenders accredited to British Business Bank Coronavirus Business Loan Schemes
16 June 2020 British Business Bank Business Support Schemes deliver over £38bn of loans to more than 913,000 Smaller Businesses
16 June 2020 Future Fund approves 155 Companies for Convertible Loans
10 June 2020 British Business Bank Appoints Interim CEO
10 June 2020 New Lenders accredited to British Business Bank Coronavirus Business Loan Schemes
9 June 2020 Future Fund approves £55.9m of Convertible Loans
3 June 2020 New Lenders accredited to British Business Bank Coronavirus Business Loan Schemes
29 May 2020 British Business Bank accredits new lender to Bounce Back Loan Scheme
26 May 2020 Changes to Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan Scheme from 26 May
20 May 2020 Six new lenders accredited to British Business Bank Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS)
19 May 2020 HM Treasury announce Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan Scheme extension from 26 May
18 May 2020 Government Future Fund to support innovative UK Companies announces Eligibility Criteria
15 May 2020 New Lenders accredited to British Business Bank Coronavirus Business Loan Schemes
13 May 2020 British Business Bank announces new lenders under the Bounce Back Loan Scheme for smaller businesses
7 May 2020 British Business Bank announces new lenders under the Bounce Back Loan Scheme for smaller businesses
5 May 2020 1pm accredited under the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS)
4 May 2020 New Bounce Back Loan Scheme opens for smallest UK Businesses
27 April 2020 British Business Bank announces four new lenders under the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme
20 April 2020 New Future Fund to support innovative UK businesses
17 April 2020 Funding Circle accredited under the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme ("CBILS")
16 April 2020 Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan Scheme to open on Monday
11 April 2020 British Business Bank announces new lenders under the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme
2 April 2020 Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme expanded to benefit more smaller businesses across the UK
23 March 2020 New Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme opens to Smaller Businesses across the UK
11 March 2020 Budget 2020: British Business Bank Response
27 February 2020 Growth in small businesses using alternative finance continues, while gross bank lending flatlines, finds British Business Bank research
28 January 2020 £40 million unlocked for Midlands’ businesses as MEIF reveals new loan fund
28 January 2020 Barclays Corporate Banking launches largest ever loan cashback scheme to boost UK SME investment, supported by British Business Bank
15 January 2020 British Business Bank responds to National Audit Office report
15 January 2020 Sheffield firm SlothMove wins mentoring session with former ‘dragon’ Piers Linney
27 December 2019 Keith Morgan, CEO, British Business Bank awarded CBE for services to small business finance
10 December 2019 Ada Ventures closes flagship fund to invest in overlooked founders
7 November 2019 Going digital is a challenge for European small and medium-sized enterprises – but key to remain competitive
5 November 2019 British Business Bank appoints Neeta Atkar as Senior Independent Director
31 October 2019 Keith Morgan to stand down as Chief Executive of the British Business Bank at the end of 2020
30 October 2019 Cornwall & Isles of Scilly Investment Fund reaches £5m milestone
24 October 2019 UK Venture Capital returns comparable with those in US, finds latest research by the British Business Bank
17 October 2019 Women in Finance Charter - update on progress against British Business Bank commitments
10 October 2019 British Business Bank pledges its commitment to smaller businesses through SME Finance Charter as a member of the Business Finance Council
9 October 2019 British Business Bank to enable up to £600m of new funding for the UK’s world-leading health technologies and life-sciences sector
25 September 2019 Retirement Savers in Defined Contribution Pension Schemes Missing Out on Higher Returns Reveals New Report
2 September 2019 British Business Bank supports small business advice week
29 August 2019 Genesis Asset Finance accredited under the British Business Bank’s Enterprise Finance Guarantee
25 July 2019 New report shows positive impact of NPIF funding on SMEs in the North
17 July 2019 Supporting over 89,000 businesses with £6.6bn of finance, an increase of 27% over the year
1 July 2019 British Business Bank appoints UK Network Director for the South and East of England
20 June 2019 British Business Bank Start Up Loans Programme Lends £500m to UK Small Businesses
19 June 2019 Midlands Engine Investment Fund reaches £50million milestone
17 June 2019 Edward O’Hara takes up post of Chief Risk Officer at British Business Bank
14 June 2019 UK Smaller Businesses Receive a Record £6.7bn Equity Finance Investment
16 May 2019 British Business Bank ENABLE Guarantee opens to new types of lenders
13 May 2019 British Business Bank appoints Dharmash Mistry as non-executive director
17 April 2019 Extra £200 million backing for British businesses
27 March 2019 OakNorth announces British Business Bank ENABLE Guarantee of £133m
25 March 2019 VGC Partners closes Fund II at over £50m
15 March 2019 NPIF supports £184m of investment across the North in its second year
13 March 2019 British Business Bank ENABLE Build programme to launch next month
28 February 2019 Robert Owen Community Banking Fund Accredited under the British Business Bank’s Enterprise Finance Guarantee Programme
11 February 2019 Smaller businesses exercising caution ahead of Brexit, finds latest British Business Bank research
4 February 2019 Female Start-Up founders missing out on billions in funding
30 January 2019 A quarter of the UK’s fastest growing businesses present in British Business Bank’s Equity Portfolio
28 January 2019 MEIF helping to drive the Midlands Engine after £25million milestone
17 January 2019 First CIOSIF investment with £750k equity investment in wireless internet provider
8 January 2019 UK Government launches EU Exit business website
11 December 2018 British Business Bank appoints UK Network Director for the North of England and the Midlands
4 December 2018 British Business Bank announces investment in dedicated £30m Northern Ireland Growth Finance Fund
28 November 2018 British Business Bank announces new commitment with Funding Circle SME Income Fund Limited to increase UK small business lending
22 November 2018 British Business Bank announces Haydock Finance as a new accredited partner for the Enterprise Finance Guarantee Asset Finance variant
20 November 2018 Specialist lender Compass accredited under the British Business Bank's Enterprise Finance Guarantee programme
16 November 2018 British Business Bank appoints UK Network Director for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
31 October 2018 British Business Bank appoints its first Chief Marketing Officer to head new Demand Development Unit
29 October 2018 Autumn Budget 2018
26 October 2018 Treasury Select Committee publishes report on SME Finance
25 October 2018 British Business Bank increases ENABLE Funding activity to Henry Howard Finance
23 October 2018 British Business Investments - Full year results for the period ending 31 March 2018
17 October 2018 British Business Bank ENABLE Guarantee with Hampshire Trust Bank will help finance smaller housebuilders across the UK
2 October 2018 British Business Bank doubles Simply Asset Finance’s facility to enable increased finance to smaller businesses
1 October 2018 British Business Investments launches new £100m programme to support regional angel investment
1 October 2018 Catherine Lewis La Torre appointed CEO of British Business Bank’s Commercial Patient Capital activities
26 September 2018 North's Manufacturing and High-Tech Sectors dominate as NPIF reaches £100m
25 September 2018 British Business Bank invites applications for the National Security Strategic Investment Fund Programme to support development of advanced dual-use technologies
19 September 2018 One in three UK business owners want to grow their businesses but are unsure how
7 September 2018 British Business Bank backs growth ambitions of Scottish Smaller Businesses
31 August 2018 Small Business Advice Week announces British Business Bank as Official Partner
19 July 2018 British Business Bank publishes Annual Report showing increased delivery to Smaller Businesses across the UK
28 June 2018 £40m investment fund launched for Cornwall and Isles of Scilly SMEs
14 June 2018 Calverton Finance accredited under the British Business Bank's Enterprise Finance Guarantee Scheme
10 May 2018 Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund celebrates strong start to the year with £50m milestone
4 May 2018 British Business Bank takes on expanded role with two new objectives
27 March 2018 Aldermore accredited under the British Business Bank’s Enterprise Finance Guarentee Programme
27 March 2018 British Business Bank agrees facility with 1pm to provide £35m of additional funding to smaller UK businesses
16 March 2018 British Business Bank signs up to HM Treasury's Women in Finance Charter
8 March 2018 Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund invests £31m in first year
7 March 2018 Internationalisation of small and medium-sized enterprises in Europe: many opportunities remain untapped
22 February 2018 Midlands Engine Investment Fund launches £100m SME equity fund
12 February 2018 Imbiba closes £50m fund for high growth UK leisure and hospitality businesses, with £30m contribution from British Business Bank
3 February 2018 Multi-million package of support for lending to Small Businesses and workers affected by Carillion Liquidation
11 January 2018 Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund completes first £2m investment into fast-growing IT firm
3 January 2018 British Business Bank agrees new Enable Funding Facility with Tower Leasing to boost Asset Finance for smaller Businesses
8 December 2017 Angel Investment is up but the UK’S equity gap persists
6 December 2017 British Business Bank appoints Piers Linney and Amanda Rendle as Non-Executive Directors
1 December 2017 Episode 1 raises new £60m fund from British Business Bank’s Enterprise Capital Funds programme to invest in UK seed companies
30 November 2017 British Business Investments commits £15m to Balderton’s new $375m fund
28 November 2017 Industrial Strategy showcases increased role of the British Business Bank to help finance UK innovation
23 November 2017 Budget 2017
16 November 2017 Hidden Britain: Survey reveals 98% of people underestimate the scale of Small Businesses in the UK
15 November 2017 British Business Bank’s EFG programme boosts the economy by £415m, according to new review by London Economics
9 November 2017 Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund announces 100th investment from £400m fund
7 November 2017 British Business Bank commits £50m to Longwall Ventures’ £75m science, engineering and healthcare start-up fund
2 November 2017 British Business Bank’s Flagship Enterprise Finance Guarantee programme passes £3bn lending milestone to smaller businesses
31 October 2017 British Business Bank agrees ENABLE Guarantee with United Trust Bank to boost lending to smaller housebuilders across the UK
18 October 2017 British Business Bank announces move to new offices in Sheffield’s Steel City House development
11 October 2017 Independent review shows Start Up Loans programme helping boost UK business start-up rates
28 September 2017 British Business Bank sets out case for more finance options for smaller businesses looking to grow
21 September 2017 British Business Investments – full year results for the period ending 31 March 2017
12 September 2017 British Business Bank welcomes new Chair, Lord Smith of Kelvin
7 September 2017 British Business Bank’s Help to Grow programme and MSIF announce the launch of a £15m North West Business Growth Fund
29 August 2017 British Business Bank launches first £120m tranche of Midlands Engine Investment Fund
11 August 2017 Match-making service for small businesses looking for finance pays out £4m
3 August 2017 British Business Bank Investments Ltd commits €40 million in first closing for Harbert European Growth Capital Fund II.
1 August 2017 City-based clusters lead equity investment market, according to latest research from the British Business Bank
18 July 2017 British Business Bank publishes Annual Report showing strong results and impressive growth
21 June 2017 Atom bank secures £30m Tier 2 capital facility from British Business Bank Investments Ltd
21 April 2017 Business Minister announces the appointment of new British Business Bank Chair
11 April 2017 Money flowing to businesses from £400m Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund
3 April 2017 British Business Bank and Start Up Loans Company merge to improve opportunities for the UK’s microbusiness community
22 February 2017 £400m Fund launches for Northern SMEs
21 February 2017 Small business finance conditions continue to improve but caution over external finance slows growth
7 February 2017 Investment Plan for Europe: £30m for innovative UK businesses
2 February 2017 Beechbrook Capital closes £150m UK SME Credit I and backs two more businesses
18 January 2017 British Business Bank Investments Ltd makes £400m from Autumn Statement available to venture capital funds
11 January 2017 OakNorth becomes the first challenger bank to partner with British Business Bank on its ‘Help to Grow’ programme
5 January 2017 British Business Bank expands partnership with Funding Circle
7 December 2016 National Promotional Institutions present proposals to foster European venture capital
30 November 2016 British Business Bank backs new £150m Accelerated Digital Ventures (ADV) platform to boost digital businesses
23 November 2016 Chancellor announces additional £400m for British Business Bank to support innovative scale-up businesses
21 November 2016 British Business Bank expands eligibility criteria for its ENABLE Funding programme to increase finance for smaller businesses
21 November 2016 British Business Bank partner Seraphim Capital launches pioneering space tech fund
8 November 2016 British Business Bank Investments Ltd announces £10m commitment to new £260m technology fund
1 November 2016 New matchmaking service for small businesses looking for finance launched
21 September 2016 Minister for Small Business announces new £40m British Business Bank-backed Enterprise Capital Fund for scaleup businesses
20 September 2016 British Business Bank Investments Ltd – Full Year results for the period end 31 March 2016
13 September 2016 British Business Bank Investments Ltd commits £18m to northwest-based asset finance provider, enabling a £36m boost to smaller business growth
6 September 2016 Company builder Entrepreneur First closes £40m fund to help its startups scale up, with £26m investment by the British Business Bank
31 August 2016 British Business Bank-supported Start Up Loans reach £250m milestone
3 August 2016 British Business Bank Investments Ltd partner Beechbrook Capital holds first close on latest private debt fund
21 July 2016 British Business Bank announces 2015/16 results, publishes Annual Report and Accounts
13 July 2016 Statement - Ron Emerson, British Business Bank Chairman
1 July 2016 British Business Bank appoints Neeta Atkar as a Non-Executive Director, 1 July 2016
21 June 2016 British Business Bank opens up Enterprise Finance Guarantee programme to new lenders
16 June 2016 British Business Bank Investments Ltd names Catherine Lewis La Torre as Chief Executive Officer
15 June 2016 Business bodies target 1m UK businesses with new British Business Bank/ ICAEW-led finance guide
22 May 2016 British Business Bank launches initial phase of ‘Help to Grow’
17 May 2016 British Business Bank Investments Ltd invests in Frog Capital II
20 April 2016 British Business Bank publishes Enterprise Finance Guarantee Strategic and Operational Design Review
14 April 2016 British Business Bank Investments Ltd invests £30 million in first close of CORDET Direct Lending fund
13 April 2016 ICAEW, FLA and British Business Bank jointly publish Asset Finance Guide
31 March 2016 British Business Bank Investments Ltd invests in Atlantic Bridge III, a new €140 million fund for Technology companies
23 March 2016 British Business Bank publishes results of first year of independent evaluation of Start-Up Loans programme
22 March 2016 British Business Bank Investments Limited partners with Liberis to support funding for smaller UK businesses
10 March 2016 British Business Bank Investments Limited publishes half year results for the six months ended 30 Sept 2015
19 February 2016 British Business Bank Investments agrees £25 million facility with Haydock Finance
12 February 2016 LDF and the British Business Bank agree £51 million facility to increase asset finance for small businesses
2 February 2016 Small Business Finance Markets Report 2015/16 highlights a recovering UK market for small business finance
19 January 2016 British Business Bank Investments Ltd - Annual Results and publication of 2015 Annual Report and Accounts
4 January 2016 British Business Bank Investments Ltd-supported Beechbrook Capital's inaugural UK SME Credit Fund holds first close at more than £100m
9 December 2015 British Business Bank partner, Panoramic Growth Equity, makes further investment in Edesix
7 December 2015 High-growth Gousto raises further £9m, including from British Business Bank-supported Angel CoFund
20 November 2015 Mimecast lists on NASDAQ
18 November 2015 British Business Bank supports Edge Investments to deliver £40 million boost to Britain's Creative Industries
16 November 2015 New report finds smaller businesses key to solving UK 'Productivity Gap'
29 October 2015 British Business Bank's commercial arm supports UK SMEs with investment in Shawbrook Bank
6 October 2015 British Business Bank Investments Limited partner BMS Finance provides £5 million of senior debt finance to the Clicksco Group
5 October 2015 British Business Bank partner Catapult secures a successful exit from Oxford Cryosystems through Management Buy-Out
2 October 2015 Hitachi Capital (UK) plc and British Business Bank agree £100 million facility to increase asset finance for small businesses
16 September 2015 British Business Bank's VC Catalyst fund invests in Nauta Capital
7 September 2015 British Business Bank partner Catapult Ventures announces the acquisition of Lumora by ERBA Diagnostics Mannheim
23 July 2015 British Business Bank partner Notion Capital Launches New Fund
16 July 2015 British Business Bank at the heart of new European funding initiative
28 May 2015 The British Business Bank invests in Passion Capital’s £45 million second fund
27 March 2015 British Business Bank Investments Limited makes €6m clean technology investment
26 March 2015 British Business Bank rolls out ENABLE Guarantees programme to boost small business
24 March 2015 British Business Bank calls for referrals partners to help transform smaller business finance markets
18 March 2015 Budget 2015 features British Business Bank 'Help to Grow' Growth Loans and Small Business Referrals
26 February 2015 British Business Bank showcases growth potential of smaller businesses in Northern Ireland
10 February 2015 Prime Minister announces British Business Bank 'HELP TO GROW' scheme
2 February 2015 British Business Bank Investments backs Northwest asset finance provider with £5m investment, introduces new expansion capital initiative
19 January 2015 British Business Bank-supported Start Up Loans hit 25,000 mark
9 December 2014 British Business Bank research finds almost half of British SMEs are making plans to grow in 2015
3 December 2014 Autumn Statement 2014 - further funding for flagship British Business Bank programmes
1 December 2014 British Business Bank Leads Financing Of First ‘Super-ECF’
18 November 2014 ENABLE Programme launched
3 November 2014 Lending already reaching smaller businesses for the British Business Bank on day 1
15 October 2014 European Commission approves creation of British Business Bank
9 October 2014 £80 million boost for leasing finance as British Business Bank focuses on alternative lending for smaller businesses
24 September 2014 British Business Bank partner BMS Finance provides debt finance to Whittle, one of the UK’s leading commercial painting contractors
2 September 2014 British Business Bank boosts European Capital UK SME fund to £100m to help provide debt finance to UK’s smaller businesses
6 August 2014 Making Britain the global centre of financial innovation - £100m extra for British Business Bank Investment Programme
30 July 2014 Prime Minister announces 20,000th loan under British Business Bank-backed Start Up Loans initiative
26 June 2014 Vince Cable launches British Business Bank Strategic Plan
26 June 2014 British Business Bank and ICAEW jointly publish new Business Finance Guide
24 June 2014 British Business Bank plc appoints three new Board members
1 May 2014 Finance and risk experts join British Business Bank plc Board as Non-executive Directors
28 April 2014 British Business Bank doubles maximum potential commitment for new Enterprise Capital Funds to £50m
20 March 2014 Wholesale Guarantee pilot launched
25 February 2014 New £40m investment by British Business Bank to support £450m of lending to smaller businesses
31 January 2014 British Business Bank's Enterprise Finance Guarantee-backed lending up 33% in final quarter of 2013 versus same period in 2012
16 January 2014 British Business Bank partner Amadeus raises £33m towards new early stage programme
16 December 2013 UK SMEs access £100m of funding through British Business Bank partner MarketInvoice
11 December 2013 British Business Bank plc appoints Keith Morgan as CEO
22 November 2013 More small businesses benefiting as British Business Bank lending scheme hits 3 year high
6 November 2013 First commitments from British Business Bank’s Investment Programme to unlock £125m for smaller businesses
17 October 2013 Business Secretary appoints finance experts to Board of new British Business Bank
8 October 2013 Business Secretary announces £25 million boost for innovative small businesses under British Business Bank scheme
19 August 2013 British Business Bank lending scheme points to positive signs for SME growth
9 July 2013 Dawn Capital raises new fund with help from British Business Bank's ECF VC Catalyst fund
3 July 2013 £100 million Angel CoFund, funded by British Business Bank, goes national
6 May 2013 Fallon: Lending boost from British Business Bank lending scheme must be maintained
10 April 2013 £300 million boost for SME lending in first phase of British Business Bank
9 April 2013 British Business Bank-supported Passion Capital sells stake in Mendelay to Elsevier
18 March 2013 Warm liver transplants – ECF portfolio company supported by British Business Bank
19 February 2013 British Business Bank lending scheme delivers £1.1 billion boost to the economy: Fallon calls on banks to redouble their efforts
31 January 2013 Great exit for Panoramic ECF, supported by the British Business Bank
21 January 2013 Big hitters appointed to British Business Bank advisory group