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Equity investment in smaller UK businesses hit a record £18.1 billion last year
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Equity investment in smaller UK businesses hit a record £18.1 billion last year Press release 22 June 2022 Investment into UK smaller businesses in 2021 was almost double that of 2020, with a total of 2,616 deals Momentum continued into 2022 with equity investment of £7.6 billion in Q1 2022, the […]
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Small Business Equity Tracker 2022 Report Summary
Introduction This is the eighth annual Equity Tracker report exploring trends in equity finance for UK smaller companies. This year’s report examines how UK VC markets compare to other countries, especially in relation to funding going to deep tech and R&D intensive sectors. The report also looks […]
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Long-term investment vital to closing funding gap
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Long-term investment vital to closing funding gap Press release 22 June 2022 Following the publication of the Small Business Equity Tracker 2022 by the British Business Bank, Christine Hockley, Managing Director, Funds, at British Patient Capital, says: "In a record year for UK equity investment […]
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Small Business Equity Tracker 2022 Infographic
Record levels of equity investment in smaller UK businesses in 2021 £18.1bn of equity invested into the UK's smaller businesses in 2021 - almost double its 2020 level 88% increase in equity investment into UK smaller businesses in 2021 compared to 2020, the highest annual growth since 2011 2,616 […]
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British Patient Capital invests in precision machining automation specialist CloudNC
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British Patient Capital invests in precision machining automation specialist CloudNC Press release 21 June 2022 British Patient Capital has invested £5 million in CloudNC, a London-based developer of automation software for the manufacturing sector, as part of a £35 million Series B round. The […]
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Financial help for diversity and inclusivity hiring
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Financial help for diversity and inclusivity hiring Despite 21% of working adults being disabled , one in ten employers claim that their business cannot support an employee with a disability or a health condition . According to Evenbreak , a company that connects candidates with inclusive […]
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Covid-19 loan guarantee schemes may have saved between 150,000 and 500,000 businesses and between 500,000 and 2.9m jobs, finds initial evaluation
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Covid-19 loan guarantee schemes may have saved between 150,000 and 500,000 businesses and between 500,000 and 2.9m jobs, finds initial evaluation Press release 14 June 2022 Between 10-34% of BBLS borrowers and 7-28% of CBILS/CLBILS borrowers could have permanently ceased trading in 2020 without the […]
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Allica Bank secures £30m Tier 2 capital facility from British Business Investments
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Allica Bank secures £30m Tier 2 capital facility from British Business Investments Press release 14 June 2022 British Business Investments, a wholly-owned commercial subsidiary of the British Business Bank, today announces a new £30m Tier 2 capital facility for challenger bank, Allica Bank. Allica […]
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British Patient Capital invests $12.5 million in global health technology platform Proximie
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British Patient Capital invests $12.5 million in global health technology platform Proximie Press release 14 June 2022 British Patient Capital has invested in Proximie, the global health technology platform digitising operating rooms around the world, as part of a $80m Series C round. The $12.5m […]
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British Business Bank Appoints New CEO
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British Business Bank Appoints New CEO Press release 09 June 2022 Louis Taylor has been appointed CEO of the British Business Bank, the UK’s economic development bank, and will take up the role from 1 October. Louis Taylor is currently CEO of UK Export Finance, the UK government’s export credit […]