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£100 million Angel CoFund, funded by British Business Bank, goes national
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£100 million Angel CoFund, funded by British Business Bank, goes national Press release 03 July 2013 The Angel CoFund, which brings together businesses and entrepreneurs along with government and private sector investment extended across UK. To date the fund has only been available to businesses in […]
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Fallon: Lending boost from British Business Bank lending scheme must be maintained
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Fallon: Lending boost from British Business Bank lending scheme must be maintained Press release 06 May 2013 New figures published today show that bank lending to small and medium sized businesses (SMEs) through the Enterprise Finance Guarantee (EFG) scheme has begun to show improvement. The upturn […]
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£300 million boost for SME lending in first phase of British Business Bank
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£300 million boost for SME lending in first phase of British Business Bank Press release 10 April 2013 £300 million will be co-invested alongside private sector investment Builds on Business Finance Partnership successes First phase of business bank programme launched Small and medium sized […]
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British Business Bank-supported Passion Capital sells stake in Mendelay to Elsevier
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British Business Bank-supported Passion Capital sells stake in Mendelay to Elsevier Press release 09 April 2013 Passion Capital makes strong first exit from its Enterprise Capital Fund. The purchase of Mendelay by Elsevier will allow for further growth in the company and provides synergies with […]
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Warm liver transplants – ECF portfolio company supported by British Business Bank
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Warm liver transplants – ECF portfolio company supported by British Business Bank Press release 18 March 2013 Surgeons in London have carried out the first ‘warm liver’ transplant using an organ which was ‘kept alive’ at body temperature in a machine. Usually donor livers are kept on ice, but many […]
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British Business Bank lending scheme delivers £1.1 billion boost to the economy: Fallon calls on banks to redouble their efforts
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British Business Bank lending scheme delivers £1.1 billion boost to the economy: Fallon calls on banks to redouble their efforts Press release 19 February 2013 A government scheme to help small businesses access finance has delivered a net benefit of £1.1 billion to the economy. Every £1 invested […]
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Great exit for Panoramic ECF, supported by the British Business Bank
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Great exit for Panoramic ECF, supported by the British Business Bank Press release 31 January 2013 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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Big hitters appointed to British Business Bank advisory group
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Big hitters appointed to British Business Bank advisory group Press release 21 January 2013 The Government has appointed a group of respected banking, business and finance experts to advise on the direction and priorities of the business bank. In particular, the group will look at how to best […]
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Chair appointed to advise government on setting up British Business Bank
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Chair appointed to advise government on setting up British Business Bank Press release 20 December 2012 Sir Peter Burt, former Chief Executive of Bank of Scotland, has been confirmed today as the chair of a group that will advise the Government on the establishment and direction of the business […]
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New British Business Bank to support up to £10 billion of business lending
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New British Business Bank to support up to £10 billion of business lending Press release 24 September 2012 Business Secretary Vince Cable will announce today (24 September) the first steps in creating a Government-backed business bank, including new Government funding of £1 billion. It will aim to […]