Whilst nations around the world have adopted net zero commitments, there is still much debate about how to balance growth and sustainability in emerging markets.

As dentists worldwide begin to tackle the backlog of patients whose tooth decay may have worsened during the Covid-19 pandemic*, Edinburgh-based dental technology company, Calcivis, is preparing for a US launch with a restructuring of its board and the successful completion of its latest funding round.  Calcivis has developed the world’s first biotechnology-based dental imaging system and has been part of the portfolio of the Scottish business angel investment syndicate, Archangels, since 2012.

The Digital Commerce M&A sector registered 1,037 deals in the first half of 2021 – a 25 per cent increase from 787 deals in the same period last year – according to the latest market report from Hampleton Partners, the international technology mergers and acquisitions advisors.

Livingbridge, one of the UK’s leading mid-market private equity investors, has invested in leading social media publishing business, Jungle Creations. The investment was made through Livingbridge’s Enterprise 3 fund, which invests in fast-growth SMEs.

Gannons' Commercial law expert Alastair Manning looks at creative solutions for cancelling shares in a private company.

Nadine Campbell, of the ACE Entrepreneurs Investment Program, reminds us that diversity can only have wider benefits

For those thinking about starting a business in the UK, research from Bruntwood Group has found 

BurdaPrincipal Investments (BPI), the growth capital arm of media and tech company Hubert Burda Media, has invested in UK-based Oddbox, a platform that is leveraging technology to fight food waste. BPI has invested a total of £16m, comprising a combination of primary and secondary investment. 

The news, as reported in The Times on 24^th August, that US VC investment in the UK hit £4.5bn in 2020 is significant.  That is more than the EIS Scheme and The Future Fund combined.  A sign of the great opportunities for investors certainly and a welcome sharing of the load required to spin UK companies into unicorns, of course.  But how does this inform angels about the nature of what they do?

SnapDragon Monitoring, an online brand protection business, has raised £1.2m in its latest funding round - bringing the total raised to just over £3m - from ACF Investors, Mercia, and Scottish Enterprise, to help brand owners identify and remove fakes, copycats and online threats, using intellectual property to do so.

Chantelle Arneaud of Envestors looks at how networks can best connect with investors and companies.

The UK Government has published its first Hydrogen Strategy, in a Policy Paper which has been greeted with a fanfare of publicity.