A financial services industry survey conducted jointly by FS Club and US-based Ravco Marketing in the summer of 2020, sponsored by Salesforce, found that the industry sees a silver lining resulting from the Covid-19 crisis.

Abrado, the industry leader in the surgical removal of multiple casing sections downhole, has appointed Jason Broussard as President and CEO.  

Job opportunities for the professional sector – including sectors such as IT, professional services, life sciences, finance, marketing, HR and engineering, 

The UK Creative Content EIS Fund has invested in Maven Screen Media, a leading media and entertainment development and production company, founded by experienced producers Celine Rattray and Trudie Styler, it was announced by the Fund’s manager Calculus Capital, and Stargrove Pictures, its media adviser. The founders have established track records for producing award-winning, commercially successful films with worldwide reach and top-tier talent attached. 

Bone Therapeutics, the cell therapy company addressing high unmet medical needs in orthopedics and bone diseases, today announces it has been granted EUR 1.0 million in non-dilutive funding from the Directorate-General for Economy, Employment and Research of the Walloon Region, Belgium. 

According to the National Association of Estate Agents Property Mark, the housing market is booming. In June, properties sold for over the asking price, making property sales the highest recorded number since February 2016.

Gaming quality assurance and testing firm Testronic, part of the Catalis Group, has acquired Whyttest, a games QA and customer support business headquartered in Romania – a move set to increase headcount by 15 per cent. 

Russia aspires to become a world leader in the hydrogen sector, and the state sees great potential for European exports in particular. 

Located in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Jennifer Young Ltd, the cosmetics and skin care company, has received new investment from the Midlands Engine Investment Fund (MEIF) West Midlands Equity Fund, managed by Birmingham-based venture capital business Midven. 

Edtech startup BibliU has raised £500,000 as part of a Series A extension funding round, supported by Angel Investment Network, the world’s largest online angel investment platform.  London-based BibliU is a digital education platform that provides students with digital access to their textbooks and libraries across all their devices. The campaign funding round, an addition to its £6.5m Series A, was in response to a surge in demand due to COVID 19.  

Circularity Capital has continued to build its innovative portfolio of European growth-stage businesses enabling the circular economy, leading a growth funding round in Shark Solutions, the global leader in advanced recycled PVB products.

NorthEdge Capital, which manages over £650m of private equity funds aimed at the North and Midlands regions, has recruited a new director and made six senior promotions.