Albemarle Street Partners (ASP), the specialist advice and investment management consultancy for advisers, has announced the appointment of Charlie Parker as Managing Director. 

Theresa May’s departure demands that UK and international investors move to mitigate risks to their wealth, affirms the CEO of one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory organisations.

The warning from Nigel Green, chief executive and founder of deVere Group, which has $12bn under advisement, follows Mrs May’s announcement that she is to quit as leader of the Conservative Party on June 7, during an emotional statement outside Number 10.

Dr. Gabriele Sabato, former head of Risk Appetite Portfolio Decisioning at RBS and CEO, co-founder of Wiserfunding, comments on SME lending in conjunction with the UK's Small Business Survey 2018.

Rockstart, Europe's premier startup accelerator, has published the ratings of the 10 accelerator programs it has executed between 2017 and 2019. 

As “on demand” services expand into more industries and market places,Trukkin is leading the way in digital logistics solutions for long-haul trucking.  Launched in 2017, Trukkin is a techno-logistics firm based in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates operating throughout the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region and beyond. The company works to innovate and simplify logistics and land transportation. Trukkin has raised over $3.5 million in the recent funding round, which included marquee investors from the AL-Namlah Family Group, the Al-Madi Family Group, and the Abanumay Family Group. Batic Investments and Logistics, a publicly listed company on Tadawul, remains as one of the key investors in the start-up.

IW Capital - the debt, equity and EIS investment specialist based in the heart of Mayfair - has announced its latest milestone of growth with the closure of its first secured debt fund. 

Streamline Press, a leading commercial printer specialising in lithographic, digital and large format print services, has secured £250,000 funding from MEIF Maven East & South East Midlands Debt Finance, managed by Maven Capital Partners.  This funding will support the implementation of Streamline Press’ profit improvement and growth strategy.

Streamline Press is a leading commercial printing company with a diverse range of services split across two sites in Leicester. The company produces lithographic, digital and large format print, with extensive in-house print finishing and mailing capabilities, enabling it to help its customers get the most from their print budgets. 

Parkwalk and the UCL Technology Fund are leading a £750k investment into Phasecraft, a pioneering quantum computing company, along with the London Co-Investment Fund.

The FitTech company, Revoola, has confirmed that its application to join the leading business incubator SETSquared’s Scale-Up programme has been successful. Revoola is the developer of a highly sophisticated and interactive Mind & Body fitness app, plus a wide range of totally interactive multi-disciplined fitness classes – streamed live or on demand – via any smartphone or tablet.

Minerva, the University of Warwick Science Park’s Business Angel Network, has played a vital role in helping Lincoln-based tech start-up Tended access the funds and know-how needed to take its intelligent safety solutions to the next level.

Syncona Ltd has founded Quell Therapeutics, a new cell therapy company, with a £35 million commitment in a Series A financing of which Syncona has committed £34.0 million with a further £1.0 million being contributed by UCL Technology Fund. Syncona will have a 69.3 per cent stake (1) in the business, with the first tranche of the Series A commitment of £8.3m paid in May 2019.

YFM Equity Partners has invested £3.5 million in in Elucidat Limited, an elearning software business.  The investment from YFM’s advised funds will be used to accelerate product development so that Elucidat’s customers can produce learning content faster and at a higher quality. The funds will also be used to invest in their team and drive growth in North America, which currently accounts for 35% of Elucidat’s revenue.