Jimmy Leong has been appointed Managing Director of specialist global private equity and real estate fund administrator, Augentius, to drive business growth in line with increasing opportunities in the far east.

John Glencross, Chief Executive of Calculus Capital, comments on the EIS & VCT rule changes..

Property Investment site Brickowner experiences rapid growth hitting £1 million invested by the public through the crowdfunding platform.

The Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (NPIF) has invested £31 million in 207 Northern-based SMEs during the first 12 months of operation, as the Fund continues to provide a boost to the Northern economy. 

The £400m Fund, which is supported by the European Regional Development Fund, HR Government and the European Investment Bank, was launched by the British Business Bank as a key part of the government’s ‘Northern Powerhouse’ vision to back innovative, fast growing small businesses.

HBAN has invested €50,000 in Incereb, a neonatal monitoring sensors company, just 48 hours after hearing the Irish company’s presentation.

Albion Capital, the independent investment manager, has added three new recruits to its technology team as part of its strategic expansion in the sector.

Labrador Ltd has announced its latest high-profile investor as Daily Mail and General Trust plc (DMGT) who are backing the company with a hybrid package of £500,000 in cash and media investment, in exchange for a subscription of ordinary shares as part of Labrador’s current funding round.

Deepbridge Capital comments on the likelihood of the Finance Bill receiving Royal Asset this month and its inclusion of reforms to Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) investment which will focus on investment in higher-risk, knowledge intensive companies rather than lower-risk, capital preservation schemes.

Industry leader in Robotic Process Automation (RPA) eclipses $1.1 billion valuation; validates RPA as a strategic imperative for digital transformation and path to AI

Doctor-on-demand app Qured has closed a joint angel and crowd raise of £1.13m through SeedLegals  and Seedrs, at a post-money valuation  of £5.16m.

Crowdcube is 7 years old!  It was launched from a small office in the middle of Exeter. Today, it has grown the team across the UK and Spain, been named the No. 1 equity crowdfunding platform for investment, helped over 600 businesses raise growth capital and have a user base of more than 500,000.

Pitch@Palace announces the 42 Entrepreneurs that have been selected to Pitch at Pitch@Palace Boot Camp.