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Young foreign entrepreneurs targeted by new UKTI mentoring and investment programme

In an effort to attract new entrepreneurs to Britain, the UK government has launched a new scheme through UK Trade & Investment.

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SwiftKey’s rise to smartphone domination

London-based SwiftKey is fast becoming a piece of fundamental technology for Android smartphones. GrowthBusiness quizzes CFO Richard Gibson on just how it has managed to take the app market by storm.

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Eventbrite buys London-based social conference directory Lanyrd

American self-service ticketing platform has closed its two first acquisitions, including London start-up Lanyrd.

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SwiftKey closes $17.5 million Series B and relocates co-founder to lead US growth

London-based technology company SwiftKey has closed its Series B funding round and netted $17.5 million of growth capital.

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Value of UK acquisitions by overseas buyers soars

The value of purchases of UK companies by foreign businesses climbed to £23.4 billion during the second quarter of the year, new statistics reveal.

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British medical company Acacia Pharma secures £15 million funding

A Series B venture capital financing round worth £15 million has been led by Fidelity Biosciences and Novo A/S.

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CentralNic set to use AIM as launch pad for emerging market growth

The Alternative Investment Market's latest technology admission has seen CentralNic Group join and raise £7 million in the process.

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Bargain Booze parent company snaps up Wine Rack

Conviviality Retail has wasted little time in using its stock market listing to peruse acquisition-led growth by purchasing Wine Rack.

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CentralNic set to use AIM as launch pad for emerging market growth

The Alternative Investment Market's latest technology admission has seen CentralNic Group join and raise £7 million in the process.

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Bargain Booze parent company snaps up Wine Rack

Conviviality Retail has wasted little time in using its stock market listing to peruse acquisition-led growth by purchasing Wine Rack.

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Social task marketplace Sooqini closes $500,000 funding round

London start-up Sooqini has closed its maiden seed funding round having been bootstrapped since founding in 2011.

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Nationwide, Lloyds, Barclays and Virgin Money lead the way in Funding for Lending activity

The government's Funding for Lending Scheme has posted an increase in activity over the last quarter, the Bank of England says.

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Epi-V adds Angus Fire to portfolio through £62 million MBO

Oil and gas services investor Epi-V has backed the £62 million management buy-out of Angus Fire.

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Condé Nast leads $20 million investment into resale community Vestiaire Collective

Balderton Capital and Ventech are being joined by publishing business Condé Nast as investors in London and Paris-based Vestiaire Collective.

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