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Recruitment firm used by The Savoy and The Ritz gets venture capital support

A recruitment firm behind many of the new hires seen at restaurants such as Pollen Street Social and the Burj Al-Arab hotel in Dubai has secured venture funding for growth.

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Amplience links up with Octopus Investments again through £3.7 million round

Having spent the last year securing contracts with Tesco, DFS and New Look, e-commerce technology company Amplience has closed its second funding round.

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Freedom of Information request finds disparity between reported and actual number of start-ups

A discrepancy between the number of start-ups reported to be springing up by Companies House, and the actual number in working existence, has been discovered.

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UK Green Investment Bank closes first deal in Northern Ireland alongside Foresight Group

An investment of £20 million by Foresight Group and the UK Green Investment Bank will be used to build a wood fuelled combined heat and power station in Northern Ireland.

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Mobeus Equity Partners takes 2013 commitments over the £20 million mark

An £11 million management buy-out of Veritek Global has moved Mobeus Equity Partners past the £20 million level during 2013.

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Post-it note-based language tool nets venture capital funding from Midven

A business which is using Post-it notes to help with language learning has secured investment from venture capital firm Midven.

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Wagamama and Rex Restaurants investor adds Hawksmoor chain to its portfolio

Popular London restaurant chain Hawksmoor has decided to fund itself using private equity capital, and has signed up Graphite Capital as a backer.

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LumeJet secures £250,000 as part of TSB’s £40 million 2013 Smart programme commitment

The Technology Strategy Board's Smart programme has made its latest funding outlay, this time in an inkless printing company.

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Wagamama and Rex Restaurants investor adds Hawksmoor chain to its portfolio

Popular London restaurant chain Hawksmoor has decided to fund itself using private equity capital, and has signed up Graphite Capital as a backer.

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LumeJet secures £250,000 as part of TSB’s £40 million 2013 Smart programme commitment

The Technology Strategy Board's Smart programme has made its latest funding outlay, this time in an inkless printing company.

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Darwin Private Equity closes first investment of 2013 through Esendex MBO

Esendex CEO Geoff Love is leading a management buy-out of the business using capital from Darwin Private Equity.

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More changes to apprenticeships announced on back of Doug Richard report

Direct funding for employers wanting to buy apprenticeship training is being tabled by the government as part of Doug Richard's report on the employment process.

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Wool and the Gang sews up $2.8 million round from three VCs

Index Ventures, Wellington Partners and MMC Ventures are coming together to back the growth of fashion brand Wool and the Gang.

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First ‘Tesco Law’ deal for venture capital firm Smedvig Capital

A £4 million investment from Smedvig Capital into Kings Court Trust marks the first time that an outside investor has made a commitment in the private client market since the deregulation of the UK legal services market in April 2012.

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