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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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Bargain Booze business closes private tab and lists on AIM

The Alternative Investment Market's latest recruit is set to raise £64 million to eliminate debt and buy out its private equity backer ECI Partners.

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Secret Escapes and Zoopla VC backer invests in Affectv

Octopus Investments has led a £2 million Series A funding round into audience technology business Affectv.

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‘Lego for DNA’ biotech start-up secures £150,000 of SEIS capital from Mercia

The Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS) has allowed biotechnology business Oxford Genetics to net £150,000 of new funding.

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Cloud business Invenias secures MMC Ventures and Mark Farmer as investors

Venture capital firm MMC Ventures has made another play in the cloud computing market by backing Reading-based Invenias.

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Tech City-based EcoMachines Incubator set to shake up the energy and cleantech funding space

A new business accelerator aimed at energy and cleantech ventures has been launched in London.

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Facebook buys London-based Monoidics and folds team into its own

Social media giant Facebook has closed its fourth acquisition of the year, this time involving a London-based business.

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Spin-out biomedical business gets SPARK Impact-led investment

The North West Fund for Biomedical and Fusion IP are coming together to back the growth ambition of University of Sheffield spin-out Absynth Biologics.

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Facebook buys London-based Monoidics and folds team into its own

Social media giant Facebook has closed its fourth acquisition of the year, this time involving a London-based business.

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Spin-out biomedical business gets SPARK Impact-led investment

The North West Fund for Biomedical and Fusion IP are coming together to back the growth ambition of University of Sheffield spin-out Absynth Biologics.

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Simply Business chooses to split from parent company through AnaCap-backed MBO

Small business provider Simply Business has closed a management buy-out with help from financial services private equity firm AnaCap Financial Partners.

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Lack of CEO emphasis on innovation and workforce development potentially ‘dangerous’

UK CEOs are lagging behind when it comes to focusing on innovation rather than customer relations, a new study suggests.

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Government puts more money into space sector as it targets 10 per cent share

The UK space industry is set to receive £200 million of new funding, as the government moves towards its goal of making the sector worth £30 billion by 2030.

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Greater angel collaboration and London-bias identified in Deloitte and UKBAA report

Angels are increasingly clubbing together to form syndications which can then lead larger investment rounds, new research shows.

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