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New SME bank launched

A pension fund and a Cambridge University college have come together to launch Cambridge & Counties Bank, which is targeting small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

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Mike Lynch among Featurespace investors

Marketing analytics software company Featurespace has raised £1.5 million in a funding round led by Imperial Innovations Group and involving the ex-CEO of Autonomy.

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FIG launches venture capital fund

Find Invest Grow (FIG), a venture capital firm that invests in businesses set up by students and recent graduates, is aiming to raise £6 million for the FIG Concept Seed Fund.

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Braveheart to manage university seed fund

AIM-listed Braveheart Investment Group, the venture capital and business angel network, has won a mandate to manage the Lachesis fund for eight universities in the East Midlands.

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Acquisitive Trap Oil raises funds

North Sea-focused Trap Oil, an oil and gas exploration and appraisal company focused on the UK Continental Shelf, has raised £4.3 million through a placing on AIM.

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EIS and VCT changes get green light from EU

Growth businesses in the UK are set to benefit from a more incentivised system for investors after the government received EU backing for its EIS and VCT changes.

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DFJ Esprit looks to help MTT take-off

Venture capital firm DFJ Esprit has led a funding round into Dublin-headquartered Mobile Travel Technologies (MTT).

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Klein believes financial services needs re-imagination

Financial services is in need of a re-imagination akin to those seen in the telecoms and media sectors, according to Index Ventures' Robin Klein.

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DFJ Esprit looks to help MTT take-off

Venture capital firm DFJ Esprit has led a funding round into Dublin-headquartered Mobile Travel Technologies (MTT).

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Klein believes financial services needs re-imagination

Financial services is in need of a re-imagination akin to those seen in the telecoms and media sectors, according to Index Ventures' Robin Klein.

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Beecroft’s no-fault dismissals damaging says CIPD

The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) has called on the government and ministers to 'water down' new employment legislation laid out in Adrian Beecroft's employment proposals.

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Cennox latest to receive BGF support

The Business Growth Fund has closed its tenth deal by backing ATM services business Cennox through a £3 million investment.

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Tom Black scoops Dealmaker of the Year award

The M&A Awards of 2012 recognised outstanding achievement in the UK mid-market over the past 12 months.

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Government frees up £100 million for social lenders

Non-bank providers of finance will be able to grab a share of the £100 million Small Business Tranche of the Business Finance Partnership after the opening of an application process.

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