Ardenham Energy, a developer and installer of renewable energy projects, has secured an initial £2 million investment from growth investor Bridges Ventures to fund the company's expansion across the UK.
Mobile application developer Echoecho will embark on further product development, hiring and scaling operations after securing $750,000 (£470,000) in seed funding.
Brasserie Bar Co, the hospitality group behind restaurant chains Brasserie Blanc and the White Brasserie Company, has raised £20 million from private equity investor Core Capital.
The Federation of Small Businesses has called on Prime Minister David Cameron to avoid 'watering down' radical proposals on banking reform, despite financial industry pressure.
Hitachi Data Systems, which provides storage systems, software and services, has acquired BlueArc after forming a five-year partnership with the business.
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