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International expansion

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BVCA and UKTI team up to promote UK business fundraising

The British Private Equity & Venture Capital Association are coming together with UK Trade and Investment to launch a new partnership aimed at promoting the fortunes of companies looking to expand globally.

News

Global expansion finance for Vita Liberata

Broadlake Capital has closed its 15th deal in the last seven years through the backing of celebrity-endorsed Vita Liberata.

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Specialty European Pharma receives £2.5 million loan

A venture capital-backed pharmaceutical marketing firm has raised debt of £2.5 million to fund global expansion.

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Shanghai scoop for ISG

Interior Services Group (ISG) has bought an 85 per cent stake in Realys Group, a Shanghai-based design and project management company, in a deal worth up to RMB 58.5 million (£5.6 million).

Growth Planning

Global expansion on a shoestring

British businesses don’t need to open an overseas office to start trading internationally. There are smart ways for companies to expand their customer base geographically without making a massive and risky investment.

Growth Planning

Making Asian acquisitions work

Attracted by a market of close to 2 billion people, many Western companies are eyeing acquisition targets in China and Southeast Asia. GB looks at how to overcome potential pitfalls when conducting deals in the region.

Growth Planning

Golden rules for global growth

Follow these principles to ensure your international expansion is as trouble-free as possible.

Growth Planning

The complexities of cross-border deal-making – International rescue

High stakes, political intrigue, missing documents and private detectives. Tanya Nash and Martin Kitchen of Denton Wilde Sapte tell of the complexities of cross-border deal-making. Patrizia Rossi reports.

Growth Planning

Expanding into Brazil

Brazil is the world's fifth most populous country, with a growing middle class, a stable government and world-class companies looking for foreign partners. Toby Danby meets British entrepreneurs operating in Latin America's largest economy.

Growth Planning

British business in Brazil

Brazil is the world’s fifth most populous country, with a growing middle class, a stable government and world-class companies looking for foreign partners. We meet British entrepreneurs operating in Latin America’s largest economy.

Growth Planning

The importance of the feasibility study when expanding abroad

Overseas expansion reduces your overheads and allows you to drive your business forward. Or does it? Marc Barber examines how a feasibility study can minimise the risks when opting for foreign shores.

Growth Planning

Barriers to expansion

One might think that the confidence, even arrogance, of the British in the pervasive nature of our mother tongue would successfully see us through the maze of overseas expansion. In fact, in the minds of many of the UK’s exporters there are no barriers. However, because of Britain’s long-standing unwillingness to communicate in foreign languages we may be offending some clients and possibly ignoring others.