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Contract automation platform Juro raises $23m in Series B funding
ESG is top of the enterprise tech agenda
Global games entertainment firm Team 17 acquires German-based simulation games developer Astragon Entertainment
SamsonVT to spend £1.3m to develop affordable predictive maintenance for SMEs
Global pest control technology company Pelsis Group acquires Brandenburg
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View allKonektio secures £2.1m to accelerate international expansion
Flint Global advised by Weightmans on Growth Capital Partners investment
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EstateGuru hits €500m lending milestone ahead of 2022 UK launch
Inn Collection Group secures £42m from OakNorth Bank to support future growth
North Devon holiday park business acquires new Welsh site with HSBC UK funding
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JVWEB completes acquisition of Cheltenham-based Ocere
Unilever & GlaxoSmithKline battle over £50bn Consumer Healthcare business
Global games entertainment firm Team 17 acquires German-based simulation games developer Astragon Entertainment
Reply completes acquisitions of Enowa LLC and The Spur Group
BDO advises on acquisition of HPCi Media by Claverley Group Limited (CGL)
Digimarc Corporation finalizes acquisition of EVRYTHNG Ltd
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E-commerce aggregator Alphagreen Group acquires Yawns
ThinCats provides debt funding to support Connection Capital’s acquisition distributor of premium mountain bikes
Divido appoints Todd Latham as new CEO
Surge in demand for used cars leaves dealers seeking stock
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PKF Smith Cooper’s Catherine Desmond accepts seat on the CLA’s National Tax Committee
EstateGuru hits €500m lending milestone ahead of 2022 UK launch
Inn Collection Group secures £42m from OakNorth Bank to support future growth
North Devon holiday park business acquires new Welsh site with HSBC UK funding
Headstar enjoys record year with 35% growth
String of promotions announced by PKF Smith Cooper
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Six-figure funding package from HSBC helps AJ Charlton & Sons to go greener
Net-zero emissions strategy for the technology sector
Powerful Allies helps businesses avoid pitfalls of unregulated business energy market
Burges Salmon advises Blue Gem Wind on the Erebus Celtic Sea Floating Wind Project
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View allSickness and unvaccinated staff: How is it impacting the UK workforce?
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Risk for small business owners’ mental health as half still live in fear of future lockdowns
49% of employees felt they received good support from their employers during COVID
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View allEstateGuru hits €500m lending milestone ahead of 2022 UK launch
PassiveLogic raises $34m for autonomous building platform
ASK and OakNorth Bank complete £55m refinance of Montreaux’s Cricklewood scheme
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Real estate funding specialist ASK Partners lends £21.65m to BYM Capital
Envoy raises $111m in Series C financing to help companies navigate COVID-19
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Exporters, business leaders and trade professionals recognised in New Year Honours List 2022
UK and Australia sign historic international trade deal
Newable becomes first non-bank lender accredited under UKEF programme
UK exports to take until 2023 to reach pre-pandemic levels
UK agrees digital trade deal with Singapore
Global sales of British manufactured goods to add £15.3bn to the South West economy this year
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View allUnilever & GlaxoSmithKline battle over £50bn Consumer Healthcare business
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Sanctus secures £4.25m to advance its mission of bringing coaching to the workplace
Medical technology start- up Occuity’s secures £2.8m crowdfunding
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Cook My Grub launches £1.5m funding round
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Is Veganuary actually achieving anything?
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Leeds business which started as April Fool’s prank shortlisted for Gift of the Year 2022
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What are the EdTech trends we can expect in 2022?
Weston College and Willmott Dixon launch Constructing Lives Together
Education Secretary requests ex-teachers to return following emergence of Omicron variant
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Famly raises $18m Series A led by Susquehanna Growth Equity to transform parent-teacher collaboration
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Sick leave changes could catch out workers and their bosses
Shoosmiths advises Gresham House’s British Sustainable Infrastructure Funds on £164m investment into Borderlink Broadband Limited
InsurTech business KYND secures £3.25m investment from BGF
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Challenger insurance broker hubb acquires industry technology provider to enhance customer-centric approach
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View allInn Collection Group secures £42m from OakNorth Bank to support future growth
North Devon holiday park business acquires new Welsh site with HSBC UK funding
Clarke Willmott acts on sale of five rural and leisure sector events for Fortem International
Travel stocks climbing higher on a wave of New Year optimism as Apple hits $3tn valuation
Tourism businesses write to the PM asking for emergency support following new restrictions
Welsh Secretary sees £13m ‘levelling up’ project in north Wales
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View allSamsonVT to spend £1.3m to develop affordable predictive maintenance for SMEs
Global pest control technology company Pelsis Group acquires Brandenburg
Manufacturing pros increasingly looking to startups for help innovating
Staffordshire ceramics manufacturer secures £400,000 funding to boost expansion
Investment empowers Sheffield’s growing Additive Manufacturing and Low Volume Production company to grow
Travel stocks climbing higher on a wave of New Year optimism as Apple hits $3tn valuation
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View allSamsonVT to spend £1.3m to develop affordable predictive maintenance for SMEs
Manufacturing pros increasingly looking to startups for help innovating
24Haymarket secures £10m commitment from British Business Investments
Sento.io extends pre-seed funding to £1.7 million
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LiDAR technology firm Blickfeld announces extension of Series A funding to $31m
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Corporate teams secure third acquisition for growing haulage group
Surge in demand for used cars leaves dealers seeking stock
‘New Year, New Brexit red tape – but things will get a lot worse if Article 16 is triggered’
Electric vehicles could unlock tax benefits for thousands of UK SMEs
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2022 set to be year where manufacturing bosses prioritise supply chain resiliency
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David Nelson joins the board at the Derbyshire Institute of Sport
Djokovic row: ‘Antibody tests could replace proof of jabs at national borders and sports tournaments’
Q Financial Services makes ‘significant’ investment in sports data firm
Fitness tech company Myzone hits $102m valuation after BGF investment
BALLN Partners announces partnership with Manchester City star Kevin De Bruyne
creative industries
View allJVWEB completes acquisition of Cheltenham-based Ocere
Manchester-based BGN set to hit £1m in revenue for the first time
Csaba Szabo appointed Managing Director EMEA of Integral Ad Science
Personal branding agency led by 25-year old entrepreneur hits £1m ARR without any funding
MediaCom Manchester sees £130 million of new business in past 18 months
Michael Hodkinson appointed Head of Creative Solutions at KOMI Group
