The number of investments made into UK small businesses through the EIS scheme rose by 11 per cent from 122,320 in 2013/14 to a record 135,445 in 2014/15, says Radius Equity, a provider of tax efficient private equity investments. The number of companies raising funds through the Enterprise Investment Scheme

The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), the Thai conglomerate Charoen Pokphand Group (C P Group), Banner Infant Dairy Products from China (Banner Dairy), as well as leading Middle Eastern investors and banks together with Ryazan Region Government are to establish Russia's largest integrated dairy complex. The project will be located

Teal Natural Resources, a newly formed oil and natural gas exploration company, has secued a commitment of USD125 million from private investment firms Pearl Energy Investments through Pearl Energy Investments, and Natural Gas Partners through NGP Natural Resources XI.  Each firm made an initial commitment of USD62.5 million. Launched in

The investment community voted to remain in the EU last night (Monday 16 May) following a passionate discussion at the ‘Brexit: Pursued by a Bear’ debate chaired and sponsored by law firm Howard Kennedy. In a close and surprising vote, 56 per cent of attending delegates, drawn from the London

WorldQuant Ventures, an angel investment firm focused on disruptive companies in technology, with a particular focus on data and finance, has invested in True Anthem, a leader in viral content tracking and social influence. Through its investment, WorldQuant Ventures will further enable True Anthem to expand and strengthen the Company's

Private equity firm BV Investment Partners (BV) and TriCore Solutions, a portfolio company of BV Fund VIII, are making a joint investment in REAN Cloud, an Amazon Web Services (AWS) Premier Consulting Partner. The existing owners of REAN will maintain a majority ownership interest in partnership with BV and TriCore.

Less than a quarter of UK technology companies plan to list on AIM, despite growing demand from AIM investors for technology stocks, says new report from Nabarro An AIM listing is the planned exit strategy for less than a quarter (23 per cent) of UK technology entrepreneurs, according to new

Balance Point Capital, in conjunction with its affiliated funds, Balance Point Capital Partners II, and Connecticut Growth Capital, LLC, has made a strategic investment in Clarus Commerce (Clarus). Balance Point provided preferred and common equity capital to facilitate the acquisition of the Company alongside Landon Capital Partners, Falcon Investment Advisors,

The Venture Capital Catalyst Fund of British Business Bank Investments, the commercial arm of the British Business Bank, has invested EUR9 million in Frog Capital II, a EUR90 million European Growth Capital Fund. The Fund will invest in up to eight ambitious high-growth technology businesses across the UK and Europe.

 toucanBox, a subscription-based children’s arts and crafts delivery service, has secured a GBP2.7 million investment from BGF Ventures, as part of a GBP3.2 million funding round, to accelerate its UK and international growth and introduce new products.  This is the company’s first institutional investment following previous rounds of angel and