Maven Capital Partners has lent its support to a buy-in management buy-out for manufacturing firm HCS Control Systems.
Despite a number of large venture capital investments taking place in 2013, the UK start-up investment scene is still lagging behind its US equivalent, independent innovation charity Nesta says.
An aviation business set up by Iron Maiden vocalist Bruce Dickenson has secured a £5 million investment from a group of backers including Finance Wales.
Mobile telecommunications 2ergo Group has raised £3.1 million through a placing of new shares on the Alternative Investment Market.
Long nights: Start-ups will get a cheque and tin of instant coffee when backed
Ping pong and Movember are things of the past for companies set to be backed by Ingenious Ventures' new media and creative industries seed fund, as the firm's CEO Patrick Bradley explains.
Adam Grunwerg, founder of Graduates.co.uk, gives his take on The Apprentice and explains why it does little to represent what business is like in the real world.
Roberto Bonanzinga is a partner at Balderton Capital and has spent over 15 years working with entrepreneurs in the US and in Europe. He gives some candid advice on how to approach a VC.
Despite it taking until 2013 for the UK to have its first ‘official astronaut’, Britain’s space industry offers many opportunities for aspiring entrepreneurs.
Agile lower mid-market businesses key to driving deal flow
Ian Sale, managing director in the Acquisition Finance team at Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking, analyses how the performance of the lower mid-market could lead to its own investment focus.
Following the culmination of Green Office Week, Doug Stewart, CEO of Green Energy UK, suggests ways in which workers can green up their workplace with some simple tips that won’t cost a fortune.
Crowdfunding: An arriving and welcome phenomenon
The rise of crowdfunding can only be sustained if we keep the nanny state out.
I'm always enthused when the government decides to not just throw money at a generic problem, but actually target specific elements of it.
That was the business ethos being championed by Etsy CEO Chad Dickerson during a talk at the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce.
The government now has two new advisers on tech policy.
Having spearheaded the government's early Tech City promotion, Eric Van der Kleij is using his entrepreneurial experience to produce the next wave of innovative financial technology businesses.
Treating staff like his own family has worked wonders for Kevin Taylor, CEO of online marketing services company Gravytrain.
Eric Collins, managing director of Nampak Plastics, explains how his decision to concentrate on employee engagement has lead to greater innovation throughout the organisation, and why this has been instrumental in the company’s successes.
Having sold up and taken time away from the business world, Sam Ferguson, CEO of EDM Group, explains why taking charge of an under-performing company was a wise choice.
The 2012 M&A on AIM report examines valuation metrics, cash balances and financial performance to provide dealmakers with all the tools they need to pinpoint undervalued companies on AIM.
Details of CEO and total board pay are provided for the majority of AIM-quoted companies, and analysed by sector, company turnover and profitability.
The latest cash shells directory has identified 91 cash shells with total cash of more than £572.3 million between them. They are all quoted on the London markets and hoping to find an acquisition that will turn them into growth companies.
The Alternative Investment Market (AIM) remains home to over 1,100 ambitious companies and professional services firms.
