by David Yates | Dec 20, 2019 | Blog Post
It’s been a great year for us at 4 Oceans, despite the headwinds generated by the Brexit deadlock. We have managed to exit from another 2 investments, in our first fund, meaning we have now returned 110% of capital, excluding tax benefits, with 3 investments...
by David Yates | Dec 9, 2019 | Blog Post
Newable, the SME financier, plans to raise £50m to help management teams buyout business owners and wants to begin raising the money within a year. Succession planning is one of the thorniest problems facing small and medium-sized businesses. Mature owner managers...
by David Yates | Nov 29, 2019 | Blog Post, business, fintech, Investment, Startup, Technlogy
The UK has pulled well ahead of its closest rivals Germany and France as a tech investment magnet, despite ongoing Brexit uncertainty. Investment in UK technology companies rose by nearly 50pc in 2019 to reach $11.12bn (£9.4bn) compared with $7.52bn last...
by David Yates | Nov 27, 2019 | Blog Post, business, Investment, Loan, Startup
Cashplus, one of Britain’s longest-established digital challenger banks, plans to lend £400m to small businesses over five years. Cashplus applied to become a full-blown bank last year and expects to be fully authorised in Q1 2020 with the aim of becoming the...
by David Yates | Nov 25, 2019 | Blog Post, business, fintech, Investment, PE/VC, Technlogy
MiddleGame Ventures, a fintech focused investment firm, announced a $165m fund targeting post-seed, series A and series B investments in Europe and North America. MGV’s Venture Fund I has achieved a first close of undisclosed amount from the Luxembourg Future Fund...
by David Yates | Nov 18, 2019 | Blog Post, fintech, Investment, PE/VC, Technlogy
Balderton, the London based venture capital firm, has closed a new $400M early stage fund which will be deployed into outstanding European founders looking for Series A investments. The new fund will be managed by an investment team of 15 working as a single team...
