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...
by David Yates | Nov 11, 2019 | Blog Post
Zopa, the world’s oldest P2P lending platform, is in a race against time to secure an investment of between £100m and £150m or face losing its banking licence, Financial News has revealed. The firm has now turned to US banking giant for help as it looks to raise the...
by David Yates | Oct 29, 2019 | Blog Post, business, EIS, fintech, Funding Project, Investment, PE/VC, SEIS, Startup, Technlogy
Hiring good talent is still the biggest obstacle for UK’s booming tech sector, with 80% still trying to hire the right staff, up 7% from last quarter, whilst access to capital is a close second with just over two thirds of tech entrepreneurs seeking to raise...
by David Yates | May 20, 2019 | Blog Post, business, Loan
4 Oceans Capital has teamed up with Capital on Tap to offer our growing network of small businesses fast access to additional working capital as and when they need it most. Not unlike 4 Oceans itself, Capital on Tap was founded in 2012, and is on a mission to help...
by David Yates | May 12, 2017 | Blog Post, Investment, PE/VC
Investment Growth in Q1 The first quarter of 2017 was strong in terms of investment rounds announced by UK tech companies. A total of £576.85m ($719.27m) in funding was recorded on the Tech City News Investment Tracker in the first three months of the year. This...
