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Direct Investments

Complete Connected Capital and investment performance

1st December, 2020

Direct Investments

Life Sciences: A discussion about healthy investment

1st December, 2020

Direct Investments

Interim Results 2020

1st December, 2020

Northern VCTs

Spotlight on the Northern VCTs Fund

30th November, 2020

Direct Investments

NED Network Focus – Stuart Holness

30th November, 2020

Brexit webinar: The UK Transition and the Impact on Logistics, Supply Chain and Customs

26th November, 2020

Direct Investments

Mercia’s Life Sciences helping the COVID-19 fight

26th November, 2020

Direct Investments

Mercia life sciences portfolio: Hearing from the companies

26th November, 2020

North East Venture Fund

£1.5m investment will aid roll-out of electric vehicle chargers

26th November, 2020

NPIF Debt

Mercia welcomes 4 new staff to Yorkshire and Humber team

25th November, 2020

WEBINAR: What is Performance Marketing and how it will impact your bottom line

17th November, 2020

NPIF Equity

The ‘tech for good’ start-up helping credit unions go digital

16th November, 2020

Mercia EIS Funds

WEBINAR: Six-monthly EIS valuations’ update, including the 8x exit of Clear Review

10th November, 2020

WEBINAR: Your website; How to build a commercial advantage

6th November, 2020

Direct Investments

Diane Seymour-Williams appointed as a Non-executive Director of Mercia

3rd November, 2020

MEIF - Proof of Concept

The spin-out helping oil and gas firms to prevent pipeline disasters

30th October, 2020

MEIF - Proof of Concept

WEBINAR: How Mercia’s funds leverage each other – EIS, VCT, MEIF

20th October, 2020

Direct Investments

Successful exit of Clear Review delivering a 72% IRR

19th October, 2020

MEIF - Proof of Concept

Ex-Olympic worker raises further funds for events platform

16th October, 2020

Mercia EIS Funds

Penguin ad duo aim to revolutionise e-commerce

15th October, 2020

MEIF - Proof of Concept

Businesswoman raises further £950k for fintech platform

14th October, 2020

Mercia EIS Funds

Why financial advisers are saying EIS is currently relevant to their clients

13th October, 2020

NPIF Equity

Digital pioneers aim to transform construction industry

12th October, 2020

MEIF - Proof of Concept

Firm raises £700k to boost roll-out of AI assistants

8th October, 2020

Direct Investments

Warwick Acoustics Update: £2.1million of syndicated investment and £0.4million innovation grant

7th October, 2020

NPIF Debt

Boss who battled Coronavirus set to launch new products

5th October, 2020

WEBINAR: Atlas Cloud – Hybrid Working

2nd October, 2020

SME Loans

Mercia launches debt fund with up to £40m to invest

21st September, 2020

SME Loans

People we have backed – Giles Hampson

19th September, 2020

Direct Investments

Mercia’s Life Sciences’ portfolio: Value and Innovation

18th September, 2020

NPIF Equity

Firm raises £1m for ‘smart bearings’ that detect wear and tear

18th September, 2020

Mercia EIS Funds

WEBINAR: EIS carry back to the 2019/20 tax year

15th September, 2020

Mercia EIS Funds

Spin-out raises £2.4m for early cancer detection test

9th September, 2020

Future Fund

£2m for mobile app that makes hospital letters a thing of the past

4th September, 2020

MEIF - Proof of Concept

The agritech start-up using AI to boost crop yields

18th August, 2020

Mercia EIS Funds

WEBINAR: Sport and business parallels – Olympic success and venture returns

18th August, 2020

Future Fund

Biomass pioneer raises further funds after trials success

18th August, 2020

SME Loans

How to improve your loan application

12th August, 2020

NPIF Debt

Animation studio set to create 40 jobs with NPIF loan

12th August, 2020

MEIF - Proof of Concept

New games payment platform will accept real money!

12th August, 2020

Northern VCTs

Legaltech business raises £6m for international growth

4th August, 2020

Direct Investments

Moving the dial on ESG – Mercia’s roadmap

3rd August, 2020

Direct Investments

Return, Recover, Regeneration

3rd August, 2020

Direct Investments

In the wake of the storm; settling into the new normal

3rd August, 2020

Mercia EIS Funds

WEBINAR: The Native Antigen Company – Exit for Mercia EIS Fund

30th July, 2020

CBILS

Mercia offers CBILS loans in Northern Powerhouse region

27th July, 2020

North East Venture Fund

Breakthrough offers early warning system for osteoporosis

21st July, 2020

MEIF - Proof of Concept

Biotech company raises £2.25m for new spinal treatments

20th July, 2020

Mercia EIS Funds

WEBINAR: Diversification and repeat investment

15th July, 2020

NPIF Equity

AI start-up that detects fake news raises £2.5m

14th July, 2020

Direct Investments

Preliminary results for the year ended 31 March 2020

14th July, 2020

SME Health Innovation Fund

The £50 device that can protect Covid-19 carers

9th July, 2020

Direct Investments

Mercia sells stake in biotech EIS portfolio business spun out from the University of Birmingham

9th July, 2020

WEBINAR: Jill Williams and Ward Hadaway in discussion

8th July, 2020

Mercia EIS Funds

Innovate UK backs SleepCogni’s pivot to virtual care and remote monitoring

7th July, 2020

SME Loans

Small Business Loans UK

30th June, 2020

WEBINAR: Godfrey Ryan – Customer Success

26th June, 2020

NPIF Equity

Start-up aims to change the way companies price products

18th June, 2020

NPIF Equity

Fast-growing games studio raises £250k for new launch

17th June, 2020

Mercia EIS Funds

Mercia EIS client journey – a webinar for advisers and paraplanners

16th June, 2020

Mercia EIS Funds

Latest EIS reviews now published

10th June, 2020

North East Venture Fund

Webinar: How does the UK exit the lockdown and what it means for UK businesses

4th June, 2020

MEIF - Proof of Concept

Biotech firm raises £1.2m for first ‘on the spot’ stroke test

3rd June, 2020

NPIF Debt

Mercia accredited by BBB under CBILS

27th May, 2020

How will the changes to the furlough scheme operate in practice and how do you manage a return to ‘business as usual’?

27th May, 2020

Mercia EIS Funds

Dr. Paul Mattick Q&A with Chris Kilroy of Mercia’s EIS Funds

26th May, 2020

Northern VCTs

‘Build your own app’ platform raises £1.2m

22nd May, 2020

North East Venture Fund

Mercia Meets – Rachel Richardson, Commercial Director, Troo

20th May, 2020

Graeme Hall: Re-aligning your sales resource post-COVID-19

19th May, 2020

MEIF - Proof of Concept

The algae that could clean up our rivers and seas

19th May, 2020

North East Venture Fund

X-ray firm aims to improve breast cancer detection

19th May, 2020

The length, breadth and depth of COVID-19 and the economy

15th May, 2020

Coming Out: COVID-19 exit scenarios

15th May, 2020

Direct Investments

Mercia invests £11m during lockdown

14th May, 2020

Mercia EIS Funds

Mercia EIS Fund risk mitigation and COVID-19

13th May, 2020

Direct Investments

Medherant partners with Cycle Pharmaceuticals

13th May, 2020

Direct Investments

Mercia invests £1.0million into OXGENE™

6th May, 2020

Northern VCTs

£2m for automation firm defining the future of work

6th May, 2020

MEIF - Proof of Concept

HR software company closes second funding round

6th May, 2020

North East Venture Fund

Brothers raise funds for new sales leads software

5th May, 2020

SME Loans

Unsecured business loans UK

4th May, 2020

Webinar: Leadership Transformation

4th May, 2020

Communicating with employees in a crisis

30th April, 2020

Direct Investments

COVID-19: Five business books to see you through the crisis

30th April, 2020

Direct Investments

COVID-19: Financial support and tax tips

30th April, 2020

Direct Investments

Masterclass: digital delivery of new business

30th April, 2020

Mercia EIS Funds

£1.8m will help cyber firm lead way in maritime sector

28th April, 2020

Direct Investments

Insights for NEDs from our Chair Summit

27th April, 2020

Mercia EIS Funds

Spinal implants firm targets £7bn US market

22nd April, 2020

NPIF Equity

The ex-teacher using tech to get families talking again

22nd April, 2020

Direct Investments

How to be a high-performing Director

22nd April, 2020

SME Loans

Small business loans Covid-19

21st April, 2020

WEBINAR: Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme – the legal update

21st April, 2020

NPIF Debt

British Business Bank increases Mercia’s investment mandate by £54.3million

21st April, 2020

NPIF Debt

Firm in the frontline in fight against coronavirus

14th April, 2020

COVID-19 Update: The Status Quo and what to expect in the coming weeks

7th April, 2020

SME Loans

Small business loans Coronavirus

6th April, 2020

Discussion: Getting Financial Support for your Business

6th April, 2020

Northern VCTs

NVM VCTs raise £38.2million

3rd April, 2020
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