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Small business loans UK Government

15th January, 2019

EV SME Loans

Buy-out secures future of Lancs telecom firm

14th January, 2019

Mercia EIS Funds

Sarissa Biomedical – Media Coverage

9th January, 2019

Direct Investments

Mercia boosts SMEs with almost £60m invested in 2018

7th January, 2019

MEIF - Proof of Concept

Tyre scanner ready for national roll-out after £1m investment

18th December, 2018

NPIF Debt

Exhaust firm set to race ahead after acquisition

17th December, 2018

North East Venture Fund

£500k for software firm transforming health and safety

14th December, 2018

NPIF Equity

Meet the Yorkshire robots ready to take America by storm

10th December, 2018

NPIF Debt

Loan helps lighting manufacturer to launch first British-made product

7th December, 2018

Finance Yorkshire Seedcorn Fund

Company finds window of opportunity for removable paint

6th December, 2018

Direct Investments

Mercia Half Year Results 2018

4th December, 2018

Direct Investments

Native Antigen breaks new ground in fight against Zika

29th November, 2018

NPIF Debt

Funding will help contractor to create 10 jobs

28th November, 2018

Direct Investments

Materials specialist joins Mercia team

28th November, 2018

Mercia EIS Funds

Biotech firm awarded £880k to develop digital cancer test

27th November, 2018

North East Venture Fund

Ibex secures £1m to roll out next generation X-ray systems

27th November, 2018

Direct Investments

How fast is fast enough: Revenue growth in SaaS companies

27th November, 2018

Mercia EIS Funds

Retail pricing software company bolsters leadership team

22nd November, 2018

North East Venture Fund

Recruitment tech firm is fund’s first investment in Sunderland

21st November, 2018

NPIF Equity

Inovus Medical set for major expansion following six figure investment

15th November, 2018

Mercia EIS Funds

App platform all set for growth with £750k investment

14th November, 2018

Mercia EIS Funds

Award-winning tech startup Cyan Forensics raises almost £1m in latest funding round

9th November, 2018

Direct Investments

nDreams reveals first VR Arcade titles

9th November, 2018

MEIF - Proof of Concept

Midlands firm secures investment to launch ‘world’s most advanced e-motorcycle’

7th November, 2018

Coalfields Funds

RFID firm on track for further growth after buy-out

7th November, 2018

Direct Investments

Medherant announces positive Phase I results for its first transdermal drug delivery patch

6th November, 2018

Mercia EIS Funds

Mercia expands Scottish investment team

6th November, 2018

North East Venture Fund

Energy benchmarking business secures £500k in first investment by North East Venture Fund

1st November, 2018

Direct Investments

CEO Forum: IPO and Growth

31st October, 2018

Canal holiday firm set to create ‘tipi wedding’ venue with backing from Rosebud

30th October, 2018

Direct Investments

New Direct Investment into W2 Global Data Solutions

29th October, 2018

Mercia EIS Funds

Universities are leading the way

23rd October, 2018

Mercia EIS Funds

Dialysis pioneer Invizius named ‘Best Innovative MedTech’

23rd October, 2018

Mercia EIS Funds

Martin Fincham joins immersive tech company as it gears up for next funding round

22nd October, 2018

Direct Investments

New Emerging Star investment into Locate Bio

16th October, 2018

MEIF - Proof of Concept

£1.3m investment for biomedical firm with new way to fit artificial limbs

16th October, 2018

Muffin plant maker on move to new factory with help from £600k Rosebud loan

12th October, 2018

MEIF - Proof of Concept

Personalisation software for media companies raises further £850k

11th October, 2018

Direct Investments

Voxpopme set to scale with £1.5m investment from Mercia

10th October, 2018

MEIF - Proof of Concept

Birmingham inventors secure funding to launch world’s first serviced battery

8th October, 2018

MEIF - Proof of Concept

E-commerce software firm secures £580k to expand

2nd October, 2018

Mercia EIS Funds

Ad-verification platform Pubguard appoints Andy Stevens as chairman

2nd October, 2018

NPIF Equity

The Link App launches new and improved product for the legal communication revolution

1st October, 2018

EV SME Loans

Selling your business to a manager? Put the funding in place first

28th September, 2018

EV SME Loans

Former banker joins Mercia’s loans team

28th September, 2018

Direct Investments

VirtTrade to create Valiant Heroes collectible card game app

27th September, 2018

Direct Investments

Mercia presents at Shares Investor Evening

19th September, 2018

Direct Investments

Aston EyeTech secures a significant multi-million pound contract

19th September, 2018

Direct Investments

OXGENE: An EIS journey

12th September, 2018

NPIF Equity

On the search for Yorkshire’s Top Tech companies

5th September, 2018

NPIF Debt

Mercia passes £20m milestone with NPIF investment

4th September, 2018

North East Venture Fund

Mercia launches Newcastle office and expands its North East team

29th August, 2018

EV SME Loans

Acquisition gives historic engineering site a new lease of life

29th August, 2018

NPIF Equity

Intelligent healthcare company Rinicare announces completion of financing

17th August, 2018

Mercia EIS Funds

Award-winning SleepCogni appears in prestigious UK Longevity Report

17th August, 2018

MEIF - Proof of Concept

Tech start-up set to revolutionise diagnostic healthcare thanks to equity funding

17th August, 2018

Direct Investments

nDreams secures multi-million dollar contract with high profile global technology firm

16th August, 2018

NPIF Equity

£1.4m investment for firm transforming public sector IT

15th August, 2018

Mercia EIS Funds

Mercia Fund Managers named as a finalist at 2018 Growth Investor Awards

13th August, 2018

Direct Investments

Oxford Genetics secures significant multi-million pound contract

7th August, 2018

Mercia EIS Funds

Heiner Dreismann Joins Sense as Chairman

3rd August, 2018

Mercia EIS Funds

Aiming for a FriendlyScore in the EIS portfolio

2nd August, 2018

NPIF Equity

Former solicitor develops app for law firms with funding of £344k from the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund

2nd August, 2018

Mercia EIS Funds

Richard di Benedetto appointed as Chair of Braintrain2020 to lead the next Series A fundraise

30th July, 2018

North East Venture Fund

Ian Wilson speaks to the North East Times about his work

30th July, 2018

EV Growth Fund

Online parking reservation firm raises £4m in maiden investment by EV Growth II

23rd July, 2018

Mercia EIS Funds

Midlands cyber firm is selected for flagship London centre

20th July, 2018

Mercia EIS Funds

Fast-growing South Wales fintech firm raises £1.25m

20th July, 2018

NPIF Debt

TV tech pioneers secure £150k for broadband roll-out

19th July, 2018

EV SME Loans

Mercia backs buy-out at North West engineering consultancy

19th July, 2018

EV Growth Fund

Mercia expands EV Growth team

16th July, 2018

Direct Investments

Smart Antenna appoints General Manager for new China office

13th July, 2018

NPIF Debt

Rail security firm on track for growth with £125k funding

12th July, 2018

Direct Investments

Soccer Manager kicks off in China with launch of super league game

11th July, 2018

NPIF Debt

Funding helps to power growth at insulation company

6th July, 2018

MEIF - Proof of Concept

Entrepreneurs land £200k to launch new marketplace for online gamers

5th July, 2018

Direct Investments

Crowd Reactive acquires Excelerated Apps

5th July, 2018

Direct Investments

Preliminary results 2018: Another year of positive progress

2nd July, 2018

NPIF Debt

Mercia expands Northern Powerhouse team in Yorkshire and the Humber

29th June, 2018

NPIF Debt

£500k Northern Powerhouse loan helps engineers fulfil a tall order!

29th June, 2018

Mercia EIS Funds

Tech entrepreneur named finalist at the first English Women’s Awards 2018

26th June, 2018

NPIF Debt

£150k funding helps engineering firm take next step to growth

22nd June, 2018

NPIF Equity

Healthtech start-up secures £200k NPIF investment

21st June, 2018

Direct Investments

VirtTrade secures partnership with Formula 1

20th June, 2018

Mercia EIS Funds

CyberOwl introduces Medulla, strengthens the team and makes the Top 13 UK’s Most Innovative Small Cyber Companies

15th June, 2018

Rosebud helps create over 40 new jobs at Lancashire businesses

15th June, 2018

NPIF Equity

Pimberly completes Series A funding with £2m investment from NPIF

14th June, 2018

NPIF Debt

Funding oils wheels of growth for Derbyshire manufacturer

12th June, 2018

Mercia EIS Funds

Repeat investors benefit from enhanced investment performance

12th June, 2018

NPIF Equity

£750k funding signals lift-off for satellite data firm

1st June, 2018

Direct Investments

Top 10 tips on how to grow a tech start-up

25th May, 2018

NPIF Equity

Growth in store for e-commerce software firm as it secures £500k NPIF investment

25th May, 2018

MEIF - Proof of Concept

Locate to lead regenerative medicine revolution

24th May, 2018

EV Growth Fund

New appointment for Mercia’s Northern office

18th May, 2018

NPIF Equity

Engineer raises £385k to launch new range of offshore products

18th May, 2018

Mercia EIS Funds

Living Map seals £1.2 million investment from Committed Capital and Mercia Fund Managers

17th May, 2018

NPIF Equity

Fast-growing video ad company Ash TV secures a further £200k NPIF investment

17th May, 2018

Direct Investments

Mercia partners with Augmentor to support the next generation of VR and AR companies

16th May, 2018

Funding supports further growth at Lancashire software company

16th May, 2018
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