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NPIF Equity

Mercia passes £5m milestone with NPIF investment

9th November, 2017

Mercia EIS Funds

Mercia Fund Managers scoops coveted award

9th November, 2017

Mercia EIS Funds

Speed is of the essence

6th November, 2017

Direct Investments

A guide to sales processes for your software business

2nd November, 2017

Direct Investments

Mercia announces new partnership with the University of Edinburgh

1st November, 2017

NPIF Equity

Software company set for swift growth after £500k funding round

1st November, 2017

NPIF Debt

Construction firm set to build its business with £100k funding

26th October, 2017

NPIF Equity

Smartgate Solutions secures £1.6m funding

23rd October, 2017

Coalfields Funds

Coalfields Funds exit from Finch Consulting

19th October, 2017

Mercia EIS Funds

Thalia DA attracts fresh investment as semiconductor industry recognises the analog IP reuse challenge

17th October, 2017

IT firm set to create new jobs with £125k Rosebud backing

13th October, 2017

RisingStars

Blue Prism delivers 55x return on investment for Mercia’s managed funds

5th October, 2017

Direct Investments

Mercia Technologies PLC’s fund management subsidiaries rebrand as Mercia Fund Managers

3rd October, 2017

NPIF Debt

NPIF funding puts broadcast company’s future in sharper focus

29th September, 2017

NPIF Equity

Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund provides six figure boost for North East based energy storage specialist

28th September, 2017

NPIF Debt

Print machinery firm set for growth after £100k funding boost

25th September, 2017

NPIF Equity

Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund tops the £10m mark

22nd September, 2017

Direct Investments

£3.1m syndicated investment into Warwick Audio Technologies

20th September, 2017

NPIF Debt

CCTV firm secures £150k to pursue its vision for growth from Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund

13th September, 2017

NPIF Debt

Home and garden firm set for further growth after winning BBC Gardeners’ World supply contract

8th September, 2017

Direct Investments

Crowd Reactive’s EventsTag opens new office in Dubai

7th September, 2017

NPIF Equity

Enterprise Ventures expands its equity team

25th August, 2017

NPIF Debt

NPIF completes investment in engineering firm

22nd August, 2017

Direct Investments

£2m further investment into Oxford Genetics as part of £7.5m syndication

21st August, 2017

NPIF Debt

Enterprise Ventures completes its new debt team

18th August, 2017

NPIF Debt

York distributor flexes muscles with NPIF funding

10th August, 2017

NPIF Debt

Another step forward for new rehab centre as it secures NPIF funding

10th August, 2017

Mercia EIS Funds

Mercia Fund Management named as a finalist at 2017 Growth Investor Awards

7th August, 2017

Direct Investments

Mercia Board change

2nd August, 2017

NPIF Equity

Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund fuels Sheffield linear machines company

27th July, 2017

Mercia EIS Funds

SleepCogni receives grant funding to continue their quest to improve sleep science

27th July, 2017

Direct Investments

Publication of Mercia’s Annual Report 2017

21st July, 2017

NPIF Equity

Award-winning video advertiser receives funding boost from Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund

18th July, 2017

SME Loans

£6.5m plant gives added sparkle to spring water company

13th July, 2017

Direct Investments

Mercia invests additional £2m into nDreams as part of £2.7m syndication

13th July, 2017

Direct Investments

How to create the perfect pitch deck for an investor

11th July, 2017

Direct Investments

Preliminary results: A year of positive progress across the Group’s investing activities

3rd July, 2017

Direct Investments

Medherant expands management team as it moves into clinical development of its revolutionary TEPI Patch®

28th June, 2017

Mercia EIS Funds

“Plastic antibody” developer strengthens board following further investment from Mercia Fund Management

28th June, 2017

NPIF Debt

NPIF funding helps audio-visual firm to turn up the volume

27th June, 2017

Mercia EIS Funds

3D facial recognition technology on the brink of commercial breakthrough

26th June, 2017

Mercia EIS Funds

New non-executive director for SnapDragon anti-counterfeiting service

23rd June, 2017

Waste recycling business set for expansion with Rosebud investment

19th June, 2017

Burnley engineering firm is flying high with new £200,000 investment

14th June, 2017

EV Growth Fund

BBC Radio 4 visits our portfolio company Winder Power

13th June, 2017

Direct Investments

Medherant shortlisted for Royal Society of Chemistry Emerging Technologies competition

12th June, 2017

Rosebud helps create over 80 jobs as it supports ‘rising stars’

9th June, 2017

Direct Investments

Further investment into Oxford Genetics

6th June, 2017

Direct Investments

Manchester digital firm secures £900k with backing from Mercia

5th June, 2017

NPIF Debt

Enterprise Ventures announces new hires

2nd June, 2017

Mercia EIS Funds

Milking it: Cow fertility tracker is scaling up with seed funding from Mercia Fund Management

1st June, 2017

Mercia EIS Funds

Healthy investment for patient engagement software

31st May, 2017

Community comes together to raise £90,000 for victims of Manchester attack

31st May, 2017

EV Growth Fund

Winning Pitch is one of ‘1000 Companies to Inspire Britain’

30th May, 2017

Direct Investments

Allinea Software wins BVCA Venture-backed Management Team of the Year award

19th May, 2017

Mercia EIS Funds

Stormburst Studios appoints Karl Drage as Chairman

18th May, 2017

Mercia EIS Funds

Mercia Fund Management partners with Innovate UK on the Investment Accelerator programme

12th May, 2017

Mercia EIS Funds

Cloud-based digital logistics platform secures further funding from Mercia Fund Management

11th May, 2017

Direct Investments

nDreams and Paw Print Games announce co-op brawler Bloody Zombies

10th May, 2017

Mercia EIS Funds

Advertising technology start-up secures funding from Mercia Fund Management

5th May, 2017

SME Loans

Directorbank undergoes management buy-out

4th May, 2017

SME Loans

Software development business to accelerate growth after funding boost

3rd May, 2017

Direct Investments

Notice of Preliminary Results 2017

3rd May, 2017

Mercia EIS Funds

W2 Global Data secures new co-investment

26th April, 2017

SME Loans

Made in Yorkshire Award wins for portfolio companies Winder Power & Weedfree on Track

21st April, 2017

NPIF Debt

First NPIF deal from EV

9th April, 2017

Direct Investments

Founder of Smart Antenna Technologies honoured as a top 50 entrepreneur

30th March, 2017

NPIF Equity

NPIF Fund Managers buoyant about prospects of new Fund

27th March, 2017

Direct Investments

One year on since acquisition

27th March, 2017

NPIF Equity

NPIF contracts awarded to Enterprise Ventures

22nd February, 2017

Direct Investments

Two major contracts secured for Northern Powerhouse Funds

22nd February, 2017

Direct Investments

Result of General Meeting & Completion of Placing

16th February, 2017

Direct Investments

Pharmaceutical expert Ken Cunningham appointed as chair to Medherrant

7th February, 2017

Mercia EIS Funds

Mercia Fund Management and the North East Technology Fund, managed by IP Group plc, co-invest in Newcastle-based SaaS start-up

7th February, 2017

Rosebud funds NuBlue’s growth

7th February, 2017

Mercia EIS Funds

Gamification start-up to take sales teams by storm following new funding

6th February, 2017

SME Loans

EV funds MBO of Recruitment Management Group

3rd February, 2017

Direct Investments

It’s scaling up not starting up which is the challenge

31st January, 2017

Direct Investments

Placing of new Ordinary Shares to raise circa £40m

31st January, 2017

Direct Investments

Notice of Mercia’s Annual Gala Dinner

26th January, 2017

Direct Investments

New Direct Investment in Faradion

18th January, 2017

Direct Investments

Mercia Technologies PLC delivers returns for both fund investors and shareholders during a strong 2016

17th January, 2017

Direct Investments

Mercia leads £1million round into University of Birmingham spinout

12th January, 2017

Mercia EIS Funds

Coventry cyber-security spinout receives further investment

11th January, 2017

EV Growth Fund

Growth Fund, managed by Enterprise Ventures, announces substantial exit

10th January, 2017

Direct Investments

Electrostatic speaker developer, Warwick Audio, brings ultra-high quality portable audio to CES, Las Vegas

5th January, 2017

Direct Investments

Bristol-Myers Squibb signs exclusive worldwide license agreement with PsiOxus Therapeutics

20th December, 2016

Direct Investments

Sale of Allinea Software Limited to ARM Limited

16th December, 2016

EV Growth Fund

Growth Fund partially exits Woodall Nicholson

15th December, 2016

Direct Investments

New Life sciences & Bio-sciences Advisory Board appointed to accelerate growth of portfolio

14th December, 2016

Mercia EIS Funds

Funding boost for award-winning St Andrews spinout company

13th December, 2016

Mercia expands its Midlands team with appointment of new Investment Director

9th December, 2016

SME Loans

New appointment for Enterprise Ventures’ loans team as business activity in North increases

7th December, 2016

Lancashire-based medical supplier takes the lead in x-ray protection

28th November, 2016

Direct Investments

£1m invested in nDreams as part of £2m syndication

16th November, 2016

Mercia EIS Funds

Sheffield platform opens doors to research of over 70 academic institutions worldwide

11th November, 2016

Direct Investments

Half Year Results 2016: Scale and balanced investment portfolio brings revenue and net asset growth

10th November, 2016

Ribchester SME heading for wall-to-wall success following new funding

3rd November, 2016

Mercia EIS Funds

Kaido secures £50,000 funding from SME Innovation Fund

31st October, 2016
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