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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

Direct Investments

Notice of Half Year Results 2016

28th October, 2016

Direct Investments

£1m follow-on investment into Oxford Genetics

27th October, 2016

Mercia EIS Funds

Spinout set to revolutionise digital forensics worldwide following new funding

25th October, 2016

Coalfields Funds

Growth Fund Exit – Barber of Sheffield

25th October, 2016

Direct Investments

Warwick Audio Technologies strengthens Board as it prepares for commercial launch of its award winning headphone system

19th October, 2016

Mercia EIS Funds

Sweet dreams for Yorkshire sleep technology start-up following first funding

14th October, 2016

Direct Investments

Midlands manufacturer opens doors to world’s first hot aluminium-forming production line

10th October, 2016

Direct Investments

Mercia Technologies PLC wins Highest Impact Investor at the OBN Awards 2016

7th October, 2016

Direct Investments

New investment into innovative healthcare company, Medherant

27th September, 2016

Clean tech developer gets green light to create jobs and expand pollution-cutting initiative

19th September, 2016

SME Loans

West Yorkshire-based cosmetics company lays foundation for growth

16th August, 2016

Mercia EIS Funds

Mercia appoints new Head of Funds & Investor Relations; launches new EIS/SEIS fund

10th August, 2016

SME Loans

Innovative polymer technology company sets sights abroad with funding

9th August, 2016

Direct Investments

Mercia appoints tech veterans to new advisory board

3rd August, 2016

Direct Investments

Zika protein developed by Mercia ‘Emerging Star’ used to generate unique tools for virus detection

2nd August, 2016

More doors are opened for award-winning digital agency

2nd August, 2016

Direct Investments

Mercia appoints games industry veterans to new advisory board

28th July, 2016

Mercia EIS Funds

Investment from Mercia facilitates launch of start-up in cloud-based performance testing

28th July, 2016

Mercia EIS Funds

The wait is over: nDreams launches its first major title

21st July, 2016

Mercia EIS Funds

Investment into molecular diagnostics company makes perfect Sense

19th July, 2016

Direct Investments

Second direct investment into ‘Emerging Star’ from Enterprise Ventures portfolio

1st July, 2016

Mercia EIS Funds

Mercia-backed Particle Analytics wins double in awards celebrating entrepreneurship in Scotland

1st July, 2016

Rosebud marks 30th anniversary with 220 jobs boost

30th June, 2016

Coalfields Funds

Enterprise Ventures backs buy-in at North’s leading blinds company

29th June, 2016

Direct Investments

“Why am I diabetic?”: The question that launched a career in business building

21st June, 2016

Direct Investments

Focus, build, deliver: the healthy approach to life sciences

21st June, 2016

Mercia secures four new university partnerships in the North and Scotland

20th June, 2016

EV Growth Fund

Investment sets stage for further growth at Blue-i

20th June, 2016

Mercia EIS Funds

“Plastic antibody” developer secures customers after only one year of operation; Receives follow-on investment

16th June, 2016

Mercia EIS Funds

Mercia backs Coventry University and Crossword Cybersecurity venture

8th June, 2016

Mercia EIS Funds

Mercia’s nDreams signs Google VR app deal

20th May, 2016

SME Loans

Energy software firm secures £300k as it hits export trail

18th May, 2016

Direct Investments

nDreams to co-fund and publish first VR game by Paw Print Games

12th May, 2016

Mercia EIS Funds

Digital logistics platform for gaming receives seed funding from Mercia

11th May, 2016

Direct Investments

First direct investment into new ’emerging star’ from the Enterprise Ventures Group portfolio

9th May, 2016

SME Loans

Company on track for growth after buy-out

9th May, 2016

Mercia EIS Funds

Mercia makes follow-on investment in Medherant’s novel transdermal technology

6th May, 2016

The North West Fund for Venture Capital

Learning zone firm set to double its turnover

28th April, 2016

Mercia EIS Funds

Mercia partners with AHSN on new West Midlands SME Innovation Fund

27th April, 2016

SME Loans

SMEs are key to Manchester’s future, says Sir Howard

22nd April, 2016

Lancashire software specialist acquires Surrey business

15th April, 2016

Mercia EIS Funds

Pertinax receives first investment from Mercia Fund Management

13th April, 2016

SME Loans

Energy management firm raises £412k as it hits export trail

6th April, 2016

Mercia EIS Funds

Mercia Fund Management announces first investment in Afternoonify

5th April, 2016

The North West Fund for Venture Capital

Start-up secures £350k to roll out Wi-Fi security system

5th April, 2016

Direct Investments

Smart Antenna Technologies launches SmarTenna®, patented antenna technology for future wireless connectivity

31st March, 2016

New Lancashire factory lights way to a greener future

31st March, 2016

Coalfields Funds

Online tyre-fitting firm wins Northern Tech Award

29th March, 2016

EV Growth Fund

Mercia acquires Enterprise Ventures Group Limited

18th March, 2016

Direct Investments

Oxford Genetics becomes latest emerging star to join Mercia Technologies’ portfolio

18th March, 2016
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