Equipmake Holdings PLC November 1, 2024 | Sponsored Equipmake is a UK-based industrial technology company specialising in the engineering, development and production of electrification products to meet the needs of the automotive and other sectors in support of the transition from fossil-fuelled to zero-emission drivetrains. Equipmake is a leader in high-performance technologically advanced electric motors, inverters and complete zero-emission electric drivetrains and power electronic [...]
SulNOx Group Plc October 31, 2024 | Sponsored SulNOx Group Plc specialises in inventing immediate and responsible solutions towards decarbonisation and offers green solutions to the world we live in today, where fossil fuels are still very much in demand and still growing. Our patented, biodegradable, greentech fuel conditioners have been sold in 37 countries and are unique in reducing liquid hydrocarbon fuel consumption and [...]
Venture capital firm launches UK’s only fund for British pensions September 2, 2024 A venture capital firm has launched the first-ever fund devoted to helping UK pension funds invest in British start-ups and scale-ups. Future Planet Capital’s new British Co-Investment Fund (BCF) will channel pension investment into some of the UK’s fastest growing and most innovative businesses in a move that has been praised as “much-needed” by start-ups [...]
Aviva backs Reeves pension investment push with new venture capital arm September 2, 2024 Aviva has launched a dedicated venture capital arm today as it rows in behind the government’s drive to pump more pension cash into start-ups. The move by the FTSE 100 pension giant forms part of a wider project to restructure its private market arm, which previously focused solely on real assets. In a statement, Aviva [...]
Private equity stands ready to help the government deliver growth August 30, 2024 Private capital backed British businesses to the tune of £20bn last year, but with the right tax and regulatory environment there’s even more we could do, says Michael Moore The fastest growth in the G7. If that sounds ambitious, that is because it is. This level of economic growth, promised by the new Labour government, [...]
Man Group: Hedge fund sees over £8bn gains as it starts off 2024 ‘strongly’ July 26, 2024 Hedge fund Man Group revealed that it generated investment performance of $11.1bn (£8.6bn) over the first six months of 2024, as it started the year off "strongly".
‘Bag ready’ private equity execs more worried about Reeves’ carry policy than Corbyn July 9, 2024 Private equity execs are "bag ready" to leave the UK to avoid Labour's carried interest policy, with some City lawyers giving more legal advice than then when Corbyn was leader, leading industry figures and advisers have said.
Why did Blackrock just spend billions on a data company? July 1, 2024 Blackrock revealed this morning it would be spending £2.6bn in cash on Preqin, a private markets analytics and research provider. Why?
Legal & General launches new fund to funnel £400m into private UK businesses July 1, 2024 Legal & General said the plans would help boost the economy and its bottom line.
Firms outside London attract the majority of private capital May 9, 2024 The majority of private equity and venture capital investment in 2023 was made outside of London, according to new data from an industry body.