Financial
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Galaxy of stars shines via novel auction for East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices
A galaxy of showbiz stars led by serial charity campaigner Griff Rhys Jones are donating novel items to an online auction to raise money for East... Read More
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Quoted company profit warnings surge as nuclear winter looms for listed firms
East of England listed businesses recorded an 86 per cent increase in profit warnings during the first three quarters of 2020 compared to the same... Read More
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East of England firms claim £655m in R & D tax credits
New statistics published by HMRC reveal that a total of £655 million was paid out to businesses across the East of England in research and... Read More
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Amadeus Capital backs Polish FinTech company Kontomatik
Cambridge-based venture capital firm Amadeus Capital Partners and California VC Runa Capital – plus two individual investors – have acquired 100 per... Read More
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Google entrepreneur backs Cambridge InsurTech company Rnwl
Cambridge InsurTech startup Rnwl has raised a second tranche of cash in record time with the promise of more to come as it wows the crowd on Seedrs... Read More
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Triple triumph for Beckett Investment Management Group
The East of England economy has been given a boost of confidence with a national business announcing a hat-trick of decisions to invest in the region... Read More
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FRP acquires specialist corporate finance and forensic services group JDC
Specialist business advisory firm FRP has announced the acquisition of JDC Group. Headquartered in Norwich, the JDC Group is a leading specialist... Read More
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EBCam to deliver online ‘reward and benefits’ masterclass
EBCam Employee Benefits Ltd, is hosting a series of free online events aimed at HR and finance professionals in and around Cambridge. The... Read More
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East of England rainmakers feature in Experian deals pantheon
Cambridge-based UK law firm Mills & Reeve has excelled in Experian’s corporate deals survey for the first six months of 2020. It leads a... Read More
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Companies start to feel crippling cash strictures, says BDO
Cash generation of businesses in East Anglia has stayed worryingly low heading into the financial crunch that’s starting to be triggered by the COVID... Read More
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Zedify delivers as it steps on the GAS with £300k investment
Zedify, a network of first and last mile urban delivery operations across the UK with bases in Cambridge and Norwich, has raised over £300,000... Read More
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CIC piles on the assets in boom year for investments
Cambridge Innovation Capital expanded its portfolio to 30 companies and increased net asset value by 46 per cent to £301.7 million in the year to... Read More
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La Playa helps create new force in specialist insurance market
Global insurance and risk management specialist La Playa has effectively been acquired with the whole team joining as founders of a new startup... Read More
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FFI launches crisis fund with $1m from Arcadia
Fauna & Flora International in Cambridge has launched the first crisis fund in response to the coronavirus pandemic – a $1 million venture to... Read More
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Diverse business portfolio helps Co-op make £4.5m annual profit
The East of England Co-op says it is in a strong position to weather the coronavirus storm after generating trading profits of £4.5 million in a... Read More
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Venture investors retain appetite despite impact of COVID-19
UK venture investors appear to still be open for business, signalling a positive message to startup and scale-up businesses seeking investment.... Read More
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Preferential creditors owed £14.5m after Cambridge Broadband crash
Joint administrators at BDO are confident of rescuing some money for the two main creditors hit hardest by the collapse of Cambridge Broadband... Read More
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New high reached in R & D tax credits
New data published by HMRC has revealed a number of positive trends, pointing to the continued importance of R & D tax credits, according to... Read More
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Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance launches Bitcoin mining map
The Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance, based at Cambridge Judge Business School, has launched a new interactive Bitcoin mining map. ... Read More
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Profit warnings soar as pandemic batters business
Profit warnings issued by quoted East of England companies reached their highest peak of any quarter since 2005 in the first three months of 2020,... Read More