Financial
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Property for tech scale-ups stimulates investment boom
Investment from European funds into the UK’s technology ecosystem leapt to almost £2 billion in 2018 – and 70 per cent of that haul went to companies... Read More
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Onecom secures £30m from HSBC to back growth roadmap
Onecom, a UK-leading business communications provider which has offices in Norwich, has secured a £30 million finance package from HSBC UK in support... Read More
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Tips on boosting EBITDA and reducing the financial risk of projects at minimal extra time or cost
Innovation is the heart of most companies’ strategy in this digital age, as this is seen as critical to maintaining one’s competitive edge, writes... Read More
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Is National Minimum Wage legislation due a reform?
Ian Thomas, associate partner at EY, explains the challenges National Minimum Wage legislation poses to businesses and whether it’s time for a reform... Read More
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Will grandmother Salomé See the Way to a brighter future?
This week, Cambridge-based overseas disability charity CBM is inviting the public to follow one grandmother’s life-changing story live from Rwanda as... Read More
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Cambridge Innovation Capital almost doubles resources with £150m raise
Cambridge Innovation Capital plc has almost doubled its financial resources with a £150 million fundraise. It is one of the largest private financing... Read More
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Cambridge startups lead regional VC boom despite UK lull
More than £125 million ($163.4m) of Venture Capital investment was made into the startup community in the East of England in the first three months... Read More
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Private bank opens Cambridge office
C. Hoare & Co., the UK’s oldest privately-owned bank, has established a footprint in Cambridge by opening an office at Milton Hall. It will... Read More
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Aqdot completes £6m Series B for multi-purpose technology push
Aqdot, the Cambridge-based supramolecular chemistry company has completed a Series B funding round of £6 million, supported by existing investors... Read More
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Cambridge-China engagement hits fever pitch
Fifteen technology companies pitched to Chinese investors at a special event in Cambridge held in March. Cambridge China Centre’s co-founder... Read More
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Cambridge University helps CIC more than double its resources with £150m raise
Cambridge University and its endowment fund are cornerstone investors in a landmark £150 million raise for light blue IP evangelist Cambridge... Read More
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Worldpay to be acquired by US company in $43bn power play
Cambridge headquartered global payments powerhouse Worldpay is being sold to US business Fidelity National Information Services Inc in a deal that... Read More
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Council pays £13m for DisplayLink building at Cambridge Science Park
South Cambridgeshire District Council is investing £13 million in office building 140 at Cambridge Science Park and pledged to reinvest the rent into... Read More
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The Spring Statement – The Sideshow to a Circus of Horrors!
The Chancellor’s Spring Statement was always going to be a sideshow to the main attraction of Brexit, writes Robert Leggett – Corporate Tax partner,... Read More
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Lloyds Bank boosts Ipswich credit union with £30k grant
Ipswich-based credit union, Eastern Savings and Loans has been awarded a £30,000 grant by Lloyds Banking Group through its Credit Union Development... Read More
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Blind faith: Government backs Cambridge fight against global sight problems
Cambridge-based overseas disability charity CBM has launched a new campaign to help people with sight problems in the world’s poorest places – and... Read More
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From WW1 to the front line of digital services: Scrutton Bland marks its centenary
When Alfred Scrutton and Francis Goodchild opened their accountancy firm in Ipswich in 1919, it is unlikely they would have imagined that the... Read More
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East of England M & A deals hit $15 billion in 2018
East of England companies were involved in Mergers & Acquisitions valued at $13.5 billion in 2018. That does not include the multimillion... Read More
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CBI fears £17 billion a year backlash for region from no-deal Brexit
The long-term economic impact of a ‘no deal’ Brexit on the East of England has been laid bare in fresh analysis of government figures by the CBI... Read More
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£6.5m round propels Imagen into global expansion mode
A Cambridge video content specialist whose clients include Formula One, The Premier League, World Tennis Association, BP and Reuters, is expanding in... Read More