This guide aims to provide some direction to SME businesses to maaximise their cash position to ensure it has as long of a cash runway as possible during the COVID-19 crisis.
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Banks have been insisting on taking Personal Guarantees from Company Directors despite the fact that they are backed by a Government guarantee, why?
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Coronavirus, am I eligible for government support and how do I get it?
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In the world of fintech and alternative finance these are some of the more prominent firms that entered administration during 2019.
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It’s been a great year for us at 4 Oceans, despite the headwinds generated by the Brexit deadlock. We have managed to exit from another 2 investments, in our first fund, meaning we have now returned 110% of capital, excluding tax benefits, with 3 investments left to mature. We have also advised on 2 follow on investments into portfolio businesses in our 2nd SEIS fund increasing the NAV of that fund by more than 40% so we are on track to deliver a return on that fund also. Looking at
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Newable, the SME financier, plans to raise £50m to help management teams buyout business owners and wants to begin raising the money within a year. Succession planning is one of the thorniest problems facing small and medium-sized businesses. Mature owner managers want to retire but their management teams do not have the cash to take over their companies. If the management team does nothing, the business could fall into the hands of unwanted family members or be subject to an unwelcome takeover – leading to the company being subsumed and possibly
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The UK has pulled well ahead of its closest rivals Germany and France as a tech investment magnet, despite ongoing Brexit uncertainty. Investment in UK technology companies rose by nearly 50pc in 2019 to reach $11.12bn (£9.4bn) compared with $7.52bn last year. This is more than double the amount invested in Britain’s two closest rivals, Germany and France, which raked in $5.9bn and $4.87bn respectively.London continues to be the number one tech hub in Europe in terms of investment, followed by Berlin and then Paris. The capital is home to more
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Cashplus, one of Britain’s longest-established digital challenger banks, plans to lend £400m to small businesses over five years.
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MiddleGame Ventures, a fintech focused investment firm, announced a $165m fund targeting post-seed, series A and series B investments in Europe and North America.
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Balderton, the London based venture capital firm, has closed a new $400M early stage fund which will be deployed into outstanding European founders looking for Series A investments. The new fund will be managed by an investment team of 15 working as a single team across Europe, with permanent staff members based in both Paris and Berlin to help build close relationships with entrepreneurs, seed funds and accelerators and to provide ongoing support to portfolio companies on the ground. Portfolio companies will also have access to Balderton’s Build platform that
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