Jan 20, 2021

20th January 2021 British Business Investments (BBI), a commercial subsidiary of Sheffield’s British Business Bank, has completed a commitment of €40 million to the first close of... 19th January 2021 Eligible businesses across Yorkshire are being urged to apply for a share of £600k to support their anaerobic digestion (AD) processes.AD turns waste materials... 19th January 2021 Henry Boot has reported a “robust” balance sheet and a “strong financial position” for 2020, bucking the coronavirus crisis.The Sheffield-headquartered construction company has ended... 18th January 2021 Corporate restructuring specialist, Begbies Traynor Group, has completed its acquisition of independent firm of insolvency practitioners, CVR Global.According to the group, the deal is... 18th January 2021 A recent grant scheme to support Sheffield City Region businesses in the supply chain to hospitality, accommodation, leisure, and entertainment sectors has been extended... 15th January 2021 The Regal Food Group has secured £89,391 of grant support from the Leeds City Region Enterprise Partnership (the LEP) towards the expansion of its production facility and is creating 30 new jobs.Regal Foods is a well-established food manufacturer that has... 12th January 2021 Welded steel mesh manufacturer Siddall and Hilton Products is investing £2 million in new specialised machinery as the firm celebrates its 125th anniversary.The investment,... 11th January 2021 Fears over the impact of the UK’s new trading relationship with the EU and the attractiveness of the UK for both investment and talent... 4th January 2021 ITM Power, the AIM listed clean fuel specialist, has reached practical completion at its first Gigafactory at Bessemer Park in Sheffield.According to a company... 17th December 2020 LIBERTY Steel, part of sustainable industry leader GFG Alliance, is making a multi-million-pound investment at its South Yorkshire GREENSTEEL production hub at Rotherham to... 19th January 2021 Finance Yorkshire has appointed two new board directors and two new members to its Investment Advisory Panel (IAP), which monitors the performance of its... 19th January 2021 The General Manager of the Phillips 66 Humber Refinery at South Killingholme has joined the board of the Greater Lincolnshire Local Enterprise Partnership.The appointment... 18th January 2021 Growing valuations and disposals firm Pantera Property has appointed property expert Colin Fell as non-executive chairman.With over 40 years of building and developing property... 18th January 2021 The Institute of Directors has appointed Victoria Brown as chair of its South Yorkshire branch.Victoria is a qualified accountant with more than 20 years’... 18th January 2021 Independent Growth Finance (IGF), the commercial finance provider, has appointed a new ABL director in Yorkshire.Michael Ward began his career with 17 years at RBS, leading him... 18th January 2021 Local contractor, Horsman Construction has begun the new year by launching The Horsman Foundation which aims to support charities that help children and young... 12th January 2021 A major B2B survey has launched to understand how the Humber’s 30,000 small businesses are gearing up for the UK’s Green Recovery.The Future Net... 11th January 2021 A Skipton-based businesswoman has been shortlisted for a national business award.Alison Wheelock, Managing Director of food industry training company Verner Wheelock, has reached the... 8th January 2021 Wykeland Group and Yorkshire Wildlife Trust have agreed a formal relationship for the management of an enhanced area of woodland, natural habitat and recreation... 6th January 2021 Leeds law firm Clarion has beaten its fundraising target and raised £15,000 for St Gemma’s Hospice, its nominated charity for 2019/20.The biggest hospice in... 4th January 2021 The Chair and Chief Executive of Bradford-based Manningham Housing Association (MHA) have said that 2021 can bring “better times for people of all ages”... 15th June 2020 With lockdown restrictions continuing to ease, many businesses are preparing for life in the ‘new normal’. The impact of COVID-19 ranges by industry and... 11th June 2020 The CBI has laid out a health-first recovery plan that it said would help secure a jobs-rich, fair and sustainable future for the UK... 16th April 2020 A Yorkshire vet has called on Boris Johnson not to proceed with plans to heavily restrict access to the UK labour market for so-called... 8th April 2020 A Sheffield industrialist has spoken out in support of the region's many SMEs which are struggling to keep going during the coronavirus pandemic.James Harding-Terry,... Credit: Shutterstock.com/ Linda Bestwick British Business Investments (BBI), a commercial subsidiary of Sheffield’s British Business Bank, has completed a commitment of €40 million to the first close of Harbert/Claret European Growth Capital Fund III. Other investors include the European Investment Fund. The fund will provide growth debt to early stage, fast growing, technology focused smaller businesses in the UK and Europe. BBI aims to increase the supply and diversity of finance for smaller businesses by boosting the lending capacity of challenger banks and non-bank lenders. Since it was established in 2014, BBI has committed over £2.5bn to providers of finance to UK smaller businesses. Spun out from Harbert, Claret Capital Partners is led by David Bateman and Johan Kampe, who have an established track record of over 15 years in growth lending. The fund’s investment advisory team is based in London and targets high growth businesses. Judith Hartley, CEO, British Business Investments, said: “British Business Investments’ objective is to ensure smaller businesses can access as diverse a range of finance options as possible, to help them grow and succeed. “This additional €40 million commitment to Claret Capital Partners’ new fund supports this objective. For early stage, high growth businesses, venture debt can be the key to unlocking rapid growth without reducing control of their business.” Claret Capital Partners has raised substantial additional commitments into the fund and Fund III expects to complete its first investment shortly. The commitment from British Business Investments follows an earlier commitment to Harbert European Growth Capital Fund II in 2017. Claret’s earlier fund, in which British Business Investments is also an investor, continues to invest in existing portfolio companies. Share