In September this year we backed the primary management buyout of Meet, an international talent provider to the life sciences sector. Meet is a global talent acquisition partner to some of the world’s most exciting life sciences businesses. The company services clients across three core, high growth verticals: Pharma, Med-Tech and Healthcare Communications, working with […]

In our second episode of Beyond the Capital, we had an insightful conversation with Grant Berry, Managing Partner and co-founder of NorthEdge. After graduating university and spending a year working in the US, Grant joined Price Waterhouse in London with a keen interest in pursuing a career in business. Moving to the Price Waterhouse Leeds […]

This month marks one year since our investment into direct-to-consumer pure-play e-commerce brand Lights4fun. To celebrate the anniversary, we’re looking back at the progress they’ve made over the last 12 months. In November 2020, we invested in Lights4fun to build on their success and help the team to accelerate their growth plan. Our investment was […]

Today marks International Men’s Day – an opportunity for us all to raise awareness of men’s health and wellbeing, and to promote a positive conversation around mental health. Mental health is something that affects all of us and by making a commitment to work together, we can ensure we take the necessary steps to address […]

Following on from COP26, it’s clear that businesses will need to play a vital role in driving change towards a greener, safer and more prosperous future for our people and the planet. In order for world leaders and governments to deliver on their climate change commitments, they will need the support of businesses to transition […]

COP26 has officially started, bringing together thousands of world leaders and climate delegates to accelerate action towards the goals of the Paris Agreement and the UN Framework Convention. What is COP26? Conference of the Parties, often abbreviated to COPs, are global climate summits that the United Nations has been organising for the past thirty years. […]

We are pleased to announce that we have supported Altia’s first acquisition to further strengthen the business’ international presence and broaden its proposition. Altia has acquired VeriSaaS, a field intelligence and evidence collection software business. Altia is a leading global provider of specialist intelligence and investigation software for government department and law enforcement agencies across […]

ACD&B is a creative design consultancy, working with businesses to finetune their branding strategies – something that, for many businesses, can seem like a daunting task. We sat down with ACD&B managing director, Chris Parkinson, to understand what value a good branding strategy can bring to businesses, and how the agency works with its clients […]

Awards season is now in full swing and we are delighted to have been shortlisted for eight awards at the Insider Dealmakers Awards taking place across our regions. We are looking forward to attending the North West, Yorkshire and Midlands events over the coming weeks, where we are hoping for a few wins at each! […]