Graham
Mold, Director with Catapult Venture Managers, says that enterprises which have
battened down the hatches during the economic downturn must not allow their
businesses to stagnate – they must continue to invest.
Management
teams looking to rebuild their businesses, or take them to the next stage of
development, are finding it far more challenging when it comes to attracting
funding. Ray Harris, Investment
Director with Catapult Venture Managers, takes a look at the impact on funding against
the backdrop of a severe downturn in the UK economy.
Catapult Venture Managers has completed a £900,000 investment into Northamptonshire-based Renewable Technical Services Ltd (“RTS”), a young dynamic company operating in the renewable wind energy sector.
Ray Harris, Investment Director with Catapult Venture Managers, says that a fundamental element in any successful MBO transaction is appointing the right business advisors from the outset.
The importance of engaging quality advisors cannot be emphasized enough – it is in the best interests of all those involved in the deal: the funder, the bank and the legal team.
25th May 2010 Catapult completes 6th transaction this year with joint investment alongside Enterprise Ventures into Biofortuna Despite the backdrop of a tough economic climate Catapult Venture
Managers has completed its 6th transaction this year with an investment
into Liverpool-based molecular diagnostics company, Biofortuna Limited. For the full story > click here <
11th April 2010
Future of Finance (Birmingham Post)
Now is definitely a good time to invest according to Rob Carroll, Managing Director of Catapult Venture Managers and in this article he explains why.
The truth is that nobody knows whether we have reached the bottom of the market, but in my opinion, we are there, or thereabouts. Conditions seem much improved since December 2009 and the number of quality businesses we are now seeing reflect this.
26th March 2010 Monica Healthcare announce partnership with Alere Health in the US Alere Health, LLC, a leader in personal health support solutions (a division of Inverness Medical Innovations NYSE: IMA | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating), today announced a partnership between the Alere(R) Women's & Children's Health Division (WCH) and UK-based Monica Healthcare Ltd, developers of a groundbreaking wireless, wearable fetal-maternal monitor. For the full story >
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February 2010 Kaplan IT Learning Acquires Atlantic Link Limited and Atlantic Link, Inc. to Offer Global Products and Services for both the IT and Soft Skills Training Market 18-February-2010 Kaplan IT Learning announced today that it has completed the acquisition of Atlantic Link, the world’s leading provider of collaborative rapid e-learning authoring software. For the full story >
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23rd February 2010 CATAPULT MAKES INVESTMENT INTO ZINWAVE Catapult Venture Managers has completed its third transaction in less than two months with a significant investment into Cambridge-based Zinwave, developers of a unique active wideband in-building antenna system. For the full story > click here <
26th January 2010 CATAPULT INJECTS £1.125MILLION INTO UK GEAR LTD Catapult Venture Managers has announced the completion of a £1.125m investment into Coventry-based UK Gear Ltd, developers of high performance running shoes and sportswear. For the full story > click here <
18th January 2010 CATAPULT SPLASHES OUT WITH A £1 MILLION COMMITMENT TO INTELLITECT WATER HOLDINGS Catapult Venture Managers has committed an investment of £1million to Intellitect Water Holdings, developers of a range of sensor probes that will help the water utilities make substantial operational cost savings. For the full story > click here <
11th November 2009 RICHARD BUCKNELL APPOINTED TO ‘HEAD-UP’ CGF FUND Catapult Venture Managers has appointed Richard Bucknell as Fund Principal of its £30m Catapult Growth Fund (CGF) which was launched in January 2007. For the full story > click here <
6th November 2009 PRIVATE EQUITY (BIRMINGHAM POST) Richard Bucknell, the newly appointed Fund Principal of the £30m Catapult Growth Fund (CGF) takes a look at the role venture capital has in fashioning a more innovative economy by investing in the most promising companies and technologies of tomorrow. For the full story > click here <
2nd November 2009 ACCUTRONICS LTD CHARGES UP WITH NEW INVESTMENT Staffordshire based smart battery manufacturer Accutronics Ltd has been bought out of administrative receivership, saving 47 jobs in Newcastle under Lyme. For the full story > click here <
23rd October 2009 CellAura to develop reagents for Tag-lite™ GPCR technology platform for Cisbio Bioassays.
April 2008 ENGINEERING CONSULTANCY IN MULTI MILLION POUND MBO DEAL ORIGINATED, FUNDED AND COMPLETED WITHIN THE EAST MIDLANDS For the full story > click here <
