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British Business Bank Agrees £150m ENABLE Build Transaction With Specialist Bank Shawbrook
January 16 2025
The British Business Bank has agreed an ENABLE Build transaction of up to £150m with […]
Start Up Loans Celebrates £25M of Loans to Entrepreneurs in Hampshire
January 10 2025
Start Up Loans today announces that it has provided over a thousand founders in Hampshire […]
Triple Honours in the King’s New Year Honours for British Business Bank
January 2 2025
British Business Bank CEO, Louis Taylor, has been awarded a CBE for services to Business […]
British Business Bank Makes Increased Commitment to Simply Asset Finance to Unlock More Than £175m of Asset Finance for Smaller UK Businesses
December 2 2024
The British Business Bank has announced an increase to its ENABLE Funding commitment to Simply […]
British Business Bank Appoints Co-Chief Banking Officers
November 19 2024
The British Business Bank, the UK’s economic development bank, has appointed Richard Bearman and Reinald […]
British Business Bank Appoints Chief Investment Officer and Managing Partner for New British Growth Partnership
November 8 2024
The British Business Bank, the UK’s economic development bank, has appointed Leandros Kalisperas as its […]
Life Sciences Venture Capital Funds Outperform Overall Market in Realising Returns for Investors, Finds British Business Bank Report
November 6 2024
Life sciences venture capital funds outperform the market for realised returns, while green tech investments […]
Outward VC Raises £51m in First Close of Fund II to Help Early-Stage Founders Breakthrough
September 10 2024
London-based investment firm Outward VC has announced the first closing at £51m of its Fund […]
Simply Goes Live With Growth Guarantee Scheme Access for UK SMEs
July 24 2024
Simply Asset Finance (Simply), the specialist business lending provider, has announced that it has been […]
British Business Bank Launches Growth Guarantee Scheme to Help Smaller Businesses Access the Finance They Need to Invest and Grow
July 8 2024
Further details of the Growth Guarantee Scheme, the successor to the Recovery Loan Scheme, are […]
British Business Bank Publishes First Performance Data For The Third Iteration Of The Recovery Loan Scheme
May 21 2024
The British Business Bank today publishes the first performance data for the third iteration of […]
British Business Bank Appoints Kristen McLeod CBE as Its Chief Strategy Officer
April 25 2024
The British Business Bank has appointed Kristen McLeod CBE as its new Chief Strategy Officer, […]
British Business Bank Extends ENABLE Funding Facility with Time Finance to £64.4m
April 3 2024
The British Business Bank has agreed a facility increase that will provide £29.4m of funding […]
British Business Bank takes equity in real estate investment platform Shojin
January 23 2024
The UK Government has taken an equity stake in the fast-growing real estate investment platform […]
British Business Bank Launches Asset-Based Lending Variant of the Recovery Loan Scheme
December 14 2023
The British Business Bank has launched an asset-based lending variant of the Recovery Loan Scheme. […]
British Business Bank appoints Deputy Chief Investment Officer
December 6 2023
The British Business Bank, the UK’s economic development bank, has appointed Ian Connatty as its […]
British Business Bank agrees £100m ENABLE Guarantee transaction with specialist agricultural bank Oxbury
November 1 2023
The British Business Bank has agreed a £100m ENABLE Guarantee transaction with leading fintech Oxbury […]
Launch of Investment Fund for Scotland provides £150m boost for small businesses
October 5 2023
The British Business Bank is launching its new £150 million Investment Fund for Scotland today […]
British Business Bank welcomes Stephen Welton CBE as Chair
October 4 2023
The Government has today announced the appointment of Stephen Welton CBE as the new Non-executive […]
British Business Bank Supports More Than £12.4 Billion of Finance Through Its Core Programmes and Meets Its Objectives, but Reports a Loss for 2022/23 Due to Falls in Market Valuations
September 25 2023
Louis Taylor, CEO, British Business Bank, said: “The British Business Bank has continued to build […]
ThinCats closes c.£700m funding facility using the British Business Bank’s ENABLE Guarantee programme
September 19 2023
ThinCats, the leading alternative lender, has agreed a new warehouse facility with Citi and Barclays […]
British Business Bank appoints Karen Barnett as its new Chief People Officer
September 4 2023
The British Business Bank has appointed Karen Barnett as its new Chief People Officer, effective […]
British Business Bank appoints Esi Eshun OBE as its new General Counsel and Company Secretary
August 18 2023
The British Business Bank has appointed Esi Eshun OBE as its new General Counsel and […]
British Business Bank Responds to the Chancellor's Mansion House Speech
July 10 2023
At today’s Mansion House speech, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt […]
British Business Bank Appoints Chantal Geall as Its New Chief Risk Officer
June 9 2023
The British Business Bank has appointed Chantal Geall as its new Chief Risk Officer (CRO), […]
British Business Bank Agrees Initial £75m ENABLE Guarantee With Cynergy Bank
May 30 2023
The British Business Bank has agreed an initial £75m ENABLE Guarantee with Cynergy Bank. The […]
British Business Bank Seeks Proposals to Deliver the Long-term Investment for Technology and Science (LIFTS) Initiative
May 26 2023
The British Business Bank today announced a Call for Proposals as part of the launch […]
British Business Bank Publishes Updated List of 529 Companies in Which the Future Fund has an Equity Interest
April 27 2023
Today the British Business Bank publishes a list of 30 additional companies in which the […]
British Business Bank Agrees New £100m ENABLE Guarantee With Specialist Business Lender Cambridge & Counties Bank
March 29 2023
The British Business Bank has agreed a £100m guarantee facility with specialist business lender Cambridge […]
Challenger and Specialist Bank Lending Reached Record High of £35.5bn in 2022, Finds Latest British Business Bank Research
March 1 2023
Published today, the British Business Bank’s Small Business Finance Markets 2022/23 report shows £35.5bn of […]
Lendinvest Partners With British Business Bank in Landmark Deal to Support the Building of More Homes, Financed by HSBC
January 24 2023
LendInvest, the UK’s leading asset manager for property finance, announces a partnership with the British Business […]
£150m Investment Fund for Scotland Preparing for Summer Launch
January 6 2023
The British Business Bank is on course to launch a £150 million investment fund this […]
Maven Equity Finance provides £1 million investment in Nivo Solutions Limited
December 22 2022
Manchester-based FinTech solution provider, Nivo Solutions Limited (“Nivo”) has secured a £1 million investment from […]
The British Business Bank Appoints New Senior Manager for the South West
December 19 2022
The British Business Bank has appointed Edward Tellwright to the role of senior manager for […]
British Business Bank Appoints Eilish Jamieson and Matthew Elderfield as Non-Executive Directors
December 15 2022
The British Business Bank has appointed Eilish Jamieson and Matthew Elderfield as Non-executive Directors (NEDs) […]
Use of External Finance Down Across the UK but Signs of Growth in Regional Equity Finance Markets
November 23 2022
The British Business Bank’s second annual Nations and Regions Tracker, published today, finds usage of external finance […]
Half of Future Fund Recipients Say Their Businesses May Have Closed Without Its Support Finds New Economic Evaluation
November 11 2022
An independent economic evaluation of the Future Fund has found that it provided a lifeline […]
British Business Bank makes new commitment to Propel to enable £165 million of asset finance for smaller UK businesses
August 26 2022
The British Business Bank has announced a new ENABLE Funding facility to Propel, one of […]
First batch of lenders accredited for new iteration of Recovery Loan Scheme
August 11 2022
Today the British Business Bank announces that it has accredited a first batch of five […]
Maven invests £250,000 in Manchester-based regtech startup RiskSmart
August 10 2022
Maven Equity Finance, managed by Maven Capital Partners (“Maven”) and part of the Northern Powerhouse […]
Concept Ventures secures British Business Bank backing to launch £50m pre-seed fund ‘built for founders’
July 27 2022
Concept Ventures (Concept), formerly known as RLC Ventures, has launched an oversubscribed £50m pre-seed fund […]
British Business Bank Appoints New CEO
June 10 2022
Louis Taylor has been appointed CEO of the British Business Bank, the UK’s economic development […]
Sure Valley Ventures launches £95m UK Software Venture Capital Fund
March 2 2022
Sure Valley Ventures, the founder-led Venture Capital (VC) firm that invests in high growth software […]
SuperSeed launches £50m fund to back early-stage technical founders who are creating the future of business
February 4 2022
SuperSeed, a venture capital firm investing in the future of business automation, today announces it […]
British Business Bank increases Simply’s funding line to provide £300m of funding to SMEs
December 17 2021
Today, the British Business Bank announces an increase to business lender Simply’s existing ENABLE Funding […]
UK Venture Capital fund performance increased sharply over the last year, finds latest research by the British Business Bank
November 26 2021
Latest British Business Bank market research finds that higher company valuations, combined with strong exit […]
ThinCats to provide up to £300 million additional funding for UK businesses
September 27 2021
ThinCats, a leading alternative lender, will utilise a guarantee provided by the British Business Bank’s […]
UK tech firms and investors brought together for landmark Treasury Conference
September 14 2021
The Chancellor will today hail the economic importance of the UK’s world-leading technology sector as […]
British Business Bank increases Shire Leasing’s total ENABLE Funding commitment to £99.8m with second facility
August 19 2021
The British Business Bank today announces a further £62.4m of financing to Shire Leasing under […]
UK SMEs to receive over £95 million funding boost as British Business Bank increases Propel’s ENABLE Funding facility
July 27 2021
Propel, one of the UK’s largest and fastest-growing independent asset finance providers, today announces two […]
Equity Investment in Smaller UK Businesses Reached a Record £8.8bn Last Year
June 16 2021
Equity investment in the UK’s smaller businesses increased by 9% in 2020 to £8.8bn, the […]
British Business Bank Agrees ENABLE Build Guarantee With United Trust Bank
May 19 2021
United Trust Bank (UTB) has secured an ENABLE Build guarantee via the British Business Bank. […]
Atom Bank Starts Lending Under the Recovery Loan Scheme
May 17 2021
Following accreditation by the British Business Bank, Atom has today started to offer quotes on […]
Recovery Loan Scheme opens to support businesses as they recover from the pandemic
April 6 2021
The Recovery Loan Scheme, a new scheme to support access to finance for UK businesses […]
British Business Bank Support Schemes Deliver Loans to Smaller Businesses
February 25 2021
Today, the government published new statistics that show businesses across the UK have to date […]
Early stage venture capital funds have the potential to generate higher returns, finds latest research by the British Business Bank
November 12 2020
Latest market analysis from the British Business Bank published today finds early stage venture capital […]
British Business Bank responds to National Audit Office Investigation into the Bounce Back Loan Scheme
October 7 2020
The National Audit Office (NAO) has today published its investigation into the government’s Covid-19 emergency […]
New Lenders Accredited to British Business Bank Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme
August 19 2020
Today the British Business Bank has announced that it has approved BLG Development Finance, Conister, […]
New lenders accredited to British Business Bank Coronavirus Business Loan
August 5 2020
Today the British Business Bank has announced that it has approved Allied Irish Bank (GB)/AIB […]
New lenders accredited to British Business Bank Coronavirus Business Loan Schemes
July 15 2020
Today the British Business Bank has announced that it has accredited the Bank of India […]
Invocap approved by the British Business Bank, to become an accredited Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) lender
June 11 2020
Invocap has recently been approved by the British Business Bank as a new accredited lender under the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS)
British Business Bank Appoints Interim CEO
June 10 2020
Catherine Lewis La Torre appointed Interim CEO from 1 September
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British Business Bank Agrees £150m ENABLE Build Transaction With Specialist Bank Shawbrook
January 16 2025
The British Business Bank has agreed an ENABLE Build transaction of up to £150m with […]
Triple Honours in the King’s New Year Honours for British Business Bank
January 2 2025
British Business Bank CEO, Louis Taylor, has been awarded a CBE for services to Business […]
British Business Bank Makes Increased Commitment to Simply Asset Finance to Unlock More Than £175m of Asset Finance for Smaller UK Businesses
December 2 2024
The British Business Bank has announced an increase to its ENABLE Funding commitment to Simply […]
British Business Bank Appoints Co-Chief Banking Officers
November 19 2024
The British Business Bank, the UK’s economic development bank, has appointed Richard Bearman and Reinald […]
British Business Bank Appoints Chief Investment Officer and Managing Partner for New British Growth Partnership
November 8 2024
The British Business Bank, the UK’s economic development bank, has appointed Leandros Kalisperas as its […]
Outward VC Raises £51m in First Close of Fund II to Help Early-Stage Founders Breakthrough
September 10 2024
London-based investment firm Outward VC has announced the first closing at £51m of its Fund […]
Simply Goes Live With Growth Guarantee Scheme Access for UK SMEs
July 24 2024
Simply Asset Finance (Simply), the specialist business lending provider, has announced that it has been […]
British Business Bank Launches Growth Guarantee Scheme to Help Smaller Businesses Access the Finance They Need to Invest and Grow
July 8 2024
Further details of the Growth Guarantee Scheme, the successor to the Recovery Loan Scheme, are […]
British Business Bank Publishes First Performance Data For The Third Iteration Of The Recovery Loan Scheme
May 21 2024
The British Business Bank today publishes the first performance data for the third iteration of […]
British Business Bank Appoints Kristen McLeod CBE as Its Chief Strategy Officer
April 25 2024
The British Business Bank has appointed Kristen McLeod CBE as its new Chief Strategy Officer, […]
British Business Bank Launches Asset-Based Lending Variant of the Recovery Loan Scheme
December 14 2023
The British Business Bank has launched an asset-based lending variant of the Recovery Loan Scheme. […]
British Business Bank appoints Deputy Chief Investment Officer
December 6 2023
The British Business Bank, the UK’s economic development bank, has appointed Ian Connatty as its […]
Launch of Investment Fund for Scotland provides £150m boost for small businesses
October 5 2023
The British Business Bank is launching its new £150 million Investment Fund for Scotland today […]
British Business Bank welcomes Stephen Welton CBE as Chair
October 4 2023
The Government has today announced the appointment of Stephen Welton CBE as the new Non-executive […]
British Business Bank Supports More Than £12.4 Billion of Finance Through Its Core Programmes and Meets Its Objectives, but Reports a Loss for 2022/23 Due to Falls in Market Valuations
September 25 2023
Louis Taylor, CEO, British Business Bank, said: “The British Business Bank has continued to build […]
British Business Bank appoints Karen Barnett as its new Chief People Officer
September 4 2023
The British Business Bank has appointed Karen Barnett as its new Chief People Officer, effective […]
British Business Bank appoints Esi Eshun OBE as its new General Counsel and Company Secretary
August 18 2023
The British Business Bank has appointed Esi Eshun OBE as its new General Counsel and […]
British Business Bank Responds to the Chancellor's Mansion House Speech
July 10 2023
At today’s Mansion House speech, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt […]
British Business Bank Appoints Chantal Geall as Its New Chief Risk Officer
June 9 2023
The British Business Bank has appointed Chantal Geall as its new Chief Risk Officer (CRO), […]
British Business Bank Agrees Initial £75m ENABLE Guarantee With Cynergy Bank
May 30 2023
The British Business Bank has agreed an initial £75m ENABLE Guarantee with Cynergy Bank. The […]
British Business Bank Seeks Proposals to Deliver the Long-term Investment for Technology and Science (LIFTS) Initiative
May 26 2023
The British Business Bank today announced a Call for Proposals as part of the launch […]
British Business Bank Publishes Updated List of 529 Companies in Which the Future Fund has an Equity Interest
April 27 2023
Today the British Business Bank publishes a list of 30 additional companies in which the […]
British Business Bank Agrees New £100m ENABLE Guarantee With Specialist Business Lender Cambridge & Counties Bank
March 29 2023
The British Business Bank has agreed a £100m guarantee facility with specialist business lender Cambridge […]
Challenger and Specialist Bank Lending Reached Record High of £35.5bn in 2022, Finds Latest British Business Bank Research
March 1 2023
Published today, the British Business Bank’s Small Business Finance Markets 2022/23 report shows £35.5bn of […]
The British Business Bank Appoints New Senior Manager for the South West
December 19 2022
The British Business Bank has appointed Edward Tellwright to the role of senior manager for […]
British Business Bank Appoints Eilish Jamieson and Matthew Elderfield as Non-Executive Directors
December 15 2022
The British Business Bank has appointed Eilish Jamieson and Matthew Elderfield as Non-executive Directors (NEDs) […]
Use of External Finance Down Across the UK but Signs of Growth in Regional Equity Finance Markets
November 23 2022
The British Business Bank’s second annual Nations and Regions Tracker, published today, finds usage of external finance […]
Half of Future Fund Recipients Say Their Businesses May Have Closed Without Its Support Finds New Economic Evaluation
November 11 2022
An independent economic evaluation of the Future Fund has found that it provided a lifeline […]
First batch of lenders accredited for new iteration of Recovery Loan Scheme
August 11 2022
Today the British Business Bank announces that it has accredited a first batch of five […]
British Business Bank Appoints New CEO
June 10 2022
Louis Taylor has been appointed CEO of the British Business Bank, the UK’s economic development […]
British Business Bank increases Simply’s funding line to provide £300m of funding to SMEs
December 17 2021
Today, the British Business Bank announces an increase to business lender Simply’s existing ENABLE Funding […]
ThinCats to provide up to £300 million additional funding for UK businesses
September 27 2021
ThinCats, a leading alternative lender, will utilise a guarantee provided by the British Business Bank’s […]
UK tech firms and investors brought together for landmark Treasury Conference
September 14 2021
The Chancellor will today hail the economic importance of the UK’s world-leading technology sector as […]
British Business Bank increases Shire Leasing’s total ENABLE Funding commitment to £99.8m with second facility
August 19 2021
The British Business Bank today announces a further £62.4m of financing to Shire Leasing under […]