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Ian Larkin, managing director at Lloyds TSB Commercial Finance, explores how management teams and private equity sponsors are increasingly leveraging their fixed and intangible assets to fund corporate transactions.

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Ascension Ventures is seeking £1.5 million for what has been billed as the first fund to be raised under the newly established Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS).

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With recent findings indicating that an economic uptick can be expected in the UK during the second half of the year, new research suggests that UK small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are also predicting growth.

Alternative Finance for Business

Asset-based lending has seen its lending commitments increase steadily since the recession. GrowthBusiness speaks to growing businesses about why they chose the route.

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In a bid to avoid late payments, UK businesses are tightening cash and control procedures, new research finds.

Venture Capital Funding

A year after the formation of the bank-backed Business Growth Fund, Hunter Ruthven speaks to investment director Richard Bishop to find out how the firm has gone about selecting its investments and what the future looks like for the £2.5 billion fund.