Global tech investors continue to put their faith in London, with latest end of year VC investment figures from Dealroom and London & Partners showing that the UK capital’s tech firms raised an impressive $19.8bn last year.

Shieldpay, the market leader in solving complex B2B payments, has announced the recent appointment of Isabel Pitt as Product Director.

ABL SA acquires the company Humedics Gmbh to extend the use of a robust, well-known, and CE-marked technology intended to be used for liver function measurement.

Two thirds (64%) of property entrepreneurs have a positive market outlook for the year ahead, new research from Ashman Bank has found.

Global software and services company, Advanced, has announced the appointment of Nick Gallimore to the new role of Managing Director of People Management.

Online art marketplace Artfinder appoints digital entrepreneur, Joshna Rughani, as CEO, joining the growing proportion of UK businesses with female CEOs.

UK banks have been criticised for failing to tackle issues with their risk management systems, despite regular messaging. 

fu3e., the pioneer of adaptive management software for real estate, announces the appointment of Andy Kean as its new Chief Revenue Officer.

Peppy, the personalised digital health platform, has secured funding for a massive US expansion.

Ascension-Q, the clinical research operating system, has secured £250,000 in a pre-seed round led by early-stage focused venture capital firm Jenson Funding Partners.

Data Literacy Academy has raised more than half a million dollars in its pre-seed funding round, for its online learning platform and change programme services, which has been led by Haatch Ventures.

HyperFinity, the Leeds-based decision intelligence business, announced it has raised a seed investment from Snowflake Ventures, the venture capital arm of Snowflake, the Data Cloud company.

Julian Davies Opticians has agreed a pre-pack administration deal to rescue Bateman Opticians, which had been placed into administration and had been facing closure.

QV Bioelectronics, creators of an innovative surgically implanted Electric Field Therapy (EFT)  device for the treatment of brain tumours – announces it has secured £2m in Pre-Series A funding from new and existing leading deep tech investors.

Penta announced the acquisition of Hume Brophy. This acquisition will further expand Penta's global reach and consolidate the company's position as the world's first comprehensive stakeholder solutions firm.

Joint Administrators Mark Supperstone and Simon Jagger of ReSolve, the leading boutique business  advisory, restructuring and investment practice, are pleased to announce the successful sale of LifeBook Limited.

Digital growth agency Impression begins the year by announcing an influx of new client wins following a successful end to 2022.

British solar thermal design and engineering company Naked Energy announces further international expansion after partnering with two leading European manufacturing firms.

Elite ServiceNow partner FlyForm has appointed a managing director in its drive towards a target £21 million turnover in 2023.

Coolbrook has announced the appointment of Lauri Peltola to the position of SVP of Strategy and Corporate Development.