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Learn how other UK businesses have used external finance to reach their ambition

Here’s just some of the tens of thousands of smaller businesses funded through our partners, with the support of British Business Bank’s programmes.

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Enterprise Capital Funds

NQ64

NQ64 are a chain of unique bars across the country offering a range of specialist beers and cocktails which can be enjoyed by customers while playing a range of retro arcade games and consoles.

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Codeplay

Since its founding in 2002, software developer and consultancy business Codeplay has established itself as one of the leading experts in heterogeneous systems – systems that use more than one type of processor or core.

Midlands Engine Investment Fund

Navitas

Navitas Digital Safety Ltd (Navitas) has secured £745k of equity investment from the Midlands Engine Investment Fund (MEIF).

Midlands Engine Investment Fund

The Children’s Furniture Company

Milton Keynes: 17 December 2018: Foresight Group LLP has announced a substantial investment into Caphan Trading Limited, trading as The Children’s Furniture Company, on behalf of the Midlands Engine Investment Fund.

Midlands Engine Investment Fund

Firetree Chocolate Ltd

Foresight completed a £950k investment into premium chocolate maker Firetree Chocolate Ltd (“Firetree”) as part of a £1.2 million funding round in late January. Firetree was set up in 2017 as a bespoke high-end chocolate manufacturer.

Midlands Engine Investment Fund

Firetree Video Case Study

Firetree received MEIF East Midlands Equity Finance from The Foresight Group.

Midlands Engine Investment Fund

Selazar

Nottingham 29 January 2020: Foresight Group LLP (“Foresight”), a leading independent private equity and infrastructure investment manager, is pleased to announce a £500,000 growth capital investment into Selazar Limited (“Selazar” or “the Company”), a logistics management software business, set to open a new base in Leicestershire.

Midlands Engine Investment Fund

Usheru

Milton Keynes, 11 March 2019: Foresight Group LLP has announced a £249,000 investment into Usheru Limited (“usheru”), the firm behind a pioneering technology platform operating in the £50bn film distribution market.

Midlands Engine Investment Fund

Footfalls and Heartbeats Limited

NOTTINGHAM, 28 November 2018: Foresight Group LLP (“Foresight”) announces a £249,000 equity investment into Footfalls and Heartbeats Limited (“Footfalls” or the “Company”) through the Midlands Engine Investment Fund (“MEIF”).