Success Stories

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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Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II

Power Roll

Based in Murton, Power Roll, a pioneer in the solar energy transition, has raised £4.3 million in its most recent funding round, including £1.5 million from NPIF II – Maven Equity Finance, which is managed by Maven Capital Partners as part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II.

Investment Fund for Scotland

Carcinotech

Medical technology business Carcinotech received £750,000 in equity investment from the Investment Fund for Scotland through appointed fund managers Maven Capital Partners.

Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund

Collabor8Online

Maven Capital Partners invested £150,000 in cloud-based project management system, Collabor8Online on behalf of NPIF – Maven Equity Finance, part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund.

Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund

Digital Training Solutions

NPIF – Maven Equity Finance, managed by Maven Capital Partners (‘’Maven’’) and part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund invested in Bolton-based elearning company, Digital Training Solutions (‘’DTS’’).

Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund

Hiring Hub – Video Case Study

Hiring Hub is a recruitment agency marketplace that helps employers find and work with specialist recruitment agencies to fill jobs faster at a fixed cost.

Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund

fissara

NPIF – Maven Equity Finance, managed by Maven Capital Partners and part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund invested £500,000 in Fissara Limited (“fissara”), a designer, developer and provider of operational management software (“OMS”) for the SME and mid-sized corporate market.

Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund

ITS Technology Group

ITS Technology Group (ITS)  secured further funding from funds managed by Maven Capital Partners to support the growth of its full fibre digital infrastructure in metro and rural areas. This latest round includes finance from the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund, Maven VCTs and other private shareholders.

Midlands Engine Investment Fund

Optimise Accountants

The £200,000 loan to Optimise Accountants will give the businesses’ capital to invest in and expand product lines as well as investing in several key functions in the business.

Midlands Engine Investment Fund

OnLogistics

Tamworth-headquartered logistics firm, OnLogistics Ltd (OnLogistics), is set to expand a number of its divisions, after receiving £350k from the Midlands Engine Investment Fund (MEIF).

Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund

Coeus Software

NPIF – Maven Equity Finance, managed by Maven Capital Partners, invested £603,000 in Coeus Software Ltd (Coeus), a workforce mobility platform provider, on behalf of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (NPIF)

Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund

Fast-Form

NPIF – Maven Equity Finance, managed by Maven Capital Partners and part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund invested £1.5 million in specialist formwork manufacturer, Fast Form Systems Limited.

Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund

Extreme Low Energy

NPIF – Maven Equity Finance, part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund and managed by Maven Capital Partners , invested £750,000 in Lancashire-based Extreme Low Energy, a proven technology platform, which stores and efficiently distributes low voltage DC power, and which targets a number of different sectors.

Midlands Engine Investment Fund

Stiltz

Homelift manufacturer secures business loan to invest in its stock, upgrade its IT infrastructure and create 16 new jobs in the region

Midlands Engine Investment Fund

Proskins

Funding will support the expansion of Proskins’ overseas presence and the creation of 10 new jobs

Midlands Engine Investment Fund

Proskins Video Case Study

Proskins received MEIF East Midlands Debt Finance from Maven Capital Partners.

Midlands Engine Investment Fund

Sleaford Building Services

The leading Mechanical and Electrical contracting business will use the MEIF funding to support its growth plans and create 15 new jobs.

Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund

G20 Water Technologies

Maven Capital Partners, one of the UK’s most active private equity firms, has led a £1.035m investment in Manchester-headquartered water treatment technology business, G2O Water Technologies Limited.

Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund

Ski-Lifts Limited

Maven Capital Partners led a £650,000 investment in Manchester-headquartered passenger transfers booking platform Ski-Lifts Limited.