A Newport-based early stage company which has developed a clean technology, multi-fuel system has secured a £400,000 equity investment from Finance Wales, private investors and company founders.
Forest Traffic Signals Ltd is headed for renewed growth following a management buy-out (MBO) backed by a £1.05 million equity investment from Finance Wales and additional funding from Centric Commercial Finance.
Data centre solutions provider, Unite Technologies Ltd, is aiming to help businesses achieve substantial reductions in their energy consumption and carbon emissions following a further investment round from Finance Wales.
Cwmbran-based spine and orthopaedic medical device company, Orthos Limited, has received a £835,000 boost to bring its mouldable βGel synthetic bone substitute to market.
Swansea-based MRI software company Acuitas Medical Limited has secured a £700,000 co-investment from Finance Wales and Altima Global Special Opportunities Master Fund (Altima).
The University of Glamorgan spin-out company, GeoVS Ltd, has secured a £250,000 equity investment from Finance Wales to continue developing its interactive 3D visualisation and simulation software platform used in marine and geo-modelling applications
Independent security company, SGD Security Ltd, has its sights set firmly on UK expansion following the acquisition of Bedwas-based 1001 Fire and Security Ltd backed by an undisclosed debt investment from Finance Wales.
Finance Wales has appointed Jerry Mobbs, a specialist in investing in small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs), as Deputy Portfolio Manager. He joins Finance Wales’ seven-strong portfolio management team.
The head of the Kauffman Fellows Program, an international initiative to identify and develop emerging global leaders in venture capital, has met with key figures involved in supporting and investing in early stage, technology-based businesses in Wales.
Altech Software Ltd has secured £610,000 investment as part of a strategy to market its Vision For Food software applications for the food manufacturing industry.
AssayMetrics Ltd has secured an undisclosed equity investment from Finance Wales to commercialise a prototype plate reader for use in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries.
Finance Wales smashed its annual investment target of £30 million to invest a record £37 million in Wales-based businesses during 2009 -10.
Chris Rowlands, author and chairman of the UK Government’s ‘Rowlands Review’ into the availability of growth capital to small and medium-sized businesses, is to join the Board of Finance Wales.
A Monmouthshire-based business support enterprise providing “virtual” office services to companies globally is expanding after securing a micro loan from Finance Wales.
Land Energy has started production of wood pellets as an alternative commercial fuel in a £2 million investment in Bridgend, South Wales, backed with £350,000 debt investment from Finance Wales.
Finance Wales has invested £1.5million funding in specialist engineering company Jenkins and Davies as part of a management buy-in (MBI).
One of the UK’s largest independently owned laundries is embarking on further expansion with £1million investment from Finance Wales.
Finance Wales has successfully exited from its investment in Abriox Ltd, a developer and manufacturer of remote monitoring instrumentation for gas and petro-chemical companies.
South Wales based Inscapes is expanding its sports ground contracting, landscaping and environmental business, with the assistance of follow-on funding from Finance Wales.
The new owners of a South Wales company which has spent eight years developing a range of high performance and high reliability lasers are aiming to double its turnover within three years following a management buy-out.
A Cardiff-based early stage company developing a revolutionary approach to helping the mobile communications industry design highly efficient communications systems has successfully raised £1million through its first equity funding round.
The UK’s top independent youth expedition company, which has influenced the lives of thousands of young people, has successfully funded its latest expansion with investment from Finance Wales plc.
A new £150m fund which will support the expansion of more than 800 businesses and create up to 15,000 jobs across Wales will be launched today.
An early stage company developing a novel approach to drug delivery to help patients suffering from a range of hormone conditions has secured more than £250,000 co-investment from Finance Wales plc, Fusion IP plc and the Viking Fund.
A South Wales-based specialist search and selection company has secured equity and debt co-investment from Finance Wales plc, HSBC and the Welsh Assembly Government as part of a £475,000 expansion.
A second round of investment from Finance Wales plc and financial support from the Welsh Assembly Government has supported the continued growth of one of South Wales’ largest commercial automotive repairers and fleet solution providers.
Medical devices developer and manufacturer, Flexicare Medical Limited, has secured £750,000 investment from Finance Wales and HSBC as part of its expansion into new global markets.
A North Wales company at the forefront of animated holographic technology has received £500,000 investment from xénos, the Wales Business Angel Network, Finance Wales and the Welsh Assembly Government.
Finance Wales invested a record £20.8m in Wales-based businesses during 2007/08.
One of the leading UK support and maintenance companies for Electronic Point of Sale (EpoS) systems has been bought-out by its long-established management.
Boulders aims high as work gets underway at Wales’ largest indoor climbing centre.
One of the world’s leading authorities on broadband network performance is to step up its global expansion plans following investment from Finance Wales.
A £1.3million management buy-out (MBO) at a specialist South Wales metals supplier will ensure the company can forge ahead with expansion plans supported by Finance Wales and the Welsh Assembly Government.
Ian Johnson, the former CEO of Biotrace International Plc, has been appointed Chairman of Finance Wales, the provider of commercial funding to SMEs in Wales.
A revolutionary wind turbine capable of producing energy in urban areas is set to put Wales firmly on the global renewable energy map as a result of the Quiet Revolution Group choosing Pembroke Dock as the site of its manufacturing plant.
Finance Wales has backed a £500,000 fundraising round for Dee Pharmaceuticals.
South Wales-based Dipec Plastics Ltd has been bought-out by its senior manager.
A US company specialising in new product innovation utilising their discoveries into the bacterial, microbial and anti microbial world has set up a state-of-the-art research and development facility in Wales with investment from Finance Wales.
The employees of one of Wales’ longest-established training organisations are riding a wave of excitement after buying the company from its previous owners with investment from Finance Wales.
A dynamic young company that has developed sophisticated technology to monitor the condition of underground pipelines remotely has won two new highly prestigious contracts and expanded into new premises.
An acclaimed Wales-based television production company is pushing ahead with plans for the big screen as part of a growth strategy being supported by Finance Wales.
Finance Wales and AIM listed Biofusion have entered into their first partnership deal as part of a £2 million funding round for Cardiff-based Q Chip Ltd, a leading developer of microencapsulation solutions.
Finance Wales has successfully sold its entire shareholding in the AIM listed Enfis Group Plc after two funding rounds totalling £600,000.
Online job searching is providing rapid growth opportunities for a Cardiff based software company with support from Finance Wales.
Four ambitious graduates with an eye for innovative ideas are aiming to take the design world by storm with financial support from Finance Wales.
The development of a new Integrated Sheep Breeding System is supported by a £500,000 equity investment from Finance Wales.
Finance Wales has strengthened its North Wales presence with the appointment of Heather Morrey to its regional investment team.
xénos, the Wales Business Angel Network, has facilitated £2.1million of investments into Welsh SME’s over the past year - a record level in its 10 year history.
Wales’ ‘connected environment’ is ensuring early stage companies grow and achieve their share of the global market, a UK national conference to be held in Cardiff this summer will be told.
The acquisition of strategic procurement solutions firm Alito UK Ltd of Bridgend, South Wales, by specialist spend control software company Proactis has resulted in a successful equity realisation for Finance Wales.
A Welsh opto-electronics company is about to revolutionise the aerospace and defence sectors thanks to a £600,000 funding round.
Fuel contamination can be a costly business but a Cardiff-based firm has developed a unique solution to the problemwith the support of a syndicate of investors.
A £2.4million expansion by South Wales printing company Gardners will lead to 41 new jobs and new opportunities for the firm which counts numerous blue chip companies amongst its clients.
West Wales welding company WTW Ltd is forging ahead with a revolutionary welding machine thanks to support from Finance Wales.
One of the UK’s strongest active sports brands, West Wales-based howies Ltd, has been acquired by US footwear and apparel giant The Timberland Company in a deal that concludes Finance Wales’ successful financing of howies.
xénos, the Wales Business Angel Network Ltd, has appointed a new Regional Manager for South-East Wales to develop new investment opportunities in the region.
A £240,000 investment by Finance Wales has enabled car and commercial vehicle repairer, BP Rolls (Newport) to expand its operations in Newport, Gwent.
A new £30million commercial fund has today (Thursday, 26th October 2006) been launched by the Welsh Assembly Government to help Welsh businesses achieve their growth plans.
The ambitions of new and existing Welsh companies to grow can often be restrained through the need to identify and raise the necessary funding.