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Corporate News Roundup – May 2022

Posted Tuesday 31st May 2022

 


A guide to equity investment

Looking to fund your start-up? Equity finance provides plenty of funding opportunities via venture capital or crowdfunding, and everything in between. So what is equity finance and which UK companies are maximising it? Beauhurst is here to tell us!

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The fund backing black founders

A report by Extend Ventures says 0.24 per cent of venture capital in the UK went to Black founders between 2009 and 2019. Brixton’s new fund, Black Seed, is focused on finding, and funding, black founders and their potential Unicorns.

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Can Klarna create ‘short-term profitability’?

Following cuts that recently saw Klarna reduce 10% of its staff, CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski suggests that Klarna will continue to focus on profitability rather than long-term funding… for now.

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The start-up dictionary

All industries have their own languages, and the start-up world is no different. With constant innovation it’s hard to keep up with the latest terminology. Luckily, Sifted have put together a start-up dictionary.

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The key deals from 2021

We worked with some amazing clients throughout 2021 and advised on some incredible transactions. We are pleased to share our annual summary of corporate work completed over the course of 2021.

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