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The scale-up gap: Financial market constraints holding back innovative firms in the European Union

European Investment Bank

Closing the scale-up financing gap is essential for the European Union to maintain its edge in technology. By tracking these firms over time, the report examines the financing they receive and the investors they attract.

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Fifteen ways to raise £1 million in business finance

Growth Business

A management team will need to show they are ambitious, switched on and ready to push the boundaries in marketing, sales and finance. It works well with other forms of financing. 3) Aquis Stock Exchange Aquis Stock Exchange , run by NEX, allows businesses to raise capital through Initial Public Offerings (IPOs). >See

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Novo Banco shareholders agree to unblock dividends, pave way for sale

Global Banking & Finance

LISBON (Reuters) – The three owners of Portugal’s fourth-largest bank Novo Banco have agreed to lift a ban on dividend payouts, paving the way for its potential sale or an initial public offering in 2025, the finance minister was quoted as saying on Friday.

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Top 3 Growth Financing Options for Software Companies

Software Equity Group

There are several resources for growth capital: debt from a lender or financial institution, minority equity financing, or majority equity financing through a control transaction. Several types of debt financing exist , including recurring revenue lending, non-bank cash flow lending, and loans from financial institutions.

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IPO hopes rise for new year after Fed’s early holiday gift

Global Banking & Finance

IPO hopes rise for new year after Fed’s early holiday gift By Pablo Mayo Cerqueiro LONDON (Reuters) – Bankers advising companies on stock market listings are hopeful that the new year will bring a recovery in initial public offerings after the U.S.

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Is Private Equity Right for You?

OfficeHours

Once improved, the exit can then take place, usually in the form of another sale or an Initial Public Offering (IPO), both of which are usually under the advice of an investment bank. The good news is that there are many transferable skills from investment banking (and other non-traditional finance roles) to private equity.

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Factbox-IPOs stage fall comeback in Europe

Global Banking & Finance

(Reuters) -Initial public offerings (IPOs) are slowly coming back in Europe after a summer lull. Swedish real estate group Sveafastfighter priced its IPO at 3.5 billion crowns ($330.59

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