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30/07/2026

PhysicsX secures backing from British Business Bank as part of Series C funding round

The British Business Bank has invested $25m into PhysicsX, the physics AI company for industrials, as part of its Series C financing. The investment includes the fourth investment made by British Growth Partnership Fund I since its £200m first close. The round, led by Temasek, includes an investment from M&G Investments, demonstrating how the British Growth Partnership’s co-investment model can bring additional pension fund capital into UK venture. Pension funds can increase exposure to fast-growing UK companies while businesses can tap […]

30/07/2026

Social Investment Scotland secures £3.5m from the British Business Bank to support Scotland’s smaller business community

The British Business Bank has allocated £3.5m to Edinburgh-based Social Investment Scotland (SIS) to support underserved smaller businesses across several areas within Scotland, with loans ranging from £25,001 to £125,000. SIS is the 8th Community Development Finance Institution (CDFI) lender accredited by the British Business Bank under its Community ENABLE Funding programme and the first with a dedicated focus on Scotland. SIS offers debt finance and support to underserved charities, social enterprises and smaller […]

30/07/2026

Vehicle output stabilises but investment at risk without urgent action

UK vehicle production fell -7.5% in the first half of 2026, with factories turning out 385,979 cars and commercial vehicles, according to the latest figures published today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). Despite a challenging start to the year, however, output stabilised in the second quarter, dipping by just 128 units […]

30/07/2026

Lloyds Banking Group Commercial Banking half year and new strategy

Today Lloyds Banking Group announced its H1 results, where we also unveiled our new strategy, Accelerate 2030. In the first half of the year, Business & Commercial Banking continued to grow revenue and lending activity, launched Lloyds Accept to modernise payments for small businesses, rolled out our free Making Tax Digital solution for income tax, […]

30/07/2026

Creditinfo and Equifax UK announce European strategic partnership to strengthen business resilience against digital fraud

Creditinfo Group and Equifax UK today announced a strategic partnership to deliver fraud detection capabilities for Creditinfo clients in 10 countries across Europe. Creditinfo customers now have access to the Equifax Kount® 360 global platform, which utilises Creditinfo’s local market intelligence to analyse billions of real-time data signals – including email, IP, and device intelligence. This […]

29/07/2026

John Shulman, a legend retires

There are few left active in the IF/ABL sector who were there when Business Money first started to report on it in July 1993: now John Shulman has retired. In a people business John is a people man to his roots and his creation, Team Factors, thrives with much home-grown talent fostered by him. A […]

29/07/2026

Loyal but frozen: 82% of UK business leaders rule out leaving Britain, but half have paused hiring

UK business leaders are staying put and standing still. More than four in five (82%) say that relocating themselves or their headquarters outside the UK is very unlikely, yet more than half (51%) have slowed, paused or reduced hiring as a direct result of tax and regulatory pressure, according to new quarterly data from CEO […]

29/07/2026

Pessimism around private sector activity eases a touch – CBI Growth Indicator

Firms across the private sector expect activity to fall in the three months to October (weighted balance of -18%), according to the CBI’s latest Growth Indicator. However, expectations are the least negative since March, just after the outbreak of the Iran conflict. But looking back further, the latest results extend further a period of negative […]

29/07/2026

Yield outlook remains stable as European office cross border activity gathers pace

According to Savills latest research, average prime European office yields remained broadly stable at 4.9% during Q2 2026. Dublin (-10 bps to 4.75%), Milan (-25 bps to 4.00%) and Brussels (-5 bps to 4.75%) compressed. Oslo moved out by 25 bps to 4.75% following an interest rate increase from the Norges Bank, while Düsseldorf moved […]

29/07/2026

Tensions flare in Middle East, AI sell off continues while Greggs serves up appetising numbers

Susannah Streeter, chief investment strategist, Wealth Club: ‘Tensions have flared again in the Iran conflict, just as hopes had been mounting that fresh negotiations would lead to a resolution. But instead of steps forward there’s been a series of setbacks raising fresh concerns about the flow of energy supplies from the Middle East. Brent crude, […]

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PhysicsX secures backing from British Business Bank as part of Series C funding round

Social Investment Scotland secures £3.5m from the British Business Bank to support Scotland’s smaller business community

Vehicle output stabilises but investment at risk without urgent action

Lloyds Banking Group Commercial Banking half year and new strategy

Creditinfo and Equifax UK announce European strategic partnership to strengthen business resilience against digital fraud

John Shulman, a legend retires

Loyal but frozen: 82% of UK business leaders rule out leaving Britain, but half have paused hiring

Pessimism around private sector activity eases a touch – CBI Growth Indicator

Yield outlook remains stable as European office cross border activity gathers pace

Tensions flare in Middle East, AI sell off continues while Greggs serves up appetising numbers

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