UK Export Finance has unveiled a £50bn Defence Export Fund, lifting its total capacity to £130bn to help British defence firms of all sizes win major global contracts.
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British Business Bank puts UK scale-ups in ‘fifth gear’ as direct investing tops £600m
The British Business Bank has invested more than £600m into 50-plus UK scale-ups, doubling its direct equity activity in nine months as it targets £400m a year.
Sky lines up £2bn pledge to Coronation Street maker as £1.6bn ITV deal nears
Sky’s £1.6bn takeover of ITV’s broadcasting arm is set to include a £2bn, five-year spending pledge to ITV Studios, securing the future of Coronation Street and Emmerdale.
Midlands beats every UK region outside London for foreign investment jobs
The Midlands created 5,970 foreign investment jobs in 2025, the most of any UK region outside London, as the EY 2026 Attractiveness Survey ranks Birmingham second only to the capital.
Find My Move launches free property portal as agents tire of rising listing fees
Hampshire-founded Find My Move has launched a free property portal for agents and landlords, signing up more than 9,000 subscribers as portal advertising costs climb.
Crown Estate banks £1bn war chest as it waits for borrowing powers to kick in
The Crown Estate held back nearly £1bn for capital projects, halving its Treasury payout to £487m as it awaits new borrowing powers under the Crown Estate Act 2025.
Silicon Valley money lands on British AI certifier as John Doerr backs isometric
Silicon Valley billionaire John Doerr has written the second-biggest cheque in a $40m round for Isometric, the London AI certification firm founded by an Onfido co-founder.
Green energy trust scraps dividend and heads for wind-down, leaving investors nursing heavy losses
Shares in SEIT slumped to a record low after the former market darling confirmed a liquidation plan that puts debt reduction ahead of dividends, as activist Saba Capital tightens its grip
Bezos bets on Cambridge as Cuspai’s AI materials hunt hits $2.6bn
Jeff Bezos has backed Cambridge materials-discovery start-up CuspAI through Bezos Expeditions, in a $400m round that lifts its valuation to $2.6bn.
American Express buys TheFork from Tripadvisor in $700m bet on European dining
American Express has agreed to buy restaurant booking app TheFork from Tripadvisor for $700m, expanding its European dining network to 75,000 venues.
Cohere triples its London base to cash in on Britain’s sovereign AI bet
Canadian AI firm Cohere is tripling its London office at 100 New Oxford Street, betting on surging UK government and enterprise demand for sovereign AI.
Fox bets $22bn on Roku as Lachlan Murdoch chases the streaming living room
Fox Corporation is buying Roku in a $22bn cash-and-share deal, handing Lachlan Murdoch access to 100m+ households as the media group pivots from cable to streaming.
Barclays snaps up children’s money app GoHenry in £180m bet on customers for life
Barclays is buying children’s money app GoHenry in a deal worth an estimated £180m, the latest acquisition in CS Venkatakrishnan’s UK expansion drive.
SpaceX shares rocket past listing price in historic stock market debut
SpaceX shares surged past their $135 IPO price to hit $150 on debut, as investors piled into Elon Musk’s $1.75tn space and satellite empire. But can the gains last?
Trustap raises $10m to become the payment layer AI shopping agents can trust
Irish fintech Trustap has raised $10m led by Aperture Capital to launch Trustap Index, making marketplace listings discoverable and transactable by AI shopping agents.
