British Business Bank commits £10m as cornerstone investor in Northern Gritstone’s £20m rolling close, lifting the VC firm’s permanent capital to £382m to back Northern deeptech and life sciences spinouts. Read more: British Business Bank anchors Northern Gritstone’s £20m rolling close as northern deeptech push gathers pace
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Entrepreneurs are urging the Treasury to introduce a capital gains tax deferral for founders who reinvest exit proceeds into new UK ventures within 12 months, as lobbying intensifies around repeat entrepreneur relief. Read more: Founders push for ‘repeat entrepreneur relief’ to keep exit capital flowing back into UK start-ups
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Two-thirds of Britain’s ultra-wealthy have considered leaving the UK, with inconsistent tax policies cited as a bigger factor than high rates, according to a new BDO survey of multi-millionaires. Read more: Labour’s tax uncertainty is pushing Britain’s wealthiest towards the exit
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Electric vessel maker Candela secures €30m funding to scale hydrofoil ferry production as rising oil prices accelerate demand for zero-emission maritime transport. Read more: Candela raises €30m as electric ferries gain momentum amid fuel price surge
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Clients pulled $3.7bn from the BCRED private credit fund in Q1, according to Reuters The post Blackstone hit by surge in withdrawals from flagship private credit fund appeared first on Gulf Business.
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From a market-structure perspective, Natalie Hwang, founding managing partner of Apeira Capital, views the Middle East as a credible long-term host for compute-intensive AI systems The post From model breakthroughs to megawatts: Why AI’s real constraint is infrastructure appeared first on Gulf Business.
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DAE Capital acquired 280 aircraft, sold 112 aircraft, signed 273 lease transactions DAE Engineering booked over 1.8 million man-hours Dubai, U.A.E., 05 January 2026 – Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) Ltd (“DAE”), the global aviation services company, today reported its business transactions update for the full year 2025. DAE Capital: · Signed and closed the US$2.0 billion acquisition of Nordic Aviation Capital Acquired 280 aircraft (owned: 261; managed: 19) Sold 112 aircraft (owned: 95; managed: 17) Signed 273 lease agreements, extensions and amendments (owned: 227; managed: 46) ·
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Strategic partnership to channel capital into priority sectors across Abu Dhabi CICC to base regional investment-banking operations in Abu Dhabi Agreement strengthens cross-border deal flow, structured products and bespoke wealth-management solutions for HNWI and UHNWIs Partnership launched in conjunction with Abu Dhabi’s new FinTech, Insurance, Digital and Alternative Assets (FIDA) cluster Abu Dhabi, UAE, 10 December 2025 – The Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO) has entered into a strategic partnership with China International Capital Corporation (CICC), one of Asia’s leading investment banks, to establish an investment corrido
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Abu Dhabi, 9 December 2025: His Highness Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council, has approved the launch of the FinTech, Insurance, Digital and Alternative Assets (FIDA) cluster in Abu Dhabi. The cluster, an initiative spearheaded by Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development and Abu Dhabi Investment Office, aims to advance the next generation of innovative financial and investment solutions. Announced at Abu Dhabi Finance Week 2025, FIDA aims to expand Abu Dhabi’s financial sector into high-growth areas that serve the evolving needs of the emirate, the reg
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