#oxford-square-capital

#oxford-square-capital

Spade takes a fundamentally different approach: rather than training models on noisy transaction data, the company built a proprietary database of verified merchant records and treats enrichment as a search problem, matching each transaction to a real business in real time.

We are delighted to be adding this collection of iconic pubs and pubs with rooms to the Young's estate. Located in some of London's most affluent neighbourhoods, these premium sites align perfectly with our strategy to selectively expand our business.

Denton's first rule: "Make it different, but relevant." The more unusual your swag is, the more likely people will remember it, want it, and share it online.

Yuzu Health has raised $35M in Series A funding, led by General Catalyst and Chemistry, with participation from Anthropic's Anthology Fund and others, totaling $40M in equity funding.

Monzo's decision to exit the US market is framed as a deliberate, strategic choice to focus on scaling in the UK and Europe, rather than a retreat.

Eisen, an escheatment compliance platform that automates dormant account offboarding and unclaimed property reporting for regulated financial institutions, has raised $7.2M in funding according to a recent SEC filing.

Empirical Ventures has secured a £10 million commitment from the British Business Bank through its Regional Angels Programme, bringing the Bank's total support for the firm to £15 million. This funding will allow Empirical to write larger cheques to early-stage science-led founders across the UK, particularly outside London.

But you know what rarely gets the same attention? The quieter discipline that actually protects wealth: how and when experienced investors exit. Exit strategy starts before you enter Smart money doesn't leave loudly. There are no viral posts or panic-driven sell-offs. Capital is adjusted gradually, exposure is refined, and risk is reduced long before headlines turn negative. By the time public sentiment shifts, the most disciplined investors are already positioned.

Shares surged 40.6 per cent to 27.2 pence as the company defied the challenging backdrop for advertising groups, but reported a fall in revenue. The company anticipates full year net revenue of roughly £664m, representing a like for like drop of 8.5 per cent. But operating profit is expected to jump 12 per cent to £75m, beating initial forecast and buoying the share price after it declined 18.5 per cent over the last twelve months after a succession of profit warnings.

Private equity liquidity has become a more active topic as we enter 2026, reflecting investors' close attention to cash flows, distributions, and portfolio construction. One clear signal is the pace of secondaries growth as their volumes continue to increase. Volumes reached USD 226 billion in 2025, a 41% increase compared to the previous year. The market tends to rely on two main structures, depending on the type of liquidity required. LP secondaries are the simplest structure.

New data released by Start Up Loans, part of the British Business Bank, shows that the Start Up Loans programme has delivered £250 million in lending to more than 25,000 entrepreneurs across London. So far in 2025, 1,500 loans valued at £20m have been taken, illustrating the city's enduring entrepreneurial drive. The data also reveals the capital's top 10 most entrepreneurial boroughs, ranked by volume of loans taken out since 2012.