Earn-outs are a common feature of M&A transactions, particularly those involving sales of “people” businesses by individual entrepreneurs who will continue to be engaged by the target business post-completion.
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Business information company DueDil raises $17M to go global
DueDil founder and CEO Damian Kimmelman has announced he has raised $17 million Series B financing round with the new capital set to be used to boost DueDil’s product and expand into new countries.
Crowdcube celebrates three years of invigorating British business
Crowdcube, the world’s first equity crowdfunding platform, celebrates its third birthday this month. Since it launched in 2011, the company has raised over £19.9 million for 103 start-ups as well as small and growing businesses.
Indian Business Angels To Make First UK Investment
The Indian Angel Network (IAN) is Asia’s largest angel network of over 250 investors comprising a who’s who of successful entrepreneurs and CEOs, spread across 10 countries.
Weapon-detector designers recruit crowdfunding investors to the frontline
The makers of the first security scanner able to detect plastic firearms made on a 3D printer have today begun selling shares in their business through the crowdfunding platform SyndicateRoom.
British landmine disposal firm turns to crowdfunding
With more than 120m landmines stored and deployed in places of conflict and post-conflict around the world and 20,000 victims of landmines every year, a British company is set to tackle the problem head on with its revolutionary pyrotechnic torch technology
Balderton Capital leads £1.3M seed round In UK car buying platform Carwow
Balderton Capital has led a £1.3 million round in the UK car buying platform carwow. Episode 1 Ventures, and Samos Investments also participated, along with angel investors Alex Chesterman (founder of Zoopla Property Group), Simon Murdoch, and Doug Monro.
Independent Music Companies To Receive Export Help
Fourteen talented UK-signed acts will today receive financial support to help market themselves around the world, Trade Minister Lord Livingston announced today.
Guardian Media Group takes interest in coding educator Decoded
Guardian Media Group (GMG), the global news and digital publishing group and owner of the Guardian Newspaper, is strengthening its digital portfolio, with a strategic investment in Decoded, the code and data education and digital transformation company
Facebook Buys WhatsApp For £16BN from recruit they turned down 4 years ago
Facebook has announced it is purchasing messaging giant WhatsApp for £16BN in cash and stock, from someone who co-founded the company after they turned him down for a job less than four years ago, astounding many commentators given WhatsApp’s has yet to generate any revenue.
Kickstarter suffers customer data hack
Online crowdfunding website Kickstarter has said that hackers got some of its customers’ data.
Online legal service secures over £100,000 in a month in second round of funding
LawBite, the plain English online legal service for SMEs, has raised more than £100,000 from investors in less than a month
Natural swimming pool business floats £160,000 crowdfunding plan
Having secured a £90k government SMART grant for innovation in 2012, natural swimming pool company Clear Water Revival (CWR) has launched an investment pitch on the crowd funding website Crowdcube
Crowd funding platform Syndicate Room attracts £1 million in six months
Just six months after launching, the crowdfunding platform SyndicateRoom has helped hundreds of people invest £1million into promising British businesses.
5 Reasons To Get Into Property Investment
As an income investment for those able to put down a sizeable deposit, buy-to-let is once again looking like an attractive prospect. The wheels of the housing market are finally back in motion, with experts predicting prices to rise as much as 25% over the next five years.