February 2022

Northern Ireland start-up Overwatch Research acquired by US giant Benchling

Congratulations to Overwatch Research, and their co-founders Chris Armstrong, Graham Wilsdon & Paul Wilsdon, on being acquired by ‘US giant’, Benchling. (Pictured above from left, Overwatch Research co-founders Graham Wilsdon, Chris Armstrong and Paul Wilsdon) In addition, congratulations to local HBAN (Halo Business Angel Network) investors, who invested in the company following its pitch to the HBAN (Halo Business Angel Network) network in November 2019. […]

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Shortlist for the Insider Northern Ireland Dealmakers Awards 2022

Congratulations to our very own Chris Trotter, who has been nominated as ‘Emerging Dealmaker of the Year’ at the Insider Media Northern Ireland Dealmakers Awards 2022. In addition, big congratulations to our portfolio companies GenoME Diagnostics Ltd, B-Secur, Cirdan Ltd, Selazar and Datactics all of which have been nominated for ‘Deal of the Year’ in their respective categories. Article taken from : insidermedia.com Bank-funded Deal

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SustainIQ perfectly positioned as ESG comes to the fore in 2022

Fantastic piece on SustainIQ by British Business Bank Northern Ireland on its efforts to bring ESG to the fore in 2022 and beyond through its platform that can measure and report on ESG impacts. Keep up the good work Liam McEvoy and Maria Diffley! It’s great to have the continued support of British Business Bank, British Business Bank Northern Ireland and British Business Investments in our own

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Claudine Owens: Northern Ireland likely to follow the trend for increased investment in ‘impact’ start-ups

A great article from our very own, Claudine Owens, on impact investing and ESG (Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance) considerations. We are seeing an increasing number of investment opportunities, such as ESTHER, SustainIQ, DECOM Engineering and StormHarvester, all of which have an ESG focus – many of these have pitched to HBAN (Halo Business Angel Network). If you have an ESG focused

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