Both Par Equity and the companies we invest in regularly appear in the press. We will let you know what they say here, as well as interesting press comment about the EIS and venture capital industry.

CYBG SELECTS THE ID CO. TO LAUNCH FIRST OPEN BANKING SOLUTION
13 August 2018

Today The ID Co. announced that it has been working with CYBG on integrating its DirectID Open Banking platform into the Bank’s B mobile banking app. B offers customers an intuitive mobile app, with a range of interactive tools designed to offer customers a single place to manage their financial... Read more

Growth Investor Awards 2018 - Par Equity finalist in two categories
27 July 2018

Finalist "Best EIS Investment Manager" and "Exit of the Year".

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Par Equity Managing Partner Paul Munn interviewed on "The Series A Hour" Match Capital
27 July 2018

Please follow the attached link to register with Intelligent Crowd TV to see Paul Munn, Par Equity Managing Partner - https://www.intelligentcrowd.tv/archives/series-a-hour-ep7/

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IPD UK Annual Forestry Index
29 June 2018

UK Annual Forestry Index results for the year to 31st December 2017 - full report attached Read more

Edinburgh-based company Vert Rotors (Vert), founded by London Business School (LBS) graduate Olly Dmitriev, has taken the top prize at this year's Made in Scotland Awards.
30 May 2018

Edinburgh-based company Vert Rotors (Vert), founded by London Business School (LBS) graduate Olly Dmitriev, has taken the top prize at this year's Made in Scotland Awards .

The company, which specialises in ultra-compact gas compressors, took the award for Innovator of the Year before... Read more

Primary Backs MBO of ICS Learn
8 May 2018

ICS Learn is pleased to announce the completion of a management buyout of the business from the current owners, Angus MacDonald and Par Equity. The management team was backed by Primary Capital Partners (“Primary”), one of the UK’s leading mid-market private equity firms. The terms of the... Read more

£30m payday for investors in Glasgow-based online education specialist
8 May 2018

Par Equity and entrepreneur Angus MacDonald earned a 100-times return on their initial £250k investment in ICS Learn after it was bought out by its management team, insider.co.uk can reveal. Full article can be read here https://www.insider.co.uk/news/ics-learn-angus-macdonald-parequity-12501... Read more

ICS Learn delivers 75 x investment return in five years for investors
4 May 2018

EIS-backed turnaround delivers 75x investment return in five years

• Investment firm transforms distance learning firm into market leader in online education

• Transformation includes world-first innovation in online education

An Enterprise Investment Scheme that led... Read more

Top Apple, Google, and Samsung smartphones hit game monetization records
2 May 2018

The latest smartphones from Apple, Google, and Samsung achieve high rates of monetization compared to other kinds of smartphones, according to a study from analytics and marketing platform DeltaDNA .

Edinburgh and San Francisco-based DeltaDNA said that the study found the Apple iPhone X... Read more

Novosound - University of the West of Scotland’s first spinout raises £1.5 million
2 May 2018

The first spinout company set to emerge from the University of the West of Scotland has closed its seed investment round, raising £1.5 million.

novosound, the winner of the 2017 Converge Challenge, has developed and patented a ground-breaking technique to mass-manufacture printable... Read more

Vert Rotors launches new revolutionary compressor
18 April 2018

Vert Rotors, the innovative engineering company, has launched a new portable microcompressor that will allow manufacturers to deliver very high levels of compressed air whenever they need it.

Vert - a winner at last year's Insider Made In Scotland Awards - says that the new... Read more

BondMason set to unveil range of bonds
17 April 2018

PEER-TO-PEER investor BondMason is planning to issue a series of bonds with one to three-year maturities after raising £1.85m in equity funding, the company’s chief executive told Peer2Peer Finance News. Click here to read full article http://www.p2pfinancenews.co.uk/2018/04/16/bondmason-set-to-... Read more

Money Dashboard takes home big prize two years running
6 March 2018

We are delighted to announce that Money Dashboard won the award for Best Personal Finance app for the second year in a row at The British Bank Awards despite fierce competition from Yolt, Plum, Cleo & Onedox. Full article attached. Read more

Inspirational Atkinson scoops leadership award
27 November 2017

Inspirational Atkinson scoops leadership award

Recruitment and investment entrepreneur Paul Atkinson has been awarded ‘Scotland’s Most Inspiring Leader’ Awards at the WeDO Scotland Awards, held over the weekend in Edinburgh’s Sheraton Hotel.

Atkinson, who is a founding partner... Read more

Vert Rotors CEO Olly Dmitriev named one of the UK's Top 100 Manufacturers
16 November 2017

"The founder and CEO of Edinburgh-based Vert Rotors has been named in a prestigious list recognising the UK’s Top 100 most inspiring individuals in the manufacturing sector, according to a report published by the Manufacturer magazine.

An innovative manufacturing entrepreneur, Olly... Read more

Par Equity named Runner Up for 2017 Most Impactful Investment Award at Growth Investor Awards
9 November 2017

Par Equity’s hands-on approach to value creation has been recognised with a Runner-up Award for Most Impactful Investment at the 2017 Growth Investor Awards, the investment in question being ICSLearn, which Par Equity acquired in 2012. The company, which has been the subject of a wide-ranging... Read more

Six essential tips on staying competitive from a breakthrough innovator.

18 September 2017

Par Portfolio Company Vert Rotor's CEO Olly Dmitriev shares his tips on sustaining your competitive and innovative edge.

https://www.london.edu/faculty-and-research/lbsr/iie-six-essential-tips-... Read more

First Covec Webtech FIM world winner
1 September 2017

James Shanes won the FIM world Longtrack GP of Holland last weekend. James has worn the Covec undersuit for 3 years and this year the new Cover outer suit. Read more

Nova Pangaea Technologies - Completion of Fundraising
23 August 2017

The Board of Directors of Nova Pangaea Technologies is pleased to announce that the company has successfully closed its 2017 round of funding. Equity investment of £1.5m has been received by the Company with the support of venture capital investors Par Equity.

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