Funding to Help Welsh Start-Up Social Enterprises Now Available
Social enterprises based in Wales are able to pitch for a blended finance package (part interest-free loan / part grant) of up to £30,000, thanks to a new round of social investment from CAF Venturesome. …
Marks & Spencer’s Flagship Cardiff Store Sold for £23.23m
Private equity investor Topland has acquired Marks & Spencer’s flagship Cardiff store for £23.23m. The store occupies a prime position at 72-76 Queen Street in the heart of the city centre and is uniquely let …
Chinese Investment Confirmed in South Wales Semiconductor Community
Dutch semiconductor company Nexperia, a subsidiary of Chinese technology firm Wingtech Technology which is reportedly partly owned by state-controlled organisations in China, has now acquired Newport Wafer Fab in a deal worth around £63 million. …
£850,000 Invested into South Wales Media Sector
Creatives in South Wales have been awarded funding to turn their ideas into reality. Clwstwr, which is led by Cardiff University in partnership with the University of South Wales and Cardiff Metropolitan University, is a …
Will One of Wales’ Leading Tech Firms Become Chinese Owned?
An effort to prevent a Chinese firm from integrating themselves into the UK’s 5G mobile network was played out in the public recently, but now it seems Welsh Tech Firm, Newport Wafer Fab is set …
£8.6 Billion for Wales Since the Start of the Covid-19 Pandemic
Wales has benefitted from £8.6 billion of UK government funding to the devolved administrations, figures released today by the Treasury show. The annual publication of the Block Grant Transparency shows that since the start of …
£3M North Wales Town Centres Fund Open for Applications
A £3 million fund piloted by Welsh Government in four North Wales town centres to encourage entrepreneurs to set up there is now open for expressions of interest and will open for applications this week. …