Oxford Investment Opportunity Network Ltd (OION) launches SEIS Fund.

 OION a leading business angel network owned and managed by Oxford Innovation, the provider of business coaching services to the smaller end of the SME sector, is pleased to announce the launch of its initial Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS) Fund.

The OION 2015 SEIS FUND "The Fund" is promoted and managed by Innvotec Ltd, a long-established, FCA regulated Alternative Investment Fund Manager, specialising in investment in start-up and early-stage businesses. Innvotec has a record of raising and managing successful EIS and SEIS Funds.

OION is Innvotec's strategic partner in the Fund with specific responsibility for identifying high potential investment opportunities and assisting the entrepreneurs and their businesses post investment.      

The Fund is the first in a proposed series of annual SEIS funds dedicated to investing in start-up and young companies identified by OION that are located in Oxfordshire and Thames Valley region - within a one-hour drive of Oxford.

Award-winning craft brewer unveils £4m EIS expansion

Move will pave way for new brewery, visitor centre and pub on back of strong double-digit sales growth

West Berkshire Brewery (WBB) is to raise £4m through a tax-efficient Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) to build a new brewery, as it responds to continuing strong demand for its award-winning beers beyond its Thames Valley heartland.

Led by renowned international brewing entrepreneur David Bruce, WBB plans to satisfy growing beer volumes with a larger brewing facility replete with visitor centre, café and a brewery shop, as well as state-of-the-art bottling, kegging and canning lines.  The firm will also purchase its first freehold pub to serve as a showcase for its beers.

The plan follows a period of strong sales growth for the company and comes amid the appointment of two industry heavyweights to the WBB board - Bruce's partner from both the City and Capital pub companies, Clive Watson, and former Fuller's national account controller, Simon Robertson-Macleod.

Updates from Paul Sedgwick, Head of Investment, Frank Investments

The fortunes of Quindell made more headlines on Tuesday, for such a relatively small company it has had more than its fair share of them during the year. Part of the reason for the interest is that at the at the start of the year the shares appeared to be a favourite of the retail investor, as the year has worn on its fortunes have withered to the point now where its broker has resigned, as has its founder. Not only was Quindell the pick of many retail investors but the likes of Fidelity, Investec and M&G also believe in the investment case.

The fall from grace appeared to start with a report from Gotham City, an American research company.  Gotham City has had some success in the past at uncovering companies that  promised more than they delivered. Quindell did however win a court challenge to the report and the amount they will receive in damages is due by the end of this month, according to the papers