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Latest press releases

• 23/02/10 Finance Wales beams investment light on iVision UK Ltd
  A developer and manufacturer of energy efficient LED (Light Emitting Diode) lighting has secured £700,000 follow-on investment from Finance Wales to support the company’s growth plans.
• 29/01/10 Finance Wales invests in ‘cleantech’ business
  Land Energy has started production of wood pellets as an alternative commercial fuel in a £2 million investment in Bridgend, South Wales, backed with £350,000 debt investment from Finance Wales.
• 20/01/10 Finance Wales backs Ocelus Ltd with second round investment
  A company developing a needle-free drug delivery device has received close to £500,000 in second round investment and funding from Finance Wales and the Welsh Assembly Government.
• 10/12/09 Finance Wales invests in specialist engineering company
  Finance Wales has invested £1.5million funding in specialist engineering company Jenkins and Davies as part of a management buy-in (MBI).
• 18/11/09 £1million investment supports expansion at Afonwen
  One of the UK’s largest independently owned laundries is embarking on further expansion with £1million investment from Finance Wales.
• 27/10/09 Finance Wales makes successful exit from Abriox
  Finance Wales has successfully exited from its investment in Abriox Ltd, a developer and manufacturer of remote monitoring instrumentation for gas and petro-chemical companies.
• 23/10/09 Wales Creative IP Fund invests in top CBeebies series – Grandpa in my pocket
  The Wales Creative IP Fund has invested in the second series of the top CBeebies comedy Grandpa In My Pocket – following the global success of the first series in which the fund invested.
• 23/09/09 Follow-on investment supports Inscapes UK expansion
  South Wales based Inscapes is expanding its sports ground contracting, landscaping and environmental business, with the assistance of follow-on funding from Finance Wales.
• 28/07/09 Wales Creative IP Fund makes first investment in soundtrack for new Matthew Rhys film
  The Wales Creative IP Fund has taken its first stake in a film soundtrack after investing in Matthew Rhys’ latest feature film, Patagonia, which has received additional funding from the Film Agency for Wales.
• 15/06/09 Laser company targets growth following MBO
  The new owners of a South Wales company which has spent eight years developing a range of high performance and high reliability lasers are aiming to double its turnover within three years following a management buy-out.

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