SYIF Business & Investment News: July 2002

South Yorkshire Investment Fund ("the Fund") has backed the £140,000 management buy-in (MBI) of Alambar Safety Products by John McCreery. The deal was financed with a mixture of equity, senior debt, with RBS Factors providing a factoring facility...

Transtar, the specialist independent freight forwarding company, has been acquired by its management in a deal backed by a £500,000 investment from South Yorkshire Investment Fund Ltd...

Several Yorkshire entrepreneurs have showcased their companies to the region's business angels as they seek to raise finance to further develop and expand their business...

As concerns grow among South Yorkshire companies about future investment requirements, South Yorkshire Investment Fund has moved to close the funding gap with a package of loans and venture capital investments...