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New Concept Gaming Scoops Award Hat Trick at Big Chip Awards

25.06.09

AFM-backed New Concept Gaming scooped a hat trick of accolades at the recent Big Chip Awards – the North West’s annual awards for digital excellence.

AFM Invests £1.1m as part of a £4m MBO of Liverpool-based International Safety Products

17.12.08

Managers at the world’s largest manufacturer of inflatable marine lifejackets have bucked the recessionary climate by buying the Bootle-based business in a deal worth up to £4m.

AFM Equity Investment Fuels Expansion for Liverpool Business

02.12.08

A Liverpool-based fuel distribution business is expanding with a £600k investment from Alliance Fund Managers (AFM) through the Merseyside Special Investment Fund (MSIF) Venture Fund.

Vitaflo Listed in Coveted Sunday Times Tech Track 100

30.08.2008

Vitaflo, the Liverpool-based nutritional products developer, has been listed in The Sunday Times Tech Track 100 sponsored by Microsoft.

Thrislington Exit Provides Healthy Return to MSIF Venture Fund

08.08.2008

AFM has negotiated the exit from MSIF Venture Fund 1’s investment into high end toilet cubicle and wash room fittings manufacturer, Thrislington.

MSIF Pulls off Simultaneous Exit and Investment in £16m Deal

27.05.2008

Merseyside Special Investment Fund’s (MSIF) Venture Fund has invested £3m as part of a funding package to refinance Liverpool-based nutritional products company, Vitaflo.

£1.4m Investment Package Helps Aerogistics Fly

21.01.2008

Merseyside Special Investment Fund has invested £1.4m to support the expansion of a Liverpool-based aerospace supply chain management company.

MSIF Named Insider Fund of the Year

09.11.07

Merseyside Special Investment Fund has been named Fund of the Year at the 2007 Insider Dealmakers Awards.

MSIF invests £800k into Eductional Software Company

04.09.07

Merseyside Special Investment Fund has invested £800k to support the further expansion of a Liverpool software company.

Ultra Core Secures MSIF Investment

09.08.07

The launch of a new product which is set to change the face of all web based manufacturing, is being supported by major financial funding from the Merseyside Special Investment Fund (MSIF).