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Venture capital investment in Scotland drops during start of 2021 April 27, 2021, 10:32 am
There was a slump in venture capital deals in Scotland during the first quarter of 2021 (Jane Barlow/PA)
Investment in fast-growth Scottish businesses slowed in the first quarter of 2021, research by KPMG has found.
There were 21 venture capital investment deals agreed in the first three months of the year, two fewer than the last quarter of 2020.
The combined value of the deals also fell from at least £97.6 million to at least £64.3 million, according to the accountancy firm’s research.
Seven of the deals this quarter were for Glasgow-based firms, followed by five in Edinburgh and three in Aberdeen.
Investment in fast-growth Scottish firms slows
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Investment in fast-growth Scottish businesses slowed in the first quarter of 2021, research by KPMG has found.
A total of 21 venture capital (VC) deals were agreed in the first three months of the year, down from 23 in the last quarter of 2020.
The combined value of the deals also fell, from at least £97.6m to at least £64.3m.
The quarterly drop contrasted with the UK as a whole, which saw a record £5.1bn invested in fast-growth firms.
Seven of the Scottish deals were for Glasgow-based firms, followed by five in Edinburgh and three in Aberdeen.
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Alaska oil industry still reeling from pandemic crash even as prices recover Published 1 hour ago
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Print article The price of North Slope crude largely recovered months ago from the unprecedented fall it took a year ago, but if a recovery is also going to occur in Alaska’s oil workforce it has yet to materialize. Preliminary employment data for March from the state Labor Department indicates the industry is continuing in the other direction. Approximately 6,300 people were employed in the state’s oil and gas sector last month, which was in line with February but did not reverse a declining trend that has persisted since the start of the pandemic.