Q&A with Abi and Tom Reid, Merwave
Posted on the 13 May 2025Ahead of their fireside chat at our upcoming spring conference, Abi and Tom Reid, co-founders of Merwave, share all.
Ahead of their fireside chat at our upcoming spring conference, Abi and Tom Reid, co-founders of Merwave, share all.
Maven is one of the UK’s most active private equity investors and has a track record of identifying and supporting high-growth businesses. In the North East, Maven manages three regional funds and also invests on behalf of the Maven Venture Capital Trusts. Here, Maven showcase three of their latest collaborations with great North East entrepreneurs.
North East investment company Develop North PLC (Develop North), managed by Newcastle-based fund management specialists Tier One Capital (Tier One), has provided £2.4 million in funding to support the development of a new £3.5 million retail scheme on a brownfield site in South Shields, South Tyneside.
North East based investment company NEL Fund Managers has achieved a record-breaking quarter, securing its largest deal to date alongside a series of strategic investments across diverse sectors and locations.
Under this new partnership, CMYK will handle all IT related challenges for Taopix people both UK and Internationally based, covering all aspects of the group’s IT infrastructure and cybersecurity requirements. Taopix will also take advantage of CMYK’s specialist Mac in the Enterprise support offering, software licensing and procurement services.
Recruitment has been launched for new leadership to drive forward transformational regeneration at key locations in Tees Valley.
North East investment company Develop North PLC (Develop North), managed by Newcastle-based fund management specialists, Tier One Capital (Tier One), has added to its board with the appointment of Dr Sameer Al-Ansari as Non-Executive Director and Deputy Chairman.
Long-serving staff who have kept Teesside Airport running for a collective total of more than 700 years have been recognised for their efforts.
Newcastle-based O agency has started its 20th year with several new client wins and projects, supporting its impact strategy to support scale-up entrepreneurial business, community and regional growth.
Progress has roared ahead on creating a new Park and Ride facility to serve hundreds of construction workers involved in the building of Net Zero Teesside Power on the Teesworks site.