Searchlight Capital Partners, the private equity firm which has backed companies including Secret Escapes, is to lead a new funding package for Wefox, the European insurance company, that could be worth up to €170m (£141m).
Many months before farmers found themselves on the front pages of newspapers, after protesting in Whitehall against the new government's inheritance tax rules, we at Sky News embarked upon a project.
The rugged mountains, limestone caves and spectacular waterfalls of Bannau Brycheiniog - the Brecon Beacons - attract visitors from all over the world.
An Oxford University spinout which is developing a new generation of weed-resistant herbicides has begun planting a $40m (£32m) fundraising with prospective backers.
A leading construction industry body has warned the prime minister that measures unveiled in the budget will "fatally undermine" family-run companies in the sector, adding to the business backlash facing the government since the end of October.
The UK economy is "headed for the worst of all worlds" as businesses expect activity to fall at the start of next year, according to the Confederation of British Industry (CBI).
Andrew Bailey, the Bank of England governor, will join Rachel Reeves on a visit to China next month aimed at strengthening financial services trade ties between the two countries.
Retail giants including Asda, Marks & Spencer, Primark and Tesco will mount a new year campaign to warn Rachel Reeves that plans to hike business rates on larger shops will put jobs and stores under threat.
The group which represents hundreds of European football teams including Liverpool, Manchester City and Bayern Munich has dismissed the latest bid to revive a European Super League project as a "disruptive" campaign led by "separatist self-interested clubs".
