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Seismic & Highspot to merge in AI sales software deal

Sun, 15th Feb 2026
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Seismic to merge with Highspot, uniting rival sales enablement platforms in an AI-first deal with Permira to remain controlling shareholder.
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Manchester firms delay growth plans amid volatility

Fri, 13th Feb 2026
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Manchester's mid-sized firms are stalling investment and expansion, citing volatile costs, policy shifts and tougher access to finance.
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Serbus completes executive team for UK security push

Fri, 13th Feb 2026
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Serbus completes six-strong executive team with new finance and security chiefs to drive UK “connect and protect” critical services push.
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Paragon buys majority stake in South Yorkshire firm Parseq

Thu, 12th Feb 2026
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Paragon has acquired a majority stake in South Yorkshire outsourcing specialist Parseq from Parabellum, boosting its back-office and payments arm.
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Specialist Risk Group launches insurance arm in Australia

Thu, 12th Feb 2026
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Specialist Risk Group enters Australia with Sydney and Melbourne offices, targeting mid-market clients as it grows its Asia-Pacific platform.
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Copilot Capital boosts senior team with key promotions

Thu, 12th Feb 2026
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Copilot Capital promotes Dave Sun to Partner and Zerxis Billimoria to Director as it sharpens focus on pan-European software investments.
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Nebula links partner rewards to ESG outcomes at renewal

Tue, 10th Feb 2026
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Nebula launches an Impact Rewards scheme that ties partner renewal perks to carbon credits, social housing upgrades and service governance.
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Ripjar appoints Matt Mills as Chief Executive Officer

Tue, 10th Feb 2026
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Ripjar names Matt Mills Chief Executive to spearhead global expansion as regulatory pressure fuels demand for smarter crime screening tech.
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Open ECX gains PEPPOL nod as UK eyes e-invoicing law

Fri, 6th Feb 2026
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Open ECX wins PEPPOL access point status as the UK edges towards mandatory e-invoicing, expected to be introduced by 2029.
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ProGlove co founder Brunnbauer takes managing director role

Fri, 6th Feb 2026
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ProGlove co-founder Konstantin Brunnbauer becomes managing director as CEO Stefan Lampa steps down and shifts to an advisory role.
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Searchlight Cyber appoints Michael Gianarakis as CEO

Thu, 5th Feb 2026
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Searchlight Cyber has promoted former product chief Michael Gianarakis to CEO as founder Ben Jones moves to a strategic board role.
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Azzet appoints Yvonne Howie to board for global push

Thu, 5th Feb 2026
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Marketplace platform Azzet adds veteran Australian executive Yvonne Howie to its board as it ramps up governance for global expansion.
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Conga acquires PROS B2B arm to boost pricing platform

Thu, 5th Feb 2026
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Conga buys PROS' B2B software unit, fusing AI-driven pricing with quoting and contract tools for over 10,000 enterprise customers.
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UK tech leaders embrace risk, private equity & global growth

Wed, 4th Feb 2026
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UK tech, IT and telecoms leaders grow bolder on risk, eye private equity backing and global expansion despite rising cost pressures.
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Teciem launches in London with Apax backing & 340 clients

Wed, 4th Feb 2026
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Teciem debuts in London as an independent treasury software group, backed by Apax and serving more than 340 financial institutions.
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Cruxy appoints Rebecca Osman to drive global growth

Wed, 4th Feb 2026
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Cruxy names Rebecca Osman CFO and COO to spearhead international expansion and deepen work with private equity-backed tech firms.
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Delivery Group lands GBP £45m boost for eCommerce push

Fri, 30th Jan 2026
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Delivery Group secures GBP £45m hybrid refinancing from Investec to fuel eCommerce network expansion and operational investment plans.
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Access Group adopts co-CEO model to drive AI growth

Fri, 30th Jan 2026
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Access names Jon Jorgensen co-CEO with Chris Bayne to split tech and commercial roles as it targets AI-fuelled growth off GBP £1.2 billion sales.
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Azzet appoints Henry Stoever to board for global push

Fri, 30th Jan 2026
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Azzet names governance veteran Henry Stoever to its board as it accelerates the global rollout of its premium asset marketplace.
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Summize raises USD $50m to grow AI contract platform

Fri, 30th Jan 2026
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Summize raises USD $50m to accelerate its AI-powered contract platform, targeting rapid expansion across the UK and US legal markets.