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We’re running a live session on 11th June to show how accountancy firms are using data signals to win mandates earlier, and how you can do the same. We’re seeing that the firms getting there first aren’t better networked than their competitors; they’re just seeing things earlier. There’s a window of opportunity before a company goes to tender, before a fundraising hits the press, or before an audit relationship officially ends, where the right approach lands completely differently. Freddie Knaggs and Georgia Cooke will be showing what that looks like in practice, live on the platform, with time for questions. Link in the comments to secure a spot ⤵️

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AI investment now accounts for 28% of all UK equity funding. That figure alone tells a story. But maybe the more interesting question is what happens around that concentration of capital. According to our recent report, The Deal, just 15 industries outperformed their recent averages on both deal volume and value in 2025, many closely tied to AI and digital infrastructure. Meanwhile, 29 industries saw declines across both metrics. As Beauhurst’s Justin Tsui puts it: “When capital begins to concentrate so heavily on a small number of themes, the impact is not limited to where money is going — it starts to shape what the market pays attention to in the first place.” Our latest piece explores how the AI boom may be reshaping the wider funding landscape far beyond the sector itself. Read the full analysis on the Beauhurst website, link in the comments. #InvestmentTrends #AI #MarketIntelligence

In case you missed it, Callum Newton, Public Sector Lead at Beauhurst Insights, has just published an analysis of post-Brexit funding. A decade on from the referendum, the data tells a more complicated story than either side of the debate predicted. The headline: EU equity investment into UK private companies has grown roughly sevenfold since 2016, from around £985m to nearly £7b in 2025. The UK hasn't been abandoned by European capital. But dig deeper, and the picture gets more nuanced: ▪️ EU investment grew more slowly than every other cohort measured, trailing the US, Commonwealth and Rest of World investors throughout the period ▪️ The UK’s share of foreign investment from the EU fell below pre-Brexit levels from ~25% in 2016 to 22% in 2025 ▪️ EU investors didn't move uniformly; Germany's share rose sharply, France's more than halved, and Irish investment collapsed from 11% to just 1% Read the full analysis over on Substack: https://lnkd.in/deymgcYc

UK companies raised £31b worth of equity in the last 12 months, up from £22.9b in the year before 📈 That's £8.1b more capital deployed into British businesses in a single year. The biggest deals span clean energy, AI, drug discovery, autonomous vehicles, and financial services. The five largest UK deals from the last 12 months: 1️⃣ SSE plc | £2.00b 2️⃣ The Ardonagh Group | £1.82b 3️⃣ Nscale | £1.49b 4️⃣ Isomorphic Labs | £1.47b 5️⃣ Wayve | £1.10b For more insights like this, check out our latest research over on the Beauhurst site.

We’re seeing a trend in the market, the accountancy firms winning the best mandates aren’t better networked than their competitors, they just see things earlier. There’s a window of opportunity before a company goes to tender, before a fundraising hits the press, or before an audit relationship officially ends, where the right approach lands completely differently. We’re running a live session, ‘Secret Signals for Accountancy Firms’, revealing how sophisticated firms are using data signals to transform their approach, and exactly how you can do the same. Join Freddie Knaggs and Georgia Cooke live on 11th June, or sign up and watch it on-demand. Secure your spot by following the link in the comments ⤵️

Almost a decade on from the historic Brexit vote, Callum Newton has examined a decade of foreign equity investment into UK private companies following the Brexit referendum. It's live now on our Substack 👇 https://lnkd.in/eJwvyjCF

Cast your mind back to June 2016. Britain had just voted to leave the European Union, and fierce arguments were raging over what Brexit would mean for investment into UK businesses. Supporters of Leave insisted Britain would continue attracting foreign capital regardless of EU membership. Remain campaigners warned the UK would “do less business and receive less investment” outside of the bloc. So what actually happened? In our latest Beauhurst Substack, we examine a decade of foreign equity investment into UK private companies following the Brexit referendum. The findings challenge both sides of the debate. EU investment into UK firms did not collapse after Brexit and remains one of the UK’s largest sources of foreign capital. But Europe’s share of UK investment has declined, while Commonwealth and “Rest of World” investors have steadily gained ground. The result is a much more complicated picture than either campaign was willing to admit in 2016. Read the latest edition and subscribe for regular data-led insights (link in comments) 👇

UK companies in the eHealth industry have raised a lifetime value of £3.8b in equity, with annual investment holding consistently above £348m since the 2022 peak. Our latest analysis ranks the top 100 UK eHealth companies by equity raised, spanning digital health, diagnostics, and healthtech infrastructure. The top 5 companies right now are: 1️⃣ Cera — £480m 2️⃣ Huma — £251m 3️⃣ Flo Health Inc. — £207m 4️⃣ Osler Diagnostics — £144m 5️⃣ Pelago — £103m For the full list, check out the link in the comments ⤵️

We've spent this week looking at why forward-looking signals are becoming essential for investors, and why financial data alone is no longer enough. The short version: by the time financial performance becomes visible, the most valuable part of the opportunity may already be gone. Our full article explores how investors are identifying businesses earlier, using signals like funding activity, hiring, and director changes, before competition intensifies. Featuring insight from Toby Austin, Charlie Lyon Carroll, CFA at IW Capital, and Chris Hobbs at Coutts. Check out the full analysis — link in the comments ⤵️