Category: 2016

Receiving 500k from private investors and a further 500k from the Scottish investment bank.

DC Consulting were delighted to assist the company in securing growth investment for the company.

DC Consulting assisted with the successful management buyout of Elliot Henderson Holdings Ltd by its previous owner Elliot Henderson for the sum of £1.1 million.

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Dundee based space technology firm Bright Ascension has reached a new frontier in its corpoate development after agreeing a switch to employee ownership.

The company, which has its headquarters at the city’s Laurel Bank and which also has an operational base in Edinburgh, played an instrumental role in Scotland’s first ever satellite launch in 2014.

Further Reading:

• The Courier – New journey for space technology specialists

Bright Signals have successfully secured Scottish Enterprise RSA grant to continue its growth & success into next year

DC Consulting were delighted to assist the company in securing growth investment for the company.

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In 2011, Albagaia invented the Smart Phone based test reader, which developed their Hydrosense rapid Legionella test, creating the world’s first and only on site real time monitoring system for Legionella risk. The company patented the technology in 2012 and went on to set up the NovarumDX Joint Venture, which allowed the company to enter the medical market and sell bespoke test readers to companies in USA and other parts of the world.

With assistance from John P Craig of DC Consulting, Albagaia have now sold their JV share in NovarumDX, whilst retaining an exclusive global license for water testing applications, to BBI Solutions OEM Ltd (BBI), the leading provider of lateral flow diagnostics and biological raw materials.

Further Reading:

• LinkedIn – Albagaia exits Novarum JV
• BBI Solutions – Acquires remaining shares in Novarum JV

DC Consulting helped arrange asset finance and working capital facilities totalling £546,000 for Elliot Henderson Limited, timber harvesting specialists based in Scotland.

DC Consulting were delighted to assist the company in securing growth investment for the company.

SaaS based knowledge transfer solutions company iHandover, has successfully completed its next round of funding.

As part of the funding the Edinburgh based company also announced that April Harbottle and Dr Vitaliy Smirnov will be joining the company to spearhead the development and push to market its leading product range.

The new investment, coupled with emerging business opportunities in multiple sectors, sets the stage for what promises to be a pivotal year for the Edinburgh based company. Over the past two years iHandover has continued to develop and refine its world class knowledge transfer solution.