A recent study has found the South West was just one of two regions to see an increase in equity deals in 2022.
The British Business Bank's annual Small Business Equity Tracker showed 155 equity deals completed in the region last year, with three deals a week completed on average with a total value of more than half a billion pounds; this was an increase of 4%.
Yorkshire and The Humber and Wales were the only two other nations or English regions that saw an increase in deal numbers.
