Corporate venturing units maintained a brisk deal-making pace in the summer with another busy month in June, although activity was down against the bumper spell of deal-making in May.

The finalists for our awards on May 20 have now been selected. Please do let us know who you think should win.

Our map shows activity by sector. We will be expanding this into a more in-depth data analysis every month from the next issue.

News editor Quentin Carruthers reports on deal activity during January.

A report by the BVCA on the state of corporate venture capital (CVC) in the UK describes CVC as the missing piece in the puzzle of how to engage corporate investment in the UK, if only the policy mix can be got right.