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(formerly in England) the white cap worn by a SERJEANT AT LAW. It may have inspired the naming of the ORDER OF THE COIF.

Collins Dictionary of Law © W.J. Stewart, 2006

COIF. A head-dress. In England there are certain serjeants at law, who are called serjeants of the coif, from the lawn coif they wear on their heads under their thin caps when they are admitted to that order.

A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States. By John Bouvier. Published 1856.

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The COIF was set up with money from the European Regional Development Fund and aims to attract a further pounds 28m from co-investors.

New technology help

The CoIF Fund has also made its mark on the region.

How brilliant idea evolves to dazzling product; For five years Newcastle venture capital firm NorthStar Equity Investors has helped countless science and technology businesses start or grow. Christopher Knox reports. in association with NETPARK NET

CoIF specialises in high growth technology investments between pounds 100k and pounds 1.5m, leading deals alongside networks of co-investors, including business angels, corporates and other VCs.

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Together, they bring the number of funds in the NStar family to four and build on the success of the highly regarded Proof of Concept Fund (POC) and Co-Investment Fund (COIF).

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Ian Richards will join four other professional managers on the North-East Co-Investment Fund (Coif).

Poised to foster technology innovators

The pounds 23m Co-Investment Fund (COIF) helps fast-growing technology companies secure investments of between pounds 100,000 and pounds 1m.

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Formed in January 2006, the Co-Investment Fund (COIF) team at NorthStar Equity Investors manages pounds 23m from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).

Celebrating investment success

COIF funding is also allowing Comesys to produce non-contact car accelerator pedals' Pure Insight to help the region sharpen its product development credentials, and Wireless Dynamics to design ground-breaking communications software.

Celebrating investment success

Tarmin has just completed its initial round of financing, led by CREATE Partners, a Cambridge- based venture capital firm, and including an investment from Newcastle-based NorthStar Equity Investors' Co-Investment Fund (COIF), a pounds 23m fund that invests in high growth technology companies.