TrustedHousesitters, a house and pet sitting platform, has secured a significant investment from private equity firm Rockpool Investments. Founded by Andy Peck and Rachel Martin in 2010, TrustedHousesitters is the world’s largest house and pet sitting community operating in over 130 countries. Since launch, the platform has facilitated more than
UK Private equity house Maven Capital Partners (Maven) has led the management buyout (MBO) of Acton Banks Limited (Acton Banks), a UK healthcare staffing business. The transaction is Maven’s third investment from its buyout fund, having earlier this year led an investment in Manchester-based hardware designer and supplier UAP Limited
London-based babble cloud holdings limited, a UK provider of cloud-based communications technology, is strengthening its portfolio and doubling its industry footprint by acquiring Birmingham-based Arden Group for an undisclosed sum. The deal will add strength in mobile and IT managed services to babble’s existing market-leadership in Unified Communication (UCaaS) and cloud-based
ARX Equity Partners (ARX) has successfully completed the exit of its investment in Fincentrum, an independent financial advisory business operating in the Czech Republic and Slovakia respectively. Fincentrum facilitates the sale of mortgages, life insurance and investment products and boasts more than 3,000 financial advisors and a turnover in excess
Goldman Sachs Asset Management’s Petershill programme has made a strategic minority investment in middle-market private equity firm Harvest Partners. The passive investment, which represents 15 per cent of the firm, will allow Harvest Partners to expand the ownership of the firm and further develop its platform, building on the firm’s
METRON, the France-based developer of an energy intelligence platform for industry, has completed a new EUR8 million fundraising. The fundraising includes commitments from BNP Paribas, Financière Fonds Privés, which enables private investors to invest directly in high potential companies, and existing shareholder, Breed Reply, a leading active operational investor in
Palatine Private Equity has exited its investment in the telecoms arm of MJ Quinn following the sale to Visabeira/Constructel. MJ Quinn, which is headquartered in Liverpool, specialises in the provision of a variety of telecoms services including access network solutions, fibre roll out for businesses and households and provision of
Talis Capital, a London-based VC family office focussed on early-stage technology companies and one of the largest investors, has announced a USD20 million seed funding round into Oh My Green, a concierge-style provider of healthy food and wellness services for corporations of all sizes. Other investors that participated in the
London-based investment fund, Fuel Ventures, has invested GBP500,000 in an on-demand manufacturing platform Manufacturingsource.com, which connects design and production engineers with suitable and trusted manufacturers to create custom parts. The site, which has attracted a global network of engineers and manufacturers, allows customers to get instant quotes and place orders,
Foresight Group (Foresight) has made a GBP1 million investment into Nottingham-based Alpkit Limited (Alpkit) on behalf of the Foresight Nottingham Fund, alongside bank funding provided by HSBC. Alpkit is a fast-growing designer and retailer of outdoor clothing and equipment. Targeting the outdoor adventure enthusiast, Alpkit provides high quality clothing and
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