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Disruptive big data company Quantexa furthers global expansion

Quantexa, a big data and analytics company backed by HSBC and Albion Ventures, has furthered its international expansion by opening a new office in Sydney, Australia. This follows the opening of a Brussels office in April and the doubling in size of the firm’s Global Headquarters in London.   Following

Rabobank names Global Head of M&A

Rabobank has appointed Donald Meltzer, currently Vice Chairman, Head of Mergers & Acquisitions North America will assume the role of Global Head of M&A. In addition to his global responsibilities, Meltzer will continue to lead the North American M&A business, a critical component of Rabobank’s global M&A strategy. In his new

TechSee secures USD 7.5m in Series A funding

TechSee, a specialist in Intelligent Visual Support powered by AI for corporates’ customer support departments, has successfully completed a USD 7.5 million Series A round of financing led by Planven Investments with participation of existing investors OurCrowd and strategic investors innogy, Comdata Group and other investors. “The new investment will help

Forterra to sell water pipe and products business to Thompson Pipe Group

Forterra, a manufacturer of water infrastructure pipe and products in the United States and Eastern Canada, is to sell the US concrete and steel pressure pipe assets of its Water Pipe and Products business segment to Thompson Pipe Group. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and is expected

M2i secures EUR12m funding from Idinvest Partners

Idinvest Partners has secured EUR12 million in funding for life sciences company M2i as part of the firm’s continued support of high-growth European SMEs. The funds raised will enable biocontrol producer M2i to finance the approval process of its Biocontrol products, pursue its R&D investment strategy and accelerate its international

Autotalks secures USD40m in Series D funding round

Autotalks, a specialist in V2X (Vehicle to Everything) communication chipsets, has completed its Series D funding round with about USD40 million in investments, an oversubscription of USD10 million. The increased investment amount is a result of new investments from investors such as Mirai Creation Investment Fund, of which the principal

GMLF invests GBP0.3m in Tactus

The Greater Manchester Loan Fund (GMLF) has invested GBP0.3m in Tactus Group (Tactus) which started its business as a brand developer and wholesaler for premium quality mobile phone and tablet accessories. The funding will enable Tactus to acquire a new lease for a site in Salford, Greater Manchester to expand

UK and Germany lead European buyout market

European private equity is reawakening following a quiet six months after the UK’s EU Referendum last summer, with overall buyout value growing by more than a third between H2 2016 and H1 2017 to reach EUR35.8 billion for the first half of this year. That’s according to provisional H1 data

Palatine exits Chase Templeton

Palatine Private Equity has completed the successful sale of Chase Templeton to Nevada Investments following a period of extraordinary growth for the private medical insurance provider. The private equity firm initially backed the Blackburn-based business in 2013 and has supported the management team through a successful buy and build strategy.

Calculus Capital makes GBP2.4m investment in Bristol’s Blu Wireless

Calculus Capital, an EIS and VCT investor, will invest GBP2.4 million as a cornerstone investor in a GBP6.6 million institutional and private investment round in Blu Wireless Technology (BWT), a specialist in the provision of ultra-fast millimetre Wave (mmWave) wireless technology into homes and businesses through the roll-out of Wi-Gig

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