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Riverside invests in GSB & Associates

The Riverside Company, a private equity firm focused on the smaller end of the middle market, has invested in GSB & Associates(GSB), a flavour house specialising in custom flavour development. The company has a diverse portfolio of liquid and powdered flavours, as well as complementary products such as masking agents and

European VC deal value and fundraising activity approach record highs in H1

European venture capital (VC) deal value registered the third largest quarterly figure on record in Q2, an incredible achievement amid widespread economic uncertainty, according to data released by PitchBook.Pitchbook’s Q2 2020 European Venture Report reveals that, across Europe, investment in sectors brought to the forefront by the coronavirus pandemic such

Humanloop raises funding to teach AI to learn from humans faster

Humanloop, a UCL spinout, has attracted investment from UCL’s Technology Fund (UCLTF). Based on the world-leading research of two notable academics at UCL’s AI Centre Humanloop is teaching AI to improve performance with 10 times less human training than existing systems.The UCLTF has invested in Humanloop to help the team,

Foresight Williams makes GBP1.45m investment in collaborative robotics developer Inovo

Foresight Group (Foresight), an independent infrastructure and private equity investment manager, and Williams Advanced Engineering (WAE), have announced  a GBP1.45 million follow-on investment from the Foresight Williams Technology EIS Fund into Inovo Robotics (Inovo).This investment will allow the Company to grow sales internationally and brings the total invested by the

Riverside finances investment in automated video interviewing tech provider Sonru

The Riverside Company has financed Modern Hire’s acquisition of Sonru, an Ireland-based provider of automated video interviewing technology. The investment is an add on to Riverside’s portfolio company Modern Hire, the all-in-one enterprise hiring platform that enables organisations to continuously improve hiring experiences and outcomes with trusted science and technology. The

TA Associates and Francisco Partners make significant growth investment in Edifecs

TA Associates, a global growth private equity firm, and Francisco Partners, a global technology-focused private equity firm, have a made a significant growth investment in Edifecs, a global health information technology solutions company. Financial terms of the transaction, which is expected to close in the third quarter of 2020, have not

Laybuy secures GBP80m debt facility from Victory Park Capital

Laybuy, a spcialist ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ (BNPL) technology, has secured a GBP80 million debt facility from Victory Park Capital (VPC), a global alternative investment firm. With plans for continued international expansion, the funding from VPC will fuel Laybuy’s growth in the UK.   “Laybuy has grown exponentially since we launched

Warburg Pincus and DTCP acquire controlling stake in Community Fibre

Funds advised by private equity firm Warburg Pincus, and DTCP, an investment management group specialised in technology growth equity and digital infrastructure, are to acquire a majority stake in Community Fibre Limited, London’s fastest and most competitively priced 100 per cent full-fibre broadband provider, alongside its existing investors Amber Infrastructure

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