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Pi Labs secures strategic GBP2.5m GP investment from Revcap

Proptech VC, Pi Labs, has secured a strategic GBP2.5 million investment from leading pan-European real estate fund manager, Revcap, into the Pi Labs business. The funding willsupport Pi Labs’ expansion internationally, to grow its multidisciplinary team of real estate, finance, and technology professionals, and to invest into its platform.   Andrew

PE deals in enterprise software reached record Levels in 2019

Zinnov, a global management and strategy consulting firm, released a comprehensive study titled, “Private Equity Investments in the Enterprise Software space”. The study evaluated the US Private Equity (PE) landscape, with a specific focus on Enterprise Software, analyzing 2500+ PE transactions including buyouts, growth capital investments, and add-on acquisitions in Enterprise Software

Dragon Peter Jones teams with BGF

Peter Jones CBE, known for his role on Dragon’s Den, and BGF have joined forces to support two high-growth tech businesses, with plans for further collaboration in the future. An initial GBP9 million has been invested across Localised Group, an e-commerce platform for global brands which recently signed British retailer Boden as

Fruit & Veg

Mercia’s Northern VCTs back veg delivery firm Oddbox

The Mercia AM managed Northern VCTs have invested GBP 3 million in Oddbox, the company behind the UK’s first sustainable fruit and veg box delivery. The Northern VCTs provide series A venture investment of up to GBP 5million for SMEs. They are now managed by Mercia following its acquisition of

Fintech

Baird Capital invests in Aura Futures

Baird Capital has invested in Aura Futures, a UK-based provider of workspace technology to mid to large-size enterprises. Baird Capital -– the private investment arm of Robert W  Baird & Co – partners Andrew Ferguson and director Michael Holgate will both join Aura’s board of directors.  The Aura team is led by Alpesh

Atlas Cloud secures GBP2m Northern Venture Capital Trust Funds investment

An award-winning IT company which provides cloud and network solutions to blue-chip clients nationwide, has secured a GBP2 million investment from the Northern Venture Capital Trust Funds (VCTs), which are managed by Mercia.The funding will allow Atlas Cloud to further develop its range of solutions and pursue its ambitious growth

ESO Capital backs Churchill Group  

ESO Capital Partners UK (ESO), a provider of flexible capital solutions to European SME’s, has backed Churchill Group (Churchill) the UK-based business services company.The investment provides institutional capital and support to Churchill, with ESO taking a minority stake in the business and both Stephen Edwards and Stuart Hamilton of ESO

YFM Equity Partners (YFM) invests in commercial vehicle safety specialist ISS

YFM has completed a significant investment in West Midlands-based Innovative Safety Systems (ISS), a commercial vehicle safety specialist.This represents the final new investment from YFM’s Buyout Fund I, with the second fund having already announced a first close.     ISS was founded in 2009 by CEO Gavin Thoday and the

Alcoholic drinks

Activa Capital-backed Alliance Etiquettes acquires 5 Sept Etiquette

Activa Capital’s portfolio company Alliance Etiquettes, a French company producing label printing for the wine & spirits industry, is acquiring 5 Sept Etiquette as part of its consolidation strategy. With the closing of this deal Alliance Etiquettes completes its eighth external growth operation since 2015, bringing its turnover above EUR65

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