E-commerce platform Shopblocks has set its sights on the US market after securing a GBP500,000 investment. Shopblocks has raised funding from the Greater Manchester Combined Authority’s GM Investment Fund, its existing investor Dow Schofield Watts Angels (DSW Angels), and members of the management team to support its expansion in the
Careology, a health-tech platform for cancer care, has raised GBP1.12 million in funding from some of the UK’s leading health and technology private angel investors. Careology is the first intelligent technology that empowers people with cancer to feel in control of their own care. It seamlessly connects them to their family
FFL Partners (FFL), a private equity firm focused on growth investments in middle market companies, has made an investment in the newly formed Orthodontic Partners (OP), an orthodontic services organisation. FFL will be partnering with co-founders Dr Jamie Reynolds, Dr Jeff Kozlowski and CEO Chip Hurlburt, who also have significant
Funds advised by YFM Equity Partners (YFM), a specialist private equity fund manager, have backed a GBP4.5 million investment into SharpCloud Software Limited (SharpCloud). YFM’s investment comes from its two advised VCTs, British Smaller Companies VCT plc and British Smaller Companies VCT2 plc, alongside YFM Equity Partners Growth II LP.
True Nature Holding is forming a new Irish corporate entity, Mitesco PLC, to act as a holding company for its European based acquisitions. The new name, which is Latin for “progress”, reflects the company’s strategy of acquiring healthcare technology solutions companies, generally, those that are early stage, but past proof
Property agency Linley & Simpson has expanded into Humberside for the first time with the acquisition of the lettings arm of another agency, Beercocks in Hull. The acquisition – completed for an undisclosed sum – is the ninth to take place since Linley & Simpson secured the backing of UK private equity investor
High Road Capital Partners (www.highroadcap.com) has sold its portfolio company Banner Solutions (www.bannersolutions.com) to Tailwind Capital. The sale, which closed on 31 October, 2019, marks the second exit for High Road Capital Partners Fund II. Kansas City, Missouri-based Banner Solutions is a wholesale distributor of door hardware, electronic access control,
The cybersecurity sector’s largest ever deal, Broadcom’s landmark acquisition of Symantec for USD10.7 billion, set the tone for an uptick in transaction volume and continuously strong valuations, according to Hampleton Partners’ latest analysis of global cybersecurity mergers & acquisitions activity. Hampleton’s Cybersecurity M&A report highlights the popularity of cybersecurity vendors
The Columbia Threadneedle European Sustainable Infrastructure Fund (ESIF) is to acquire Condor Ferries, an operator of lifeline freight and passenger ferry services between Guernsey, Jersey, the United Kingdom, and the Port of St Malo in France. The acquisition is made in consortium with Brittany Ferries, a French ferry operator, who
Barings has completed a substantial investment in GigaSphere Holdings on behalf of clients and accounts managed by Barings. The Company, which does business under the brand name GigaMonster, provides fibre-optic-based telecommunications products and services to the multifamily and commercial real estate industries. “Worldwide 5G network infrastructure revenue is projected to
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