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British Business Investments commits GBP50m to BOOST&Co’s Second Fund

British Business Investments, a commercial subsidiary of the British Business Bank, has committed GBP50 million to BOOST&Co’s second fund, Industrial Lending II. BOOST&Co is an independent asset manager specialising in lending solutions for high-growth SMEs in the UK. It offers growth capital and venture debt of GBP2 million to GBP10

Axiata Digital sells Ventures portfolio to Pegasus in USD140m deal

Axiata Digital (AD), the digital services arm of Axiata Group (Axiata), is to sell its Digital Ventures portfolio for USD140 million to Singapore-based investment fund Pegasus 7 Ventures. The sale consists of ownership stakes in category-leading digital businesses such as India’s largest rural commerce platform, StoreKing, and global micro-insurance company,

Phoenix to acquire Mobius Life

Phoenix Equity Partners has reached an agreement with Souter Investments (Souter) and Manfield Partners (Manfield) to acquire a majority stake in Mobius Life, an independent provider of investment administration services to UK pension schemes.  Phoenix will invest alongside the current management team, led by CEO Adrian Swales. Equity for the

Broadstone Group acquires Thomson Dickson Consulting

Broadstone, a UK-based employee benefits and pensions consulting businesses backed by private equity firm Livingbridge, has acquired Glasgow-based Thomson Dickson Consulting (TDC) to support its growth across consulting and actuarial.  The business is owned and managed by actuaries Ann Marie Dickson and Andy Thomson who, along with all of the

LionGuard Capital Management partners with Walter Global Asset Management

Walter Global Asset Management (Walter) has become a minority shareholder in LionGuard Capital Management (LionGuard), an asset management firm that specialises in fundamental research on small and medium capitalisation companies. This is Walter’s first investment since forming in late 2018, and its new commitment includes direct allocations toward LionGuard-managed funds via

Praetura-backed Challenge Group acquires TRG

Challenge Group – a logistics recruitment and distribution company – backed by Praetura, has acquired TRG Logistics to form one of the largest independent providers of HGV drivers and warehouse staff in the UK. The undisclosed deal will see the two companies merge to become Challenge TRG Group, with current

Mourant advises IG4 Capital on USD107.26m private equity deal

Offshore law firm Mourant has advised Brazilian private equity firm IG4 Capital in connection with their agreement with Alberta Investment Management Corporation to inject USD107.26 million in the Brazilian water service holding company Iguá Saneamento SA through the investment vehicles and funds managed by IG4.  The proceeds will be used

LDC invests GBP20m to support Shield Group International MBO

Mid-market private equity firm LDC has invested GBP20million to back the management buyout (MBO) of Shield Group International (SGI) from global testing, inspection and certification group Kiwa. SGI, formerly known as Kiwa Compliance International, is an international environmental testing, inspection and consultancy business. LDC has invested to support the existing

Global e-sports brand Fnatic raises USD19 million in Series A funding round

E-sports brand Fnatic has secured USD19 million USD in a Series A funding round led by tech entrepreneur Lev Leviev of LVL1 Group, who also joins the board, plus new and continued support from investors including transatlantic venture capital firm Beringea,  BlackPine, Unbound and Joi Ito. With this investment, Fnatic

Social and Sustainable Capital makes GBP250,000 investment in Futures

Social and Sustainable Capital (SASC), a UK fund manager and social enterprise has invested GBP250,000 in Futures, a social enterprise which provides jobs and skills advice, training and apprenticeships in Nottinghamshire. SASC has provided a loan of GBP250,000 to fund the expansion of the organisation’s support services for young people

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