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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

Dolphin Homes secures BGF backing to expand care home footprint

BGF has invested GBP3.85 million in support of Dolphin Homes, a South Coast based specialist care provider for young adults with complex health needs. The funds will be used for the provision of two new care homes in Hampshire, as well as investing further into Dolphin’s existing homes. Now operating

Cavendish advises Cotswold Collections on MBO investment by Rockpool Investments

Cavendish Corporate Finance has advised Cotswold Collections Limited in an investment by Rockpool Investments, funding a management buyout of the business.  Cotswold Collections offers a unique range of fashionable women’s clothing and accessories, aimed at affluent mature women. The in-house design team, led by Managing Director Jane Cheeseman, has considerable

Beechbrook Capital backs two more businesses

Beechbrook Capital, a specialist direct lender, has completed two more investments for its UK SME Credit I fund, taking the total invested since its first close in January 2016 to GBP77 million in 10 companies. The fund, which finances non-private equity-backed UK SMEs, has provided unitranche debt to support the

Gemspring Capital acquires Therma Corporation

An affiliate of private equity firm Gemspring Capital has acquired the assets of Therma Corporation, a full-service design-build specialty mechanical contractor that focuses on complex HVAC, high purity process piping and process controls for cleanrooms, laboratories and high-tech manufacturing facilities. Therma was founded in 1967 by Joe Parisi, the CEO,

Inflexion completes ProLabs investment

Funds managed by Inflexion Private Equity have completed an investment in ProLabs, an independent supplier of compatible optical transceivers which are used by home broadband service providers through to hyper scale data centres.   Principally serving blue-chip telecoms and financial services businesses in the US, Europe and Asia, Prolabs has

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