SOS Leak Detection, a provider of non-destructive escape of water detection and remedial services working primarily with the insurance sector, has funded its primary buyout by securing an equity investment from YFM Equity Partners (YFM). The buyout was led by Jamie Nash, managing director, who has extensive experience of the

Ark Kapital – a data-driven precision finance company – has doubled its equity funding from €15 million to €30 million in an acceleration round, six months after closing one of Europe’s biggest seed rounds at €165 million.  The new round was led by banking icon Annika Falkengren with participation from

Apricity, a UK-based virtual fertility clinic, has raised €17 million in a Series B round led by MTIP, the Swiss healthtech investor, with participation from Barcelona-based specialist consumer fund  Iris Ventures. The new funds will be used to accelerate Apricity’s growth in the UK, expand geographically (to Spain before the

MRH Trowe (MRHT), an owner-managed commercial lines insurance broker in Germany, and a portfolio company of AnaCap Financial Partners (AnaCap), a specialist mid-market private equity investor in financials, technology and related business services, has acquired a majority stake in afm Holding AG (afm), a top-25 industrial insurance broker with a

Mindset AI – which helps businesses within the knowledge economy to digitise their services and scale their expertise – has raised £1.65 million from Mercia and angel investors. Mercia has invested from its EIS funds.

Daehan Shipbuilding Co, a small-size oil tanker manufacturer has been acquired by a South Korean private equity consortium led by Seoul-based KH Investment Inc (KHI) for around $150 million, according to a report by The Korea Economic Daily. The consortium has acquired a 95% stake in the unlisted business from

HTEC Group (HTEC), a global consulting, software engineering and digital product development company based in San Francisco, has acquired Sarajevo-based Mistral Technologies The deal makes HTEC the largest technology company in Bosnia and Herzegovina employing close to 600 experts in the country.

Argyle Capital Partners has partnered with Canadian family office Celina Capital to acquire TRS Components, a maker and installer of roof trusses, wall and floor panels for the new home construction market, according to a report by PEHub. Financial terms of the deal have not been disclosed. Argyle Capital Partners,

Funds advised by SK Capital Partners (SK Capital) and Edgewater Capital Partners (Edgewater), are to acquire the scintillation and photonic crystals business of Saint-Gobain, (Saint-Gobain Crystals). SK Capital will lead the investment with Edgewater acting as a meaningful minority shareholder with Board involvement. Saint-Gobain Crystals is a technology specialist and