Cytomos, an Edinburgh-based life science company that has developed a proprietary new approach to analysing cells, has secured £1.6m funding to progress the development and qualification of its novel cell analysis platform, Cytomos Dielectric Spectroscopy (CDS). The fundraising round by Cytomos was led by existing investor Archangels with participation from

Ara Partners (Ara), a private equity firm that specialises in industrial decarbonisation investments, has acquired Petainer Ltd (Petainer), a UK-based, global producer of sustainability-focused beverage packaging solutions. Petainer was acquired by Ara in partnership with Petainer management and affiliates of Next Wave Partners LLP.    Petainer, which is led by

Nobilis Care, a provider of personalised at-home care for the elderly and vulnerable, has secured a £3.5 million investment from independent asset manager BOOST&Co. The funding will be used to enhance the firm’s working capital and enable expansion into new territories.   The Southampton-based company, which currently employs more than

Funds advised by BC Partners Credit, an international investment firm, has acquired a minority stake in GreenPark Infrastructure, LLC. GreenPark is a new infrastructure platform founded by two Tesla and SolarCity alumni, with an initial focus on renewable energy real estate acquisition and investment. BC has also committed additional financing

London-based private equity firm BC Partners has acquired a majority stake in French natural healthcare group Havea from 3i Group in a deal worth €1.6 billion. BC Partners transacted the deal in partnership with PSP Investments and National Pensions Services Investment Management (NPS).  The deal represent around 50% uplift for

The Private Equity business within Goldman Sachs Asset Management (Goldman Sachs) has agreed to acquire a stake chartered insurance broker Clear Group following its four-year partnership with ECI Partners, subject to regulatory approval. Clear Group is a broker focused on offering peace of mind to its clients and is driven

Rotageek, a smart workforce scheduling company, has closed a £3 million funding round led by Volution, Calculus Capital, and Gresham House Ventures. The investment will enable Rotageek to scale following several years of phenomenal growth, in which the company has signed large retail clients including Caffè Nero, McColl’s, White Stuff,

Omi, a French SaaS software provider for modelling and rendering 3D photo and video for brands, has raised €6 million in seed funding.  The round was led by Dawn Capital, Europe’s largest B2B technology investor, with participation from a range of angel investors including Founders Future’s Marc Ménasé who led

Private equity firm WestBridge has invested in cloud and video over IP specialist Techex. Techex is a UK-based broadcast design architect for live cloud and IP broadcast solutions.​ The company designs, commissions and supports live video transport, processing, redundancy and monitoring solutions leveraging own IP and deep relationships with the

Cleveland Containers, UK supplier of shipping containers, has secured a minority investment from leading mid-market private equity firm LDC to support the next stage of its growth journey.