Green Angel Syndicate has secured a further £5 million commitment from British Business Investments, bringing its total investment since November 2021 to £10 million. Green Angel Syndicate is the UK’s largest network of specialist investors fighting climate change. This commitment is being made through British Business Investments’ Regional Angels Programme,

Grant Thornton UK LLP’s Thames Valley Corporate Finance team has completed on three transactions to US private equity-backed companies within the first quarter of 2022, as activity levels continue to remain strong after a record 2021. The first of the three deals is the sale of international development consultancy IMC

Eurazeo has completed a minority investment in Gisou, a high-growth premium haircare brand offering an authentic bee-based approach to beauty.

Afterparty, an NFT platform empowering creators with the tools and community to directly monetise and manage their fan relationships, has closed a $4 million funding round to bring total capital raised to $7 million. The strategic community round accelerates platform growth as Afterparty introduces the world’s first NFT ticketing platform

Italian private equity firm Progressio SGR has exited its stakeholding in Save The Duck, a 100% animal-free down jacket brand and the first fashion company in Italy to obtain B-Corp certification. Two entrepreneur-managers, Reinold Geiger and André Hoffmann, respectively Chairman and CEO of the multinational corporation L’Occitane International SA, who

European private equity investor Nordic Capital is to acquire Ascot Lloyd, a UK-based, independently-owned independent financial advice (IFA) firms. The transaction will see Nordic Capital acquire Ascot Lloyd from funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management (Oaktree), alongside the interests of Ares Management Corporation (Ares), subject to regulatory approval.   Nordic

Prometheus Group, a global provider of asset management operations and optimisation software and a portfolio company of Genstar Capital, has acquired LUCY Industrial Management Solutions (IMS), a provider of software solutions designed to optimise the execution of capital-intensive projects by ensuring safety, technical integrity, and timely certification and handover. With

A year on from the platform’s official launch, sustainability startup Greener has successfully closed its bridge round with £113,000 of venture capital funding fro SFC Capital. Founded with the goal of making sustainability affordable and accessible for all small businesses, the B2B matchmaking platform enables SMEs in the food &

Demostack, a demo experience platform built to help SaaS sales teams, has raised $34 million in its Series B financing round led by Tiger Global Management. Bessemer Venture Partners, Amiti Ventures, GTMfund, Operator Collective, and StepStone also participated in the round. Investors from prior rounds, as well as angel and