Coinpanion, an Austrian start-up for easy entry into the world of crypto investments, has increased its €1.8 million seed investment from last autumn to a total of €5.5 million making it one of the largest seed investments in Austrian start-up history. Founded in Vienna, the FinTech platform Coinpanion enables anyone

Applied Monitoring, the Durham-based developer of sensor technology that can detect alcohol and drugs in a person’s blood by scanning their skin, has raised a £600,000 investment to enable it to commercialise its product. The funding round was co-led by the North East Venture Fund (NEVF), supported by the European

Align Capital Partners (ACP) has closed two strategic add-ons for Protegis Fire & Safety – Florida-based Metro Fire Protection Services, and Ohio-based PDS Systems, LLC (“PDS”) in April 2022. Founded in 1983, Metro provides installation, inspection and repair services to commercial customers in a variety of end markets. Co-owner Doug

Data and technology company mnAI has acquired the assets of connected data specialist Regulation Technologies Limited to further enhance mnAI’s data driven insight offering. mnAI is a data, insight and analytics platform that uses proprietary technology to provide enhanced research, analytics and due diligence on all UK companies. Utilising cutting-edge

Perforce Software (Perforce), a provider of solutions to enterprise teams requiring productivity, visibility, and scale along the development lifecycle, backed by Francisco Partners and Clearlake Capital Group, is to acquire Puppet, an infrastructure automation software platform which enables users to deliver, update, monitor, and secure software across physical and virtual

Family-owned business Triangle Fire Systems, one of the UK’s industry leaders in the installation of fire sprinkler systems, has secured a £9 million investment from BGF. Founded in 2006 by three brothers (Colin, Nigel and Steve Chantler), Triangle Fire Systems specialises in the design, installation, and maintenance of sprinkler systems

Global private equity investor Advent International (Advent) is to acquire IRCA, an Italian producer of specialty ingredients for artisanal pastries, cakes and gelatos, from global investment firm Carlyle.  Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Headquartered in Gallarate, Italy, IRCA currently supports artisan chefs in over 100 countries. It

Pan-European private equity firm Silverfleet Capital has entered into a binding agreement to sell Prefere Resins (Prefere), a specialist in phenolic and melamine resins, to One Rock Capital Partners (One Rock). Completion of the transaction is subject to customary anti-trust and FDI approvals and is expected to occur in the

Netomnia, a provider of full fibre broadband infrastructure, and internet service provider YouFibre (collectively, the “Group”) have secured £295 million in new funding in a round led by DigitalBridge Investment Management (DigitalBridge), the investment management platform of DigitalBridge Group, Inc.  DigitalBridge’s equity investment will come alongside follow-on commitments from existing

Investec Bank (Investec) has advised LRG Online (trading as Secret Sales) on an equity fundraising round to accelerate its international expansion.  Investec acted as sole adviser to Secret Sales, which saw existing investors increase their backing at a higher valuation. Secret Sales closed its Series A funding round in June