Maven Capital Partners (Maven) invested a total of GBP10 million in 18 dynamic, high growth businesses in the North East region in 2021. This significant level of investment has been achieved through Maven’s management of regional funds in the North East, alongside its suite of private equity funds. Local companies
Pierce Washington, a software system integrator executing enterprise-level configure-price-quote (CPQ) and digital commerce implementations, has been recapitalised by Kidd & Company, a family office doing direct thesis-driven equity investing in the lower middle market, as well as Ignite Labs, Spring Capital and Southfield Mezzanine. Founded in 2005 and headquartered in
Gresham House Ventures has invested GBP1.4 million into ActiveNav, a developer of data privacy and governance software, as part of a GBP2 million series A+ round on behalf of the Mobeus VCTs. Founded in 2008, ActiveNav, a data privacy and governance software provider, helps privacy and compliance teams quickly identify,
Gale Healthcare Solutions, a technology-enabled healthcare services and payments platform that provides per diem, contract, and travel temporary staffing services in post-acute and acute healthcare settings, along with daily pay for healthcare staff, has secured a USD60 million growth equity investment from FTV Capital, a sector-focused growth equity investment firm.
Five Sigma, a cloud-native Claims Management solution provider, has extended its Series A round with funding from Aquiline Technology Growth (ATG), bringing the company’s total funding to date to over USD20 million. The company’s Series A funding was initially announced in September of 2021. Five Sigma optimises claims management
8minute Solar Energy (8minute) has closed USD400 million in financing from EIG, an institutional investor in the global energy and infrastructure sectors.
Iterative Scopes, a specialist in the development of precision-based gastrointestinal (GI) disease technologies and software, has raised USD150 million in Series B financing to accelerate development of its core algorithmic innovations that are designed to transform gastroenterology care for patients. The round was co-led by Insight Partners and Clearlake Capital
All Star Auto Lights (All Star), a specialty distributor of alternative automotive parts and a portfolio company of Atlantic Street Capital, has acquired Autolights. Autolights sells refurbished headlights, taillights, and fog lights primarily to the collision repair industry and automotive dealers. Autolights was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in
Swedish technology and design startup STILRIDE has raised GBP2.5 million to produce sustainable electric motorcycles and scooters using a groundbreaking process dubbed ‘industrial origami’.
The Riverside Company, a global private investor focused on the smaller end of the middle market, has sold its portfolio company REPA to PT Holdings, a US distributor of repair and maintenance parts for the foodservice industry, backed by Berkshire Partners. Riverside invested in REPA, a leading distributor of spare
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