To support ambitious early-stage entrepreneurs developing technologies with the potential to shape the future economy, SFC Capital, the UK’s leading SEIS investor and most active seed-stage investor, has invested GBP25 million in 120 companies (April 2020 — April 2021). In Q1 of 2021, SFC Capital raised its largest SEIS fund to
Embassy Group, one of India’s largest real estate conglomerates, has joined proptech investor, Pi Labs, as a limited partner (LP) in its current Fund 3. The investment will support Embassy Group’s commitment to the transformation of the real estate sector through innovative technology, drawing on synergies from Pi Labs proptech
Emmes, a global, full-service Clinical Research Organisation (CRO) dedicated to supporting the advancement of public health and biopharmaceutical innovation and a portfolio company of Behrman Capital, has acquired Orphan Reach, a CRO specialised in clinical research related to rare diseases. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. This
BV Investment Partners (BV), a middle-market private equity firm focused on the tech-enabled business services, software and IT services sectors, has made a majority investment in Resource Innovations, a provider of demand-side management, energy efficiency, and energy consulting services. Concurrent with BV’s investment, Resource Innovations is combining with energy
Praetura Group, the Manchester-based debt and equity capital provider to northern SMEs, provided more than GBP75 million of funding to SMEs in the first quarter of 2021, with demand continuing to rise. The lending division of the Praetura Group, which comprises Praetura Commercial Finance and the Praetura Asset Finance
Omnio, a Banking-as-a-Service specialist, has closed a EUR30 million funding round led by pan-European venture fund GrayBella Capital. Omniom a high-growth pre-IPO banking infrastructure leader based in London, will pursue its organic Pan-European growth strategy including selected acquisitions in its core markets. Omnio offers a white-label, highly scalable service and
Private equity firm SFW Capital Partners (SFW) has completed a majority recapitalisation of Granite River Labs (GRL), a specialist in test and certification services and automated test solutions for digital connectivity and charging technologies. Co-founders Johnson Tan and Quintin Anderson will continue to lead the business and remain significant shareholders. Terms
By Purva Aggarwal – Warburg Pincus has invested USD110 million into a Series C round for New York-based healthcare tech company Aetion. This round is the latest in a string of similar investments within the health tech space for Warburg Pincus. The global growth equity PE group has poured in
Money Alive, a regulatory technology business based in Bedford, is set for further growth following a GBP749,000 financial investment from Foresight Group (Foresight) using equity finance from the Midlands Engine Investment Fund (MEIF) as part of a GBP1 million funding round together with a number of private investors. Founded by
Eurazeo is to sell 49 per cent of its stake in Trader Interactive, a provider of online advertising & marketing solutions to the powersports, recreational vehicle, commercial truck & equipment industries based in Virginia (USA), to carsales an online automotive advertising platform in Australia with a growing presence in Latin
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