Private equity investment platform Seedrs has announced a record-breaking year with the highest levels of investment on the platform to date. The Woodford-backed platform saw nearly a 60 per cent increase in investment activity from last year, recording GBP195 million invested into pitches on the platform in 2018. 2018 saw
Sovereign Capital Partners, a UK private equity buy & build investor, has backed the management buy-out of Utility Bidder, an energy broker offering energy procurement services to UK SME customers. This is the second MBO Sovereign has backed in recent months and follows that of Asset Control, the financial data
Zip World, an award-winning outdoor adventure business which features the world’s fastest zipline, has secured a significant minority investment from mid-market private equity investor LDC, supported by the company’s existing banking partner, HSBC. The deal values the business at GBP45 million. The business runs adventure experiences across three scenic locations
SVB Financial Group (SVB), the parent company of Silicon Valley Bank, has completed the acquisition of Leerink Holdings LLC, a Boston-based parent company of healthcare and life science investment bank Leerink Partners. Leerink will operate under the name SVB Leerink as a wholly-owned subsidiary of SVB Financial Group, led by
Private equity firm TA Associates has completed a strategic growth investment in Behavioral Health Works (BHW), a behavioural health services provider specialising in therapy and ancillary services for children with autism spectrum disorder and related disorders. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Established in 2009, BHW
Vine Alternative Investments Group (Vine) an investment management firm focused on investing in the media and entertainment sector, targeting non-correlated investment opportunities, has completed fundraising for its fourth fund, Vine Media Opportunities – Fund IV with USD608 million of committed capital. Fund IV exceeded its initial USD600 million target with
NTR has attracted commitments of EUR229 million for the NTR Renewable Energy Income Fund II, of which EUR145 million has been secured for the fund’s first close. The fund is targeting EUR500 million and will invest in both pre-construction and operational onshore wind and solar projects across a number of
Global investment firm KKR and Altavair AirFinance, a specialist in commercial aviation finance, are to form a long-term partnership to pursue the creation of a leading, global portfolio of leased commercial aircraft. KKR will make a USD1 billion capital commitment primarily from its credit and infrastructure funds, which may be
Private investment firm Gridiron Capital has completed the sale of Quality Solutions, Inc (QSI), an asset light facilities management provider, to Cushman & Wakefield (NYSE: CWK), a global real estate services firm. The acquisition of QSI will expand Cushman & Wakefield’s facility management capabilities and coverage across North American markets. Headquartered
Mid-market private equity firm Bowmark Capital, has held the closing of its new fund, Bowmark Capital Partners VI, having reached its target of GBP600 million in just 10 weeks. The fund is 60 per cent larger than Bowmark’s previous GBP375 million fund, with 94 per cent of the capital committed
12 November, 2026 – 5:00 pm
12 November, 2026 – 8:00 am
12 February, 2026 – 8:00 am
12 February, 2026 – 5:00 pm
