YFM Equity Partners (YFM), has once again seen the offers for its two managed Venture Capital Trusts (VCTs) fully subscribed in a matter of weeks. After launching on 22 September, it has already succeeded in raising GBP60m of committed funds as it continues to invest in SMEs nationwide, with a
Octopus Titan VCT’s latest offer closed on Thursday 18 November, having raised its full fundraising target of GBP200 million in four weeks. Meanwhile demand for VCTs is soaring, already raising almost 3.65x as much as the total raised at this point last year. Managed by Octopus Ventures, one of
Trilantic Europe, a private equity firm focused on mid-market transactions in Europe, has invested in Denver, a manufacturer of bicycles and e-bikes for large European retailers. Michele and Giuseppe Beraudo, the two co-founders of Denver, will remain as minority shareholders. Based in Dronero (Italy) and founded more than 20 years
Edge Investments has raised GBP85 million for its second venture fund, Create the Future, which is targeting a final close at GBP100 million. The British Business Bank, the cornerstone investor in the fund, has committed GBP50 million through its Enterprise Capital Funds programme, which aims to increase the supply of
Cyber Manufacture Co, a narrative-based Web3 platform behind the next generation NFT project GAMA, has closed a USD6 million pre-Series A funding round led by Synergis and Collab+Currency.
Seneca Partners’ EIS portfolio company, Manchester-based Wejo Limited (Wejo), a specialist in connected vehicle data, has completed a reverse merger with Virtuoso Acquisition Corp (VOSO.O) and the enlarged business is now trading on Nasdaq. The deal will enable Wejo to accelerate expansion of markets across traffic management, advertising, fleet management,
ScaleUp Capital, a specialist in investing in and supporting scaling B2B digital businesses with revenues of GBP1 million to GBP10 million, has closed a GBP4 million investment round in Sifted. The investment will enable the media outlet to continue scaling the definitive resource for insights on the European startup ecosystem.
Ropes & Gray has represented Bain Capital Private Equity in its majority investment in InnovaCare Health, a regional leader in integrated and value-based healthcare services. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Throughout its 20-plus year history, InnovaCare Health has owned, operated and managed an integrated portfolio of leading
RiverGlade Capital (RiverGlade), a healthcare-focused private equity firm, has sold its controlling stake in US Oral Surgery Management (USOSM) to Oak Hill Capital (Oak Hill). Formed by RiverGlade in 2017, in partnership with the Thurston Group, USOSM is a healthcare management services company to the oral surgery sector and represents
Ravesncroft has announced plans to acquire the Channel Islands’ operation of MitonOptimal Group.
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