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One Utility Bill extends funding to GBP3.3m in the past year

One Utility Bill, the Newcastle-based business which simplifies the utilities experience for consumers, landlords and letting agents, has raised a further GBP1.6 million in its second fundraise within a year.  The follow-on investment round was led by incumbent investors DSW Ventures, the venture capital business of the Dow Schofield Watts

Earth Observation Startup LiveEO secures EUR5.25m to accelerate global expansion

LiveEO, an Earth Observation (EO) asset monitoring startup based in Berlin, has closed an investment round with the venture capital firms btov Partners, Helen Ventures, DvH Ventures, and Motu Ventures as well as deep tech investor Andreas Kupke and a renowned investor from the Silicon Valley tech ecosystem.   The

Kainos Capital sells Ferraro Foods to Kelso & Company

Kainos Capital (Kainos), a food and consumer-focused private equity firm, has sold its portfolio company Ferraro Foods to funds managed by Kelso & Company.   Headquartered in Piscataway, NJ, Ferraro Foods is a specialty foodservice distributor delivering quality food and supplies, primarily to the Italian restaurant and pizzeria segment in

Arma Partners advises MPB on a USD70m investment led by Vitruvian Partners

Arma Partners has acted as exclusive financial advisor to MPB on a USD70 million investment led by Vitruvian Partners, with participation from existing investor Acton Capital. Headquartered in Brighton, UK, MPB is the world’s largest reseller of photo and video kit. The used kit market is in a period of

Silverfleet invests in OneStock

European private equity firm Silverfleet has invested in the fast-growing, SaaS provider, OneStock, a European specialist in modern and agile OMS software for retail. Silverfleet will hold a significant minority stake in OneStock. Headquartered in Toulouse, France, and with offices in Paris and London, OneStock’s sector leading SaaS OMS platform

Gresham House Ventures invests GBP2.25m into Metrion Biosciences

Gresham House Ventures – a growth equity investor specialised in software and digitally driven businesses in the healthcare, consumer and services sectors – has invested GBP2.25 million into Metrion Biosciences, a contract research organisation (CRO) catering to the drug discovery market. Metrion Biosciences (Metrion) is a specialist contract research company

Intent data leader Cyance secures new funding round to build on growth momentum

Cyance, a provider of global, third-party intent data, has secured a new round of additional funding from existing investors — including Blackfinch Ventures and Nexus Investments — in the amount of GBP860,000.  The funding follows a period of significant growth for the startup company with revenues increasing by 18 per

SK Capital Partners closes acquisition of IPACKCHEM

SK Capital Partners, LP, a private investment firm focused on the specialty materials, chemicals and pharmaceuticals sectors, has completed its previously announced acquisition of IPACKCHEM Group SAS (IPACKCHEM), a specialist in sustainability-oriented barrier packaging. Founded in 1987 by Jean-Philippe Morvan as a division of Air Products Group, IPACKCHEM is a

SBIC Capital Syndicate Partners to Acquire Aging With Comfort

Capital Alignment Partners, NewSpring, Petra Capital Partners, and Tecum Capital (the SBIC capital syndicate), in partnership with Silver Palm Capital Healthcare Partners, has acquired Aging With Comfort, a Philadelphia-based home care agency that provides personal care assistance for elderly and disabled clients.  Aging With Comfort’s in-home care team works with

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