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Finance Durham Fund invests GBP750,000 in Growth Capital Ventures

Finance Durham Fund, which was established by Durham County Council and overseen by Business Durham, has today announced the investment of GBP750,000 in Growth Capital Ventures (GCV). The investment through Finance Durham, managed by Maven Capital Partners (Maven), will support GCV’s growth plans as it seeks to further develop its three

BrüMate receives USD20m strategic investment from San Francisco Equity Partners

San Francisco Equity Partners (SFEP), a private equity firm focused on growth-oriented companies in the consumer sector, has made a USD20 million strategic investment into BrüMate, a direct-to-consumer (D2C) provider of insulated drinkware for adult beverages.Founded in 2016 by Dylan Jacob, BrüMate has built a cult-like following of its growing

BGF makes three successful exits from North West businesses

BGF’s North West team is celebrating a strong run of investment activity after completing three exits and two multimillion-pound deals over the last six months.  Last month, BGF successfully exited a subsidiary of Hobs Group when e-discovery business, Anexsys was acquired by US PE-backed Xact Data Discovery (XDD). BGF invested in

Pamlico portfolio company HelioCampus acquires ABC Insights

Pamlico portfolio company HelioCampus, a technology-enabled services company that provides colleges and universities with the decision support services they need to operate more strategically and sustainably, has acquired ABC Insights, a higher education benchmarking consortium that helps its members better understand their administrative spend levels and compare to peer institutions

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Truths and misconceptions surrounding private equity, dry powder and recovery

By Michael Gull, Executive Director, Business Development, MUFG Investor Services – As the Coronavirus pandemic continues to cut through our lives, the urgency of robust public assistance for businesses remains a matter of vital economic importance. And yet, since the earliest days of the crisis, certain critics have taken exception

BGF makes GBP2.6m investment in MRM Global

BGF has invested GBP2.6 million in Edinburgh based MRM Global, a provider of marketing technology to the global drinks and hospitality sector.MRM’s technology platform enables global drinks manufacturers and wholesalers to dramatically increase the level of marketing support they provide to their independent hospitality and retail customers. Its Brand Creator

GI Partners makes American Residential Services investment

Private investment firm GI Partners is making a majority investment in American Residential Services (ARS), a provider of residential heating, ventilation, air conditioning (HVAC) and plumbing services.Existing investor Charlesbank Capital Partners (Charlesbank) and management are also making significant new investments in the business.   Based in Memphis, Tennessee, ARS operates

Lincolnshire’s Desch Plantpak acquires IPP

Desch Plantpak (Desch), a portfolio company of Lincolnshire Management, has acquired Interplast Plastic Products (IPP), a manufacturer of horticulture container products headquartered in Holland. 

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