Apex Group, a global financial services provider, has expanded its well-established ESG Ratings and Advisory service by unveiling a new ratings and scoring platform, which is designed to provide ESG insights to private companies and their investors.Apex has led the way in pioneering ESG solutions for its clients as the
Carnot, the developer of a hydrogen combustion engine, has partnered with Crowdcube to launch an equity crowdfund campaign to fuel its production of a prototype. The company is seeking GBP170,000 to build and test a prototype by April 2021. Owing to its unique layout, Carnot’s technology offers a significant increase in
Parabellum Investments, an international investment firm specialising in the mid- market, has acquired the India business of The Column Group a US-based privately-owned technology consulting, systems, and services provider it acquired with The Acacia Group earlier this year.Based in Pune, Column India has a workforce of around 180 people and
TA Associates, a global growth private equity firm, has signed a definitive agreement to make a strategic growth investment in Ivanti, a provider of enterprise-grade intelligent IT management and security software solutions.TA will join existing investor Clearlake Capital Group, as institutional shareholders in Ivanti. The funding will provide additional
Onecom, a UK-based independent business telecommunications provider backed by LDC and Ares Management Corporation, has acquired the Glamorgan Telecom Group for an undisclosed sum as part of an ambitious strategy designed to significantly expand the business over the next three years.The acquisition will see the multi-million-pound revenue Glamorgan Telecom Group
Edtech startup BibliU has raised GBP500,000 as part of a Series A extension funding round, supported by Angel Investment Network (AIN), the world’s largest online angel investment platform. London-based BibliU is a digital education platform that provides students with digital access to their textbooks and libraries across all their devices. The
Gaming quality assurance and testing firm Testronic, part of the Catalis Group, has acquired Whyttest, a games QA and customer support business headquartered in Romania – a move set to increase headcount by 15 per cent. Testronic provides services to the global games publishing and film and TV markets, including Quality
A Corby care service for adults with learning disabilities has secured a GBP200k loan from the Midlands Engine Investment Fund (MEIF) Debt Finance, managed by Maven Capital Partners.The funding will enable BDC Healthcare & Education to purchase a new care facility in Northamptonshire while also creating several employment opportunities.
As the second quarter showed the worst quarterly fall in output ever recorded in the UK, investors point to how the recovery of the UK economy as a whole may rely on the prosperity of SMEs, start-ups and high-growth firms.
Lisya Bahar Manoah (pictured) recently joined Catalyst Investments as a partner, based in Tel Aviv in Israel. The firm was founded in 1999 by Edouard Cukierman, Yair Shamir and Boaz Harel.
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