A Liverpool-based chemical technology company helping in the fight against dementia, cancer and respiratory illnesses, has secured GBP2.25 million in a funding round led by the VC firms Deepbridge Capital and Praetura Ventures.Liverpool ChiroChem (LCC), the developer and manufacturer of chemical components that are critical to the research and development
A Coventry-based manufacturer responsible for producing all-electric, black taxis – ‘Hackney Carriages’ – approved by Transport for London (TfL) has secured a GBP1.25 million loan.The funding, which was provided by the Midlands Engine Investment Fund and Maven Capital Partners, will enable Dynamo to recruit and train 50 new employees. The
Venture capital firm Alumni Ventures Group (AVG), has opened a new fund focused on investing in entrepreneurial companies working to shape and accelerate the world’s recovery from the Covid-19 crisis. The Post-Covid Fund will invest in ventures that either directly or indirectly address the multiple impacts of the virus and that
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice has completed the acquisition of Huntsworth, a provider of specialty services that help pharmaceutical and biotech companies commercialise new therapies and support the life cycle of drug innovation for multiple years, from Phase II and Phase III trials to loss of exclusivity. The transaction was valued at
Levine Leichtman Capital Partners Europe (LLCP) has acquired SiPM in partnership with management and its founding partners. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.Founded in Belgium, SiPM is a pioneer in high-impact e-learning solutions for blue-chip corporations worldwide. The Company has changed the way their clients train their procurement,
Oxwash, a laundry and dry-cleaning startup aiming to disrupt the traditional laundry service sector, has secured a GBP1.4 million investment from TrueSight Ventures, Biz Stone (co-founder of Twitter), Paul Forster (founder of Indeed.com), Founders Factory and other angel investors. Oxwash’s service is taking medical-grade laundry technology typically used in spaceship and
KPS Capital Partners (KPS) has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the Lufkin rod lift solutions business (Lufkin) from Baker Hughes (NYSE: BKR). Lufkin was founded in 1902 and acquired in 2013 by General Electric’s (NYSE: GE) Oil & Gas division. The division subsequently merged with Baker Hughes, Inc in 2017.
A majority (83 per cent) of private equity GPs do not expect to make a portfolio exit within the next 12 months in the Covid-19 environment, a new report by Investec reveals.
Verso Capital, a growth stage buyout investor with a special focus on carve-out situations, has launched a new EUR100 million sector agnostic fund. The first investors in Verso Fund III are KRR III, Tesi, pension funds Ilmarinen, Varma and Elo, as well as Nokia, Valeado AB and Etrisk Oy, with
The number of private equity (PE) backed deals for AIM companies has trebled in the last 12 months and the Covid-19 driven stock market fall could see this trend continue if AIM’s valuation gap with the main market grows, says accountancy and business advisory firm, BDO LLP.12 companies from AIM
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