Archangels, an Edinburgh-based business angel investment syndicate – one of the oldest in the world – has led investment of GBP6.2 million in Scottish early stage companies in the first quarter of 2020.Four tech and life sciences businesses – Blackford Analysis; Fios Genomics; Optoscribe; and Speech Graphics – were the
VCTs have invested in over 181 innovative businesses with high potential for growth since November 2017, according to a new report from the Association of Investment Companies (AIC). Butterfly effect: The transformational potential of VCT investment, surveys investment by venture capital trusts (VCTs) since November 2017 when new rules were introduced
HIG Capital (HIG) has sold its portfolio company, AVI-SPL (AVI) to Marlin Equity Partners (Marlin). In conjunction with the transaction, AVI will be merged with Whitlock, an affiliate of Marlin focused on workplace collaboration solutions, resulting in USD1.3 billion of pro forma 2019 revenue. HIG will retain a minority stake in
The British Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (BVCA) has recommended the UK Government introduces a GBP500 million funding facility for VC-backed, early stage companies operating in the digital, biotech and life sciences sectors during the Covid-19 crisis. Early stage businesses have been a key driver in establishing the UK
Swiss Patrimonium Asset Management (Patrimonium), a EUR3 billion private market investor, has held the first close of its latest private equity fund, the Patrimonium Private Equity Fund, at EUR100 million.
Entrepreneurial Equity Partners (e2p), a Chicago-based private equity firm focused on the food and consumer packaged goods industries, is to merge portfolio company Kronos Foods (Kronos) with Grecian Delight Foods, a Parthenis family business. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Grecian Delight is a leading manufacturer and
Global investment bank GCA Corporation has has completed its acquisition of Stella EOC, a leading technology and media investment banking boutique with coverage in the Nordics, the UK and continental Europe. With this GCA is expanding its coverage into further key strategic markets including Benelux and the Nordics, strengthening its already
An affiliate of HIG Capital (HIG), a global private equity investment firm with USD37 billion of equity capital under management, has invested, through convertible debt, into Modern Logistics, a Brazilian one-stop-shop full service logistics firm. Terms were not disclosed.Modern Logistics, the only firm of its kind in Brazil to have
Fast-growth web hosting business, Miss Group, has acquired Euronic OY, which is headquartered in Finland. Founded in 2000, Euronic is an established Finnish web hosting business with around 12,500 customers. Alongside its core shared web hosting offering, Euronic provides services, such as website builds, domain names, and security certificates. Euronic has
Palatine Private Equity has backed Acora, a managed IT services provider, as it looks to expand its service capabilities through a buy-and-build strategy.Acora has traded for more than 25 years, providing a range of IT support and cloud solutions to help mid-market organisations modernise infrastructure and operate in the digital
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