The trend for dedicated funds targeting GP equity stakes is likely to remain strong as investors seek out opportunities in early stage and middle-market PE groups. Just as private equity provides strategic capital investment to help global businesses grow, likewise PE groups need growth capital to expand and evolve. And
Home, a Berlin-based company dedicated to creating a better housing experience, has raised an EUR11million Series A round from Capnamic, the EQT Ventures fund (EQT Ventures), FJ Labs and Redalpine. The latest round of investment will be used to increase product innovation, particularly on the tenant side, as well as drive
Brand Velocity Partners (BVP), a private equity (PE) firm focused on acquiring lower-middle market consumer businesses in search of marketing muscle, has purchased Original Footwear Inc. Original Footwear, with its Altama and Original SWAT brands, is globally known for its military and law enforcement footwear and, to be announced tomorrow, an
Albion Capital has closed its 2019/2020 VCT top up offers earlier than scheduled after existing and new shareholder support resulted in full subscriptions totalling GBP34 million. Five trusts in Albion’s VCT range announced their fundraising offers in October.

The fundraising targeted varying amounts for each trust as a result of different levels
FeedStock, an AI-driven SaaS business that leverages the latest natural language processing technologies to enable financial services companies to meet both their compliance requirements and commercial goals, has secured a GBP2.5 million investment in a funding round led by Praetura Ventures.
CDC Group, the UK’s publicly owned impact investor, is to commit a further GBP2 billion into African businesses over the next two years, as it looks to double the size of its portfolio on the continent.The company, the world’s largest bilateral development investor in Africa, today unveiled at the UK-Africa
Social and Sustainable Capital (SASC), the award-winning UK fund manager and social enterprise, has invested GBP2.5 million from its Social and Sustainable Housing (SASH) fund into Valley House, a charity that supports vulnerable young parents and victims of domestic abuse in and around Coventry.This is SASC’s 4th investment from its
Elder Ltd has raised another GBP8.2 million funding round as its technology-enabled live-in care service gains nationwide popularity, bringing the total raised to GBP16.5 million. The round was led by Acton Capital, a leading growth venture capital investor from Munich, Germany and participated by existing investors.

Elder is one of the UK’s
Coniq has secured GBP6.4 million of growth equity to meet the growing demand for its award-winning CRM and loyalty platform used by the world’s leading shopping malls, outlets and brands.The round was led by Guinness Asset Management with Maven Capital Partners, and participation from existing investors Venrex Investment Management. High
The first quarter of 2019 broke the all-time record for investment in Europe, with EUR7.3 billion invested (EUR8.3 billion including Israel), and according to a new study by e-front, the global venture capital industry hit an all-time high last year.
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