Europe is the only region worldwide to have recorded positive M&A performance in 2019, with European dealmakers marginally outperforming their regional index by +0.6pp (percentage points) over the last 12 months, according to the latest results from Willis Towers Watson’s Quarterly Deal Performance Monitor (QDPM), run in partnership with Cass
Birmingham-based Zipabout Limited has secured a GBP650,000 investment from the Midlands Engine Investment Fund (MEIF) Equity Finance Fund, managed by venture capital firm Midven. The MEIF investment closed a GBP1.35 million funding round, which involved participation from First Derivatives and Founders Factory.Zipabout works closely with transport operators to improve the experience of transport for all through
GCP is delighted to announce that it has supported Indigo’s acquisition of Foursite Design Consultants Limited (4site).
Lovell Minnick Partners, a private equity firm focused on investments in the global financial services industry, has completed a significant growth investment in Fortis Payment Systems (Fortis), a payments technology and merchant services provider. Financial terms of the private transaction have not been disclosed. Headquartered in Novi, Michigan, Fortis provides payment
OfficeSpace Software, a specialist in workplace management solutions, has secured a strategic equity investment from Resurgens Technology Partners, a software-focused private equity firm. The partnership will enable OfficeSpace to increase investment in its market-leading software, accelerate key go-to-market initiatives, and further enhance its highly-regarded customer experience. OfficeSpace is a
Thirteen has successfully issued a private placement to a group of high-profile UK and US institutional investors, securing a GBP100 million injection of new capital. As the largest housing association in the North East with over 34,000 homes, Thirteen secured the funding after its leadership team impressed investors at a
British Business Investments, a commercial subsidiary of the British Business Bank, has made its second cornerstone commitment this year through its GBP500 million Managed Funds Programme. The GBP100 million commitment is being made to the Hermes GPE Innovation Fund which is seeking to raise a target of GBP250 million. Investments
Barings has served as mandated lead arranger and sole provider of a senior secured credit facility to support Montagu Private Equity (Montagu) in its acquisition of Jane’s from IHS Markit. Jane’s is a leading global provider of open source information to the aerospace, defence and security industries. Financial terms have
Octopus Investments’ Development Capital team has led a GBP3.6 million funding round, alongside Calculus Capital, into FISCAL Technologies, a world leading provider of forensic solutions and services headquartered in Reading. FISCAL Technologies’ solutions empower purchase-to-pay teams across the globe to protect their organisational spend. Its NXG Forensics® enterprise solution provides
The Catalyst-CEL China-Israel Fund (CCF) has made an investment in Arbe Robotics (Arbe), the provider of next-generation 4D Imaging Radar Chipset Solution that enables high-resolution sensing for advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) and autonomous vehicles. The Fund led Arbe’s USD32 million B-round fundraising, and is joined by Beijing Automotive Investment Capital,
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