Clearwater International has advised the shareholders of Littlefish, a mid-market outsourced IT services provider, on securing a significant investment from private equity firm LDC and debt facilities from HSBC to support its growth strategy. Littlefish is a fast-growing and award-winning provider of outsourced IT services. The business delivers tailored managed
London-based software and accreditation specialist, Accredit Solutions, has raised a significant sum of funding from angel investor Andy Center, ex-CEO of CloserStill Holdings Ltd. Accredit Solutions will use the financing to continue expanding its global reach into Australasia and the USA, accelerate product innovation, development of a client resource centre,
Prestige Funds, a provider of private finance to the UK’s agriculture, clean energy and SME markets, has agreed to a GBP23.2 million funding deal to finance the construction of a 2.5MWe (700 nm3/h biomethane) ‘gas to grid’ anaerobic digestion plant in Kent. The plant will take approximately 20 months to
Videalert, a supplier of intelligent traffic management and enforcement solutions to local authorities, has been acquired by Marston Holdings, one of the UK’s largest transportation and enforcement services group. David Richmond, CEO of Videalert Limited, says: “We are delighted to become a key part of Marston Holdings, as it will
Horizon Capital has invested in specialist software and data analytics businesses ResearchBods and Bonamy Finch to form STRAT7. The combination creates a leading customer insights group with proprietary software and a strong data analytics capability. The group consists of three specialist capabilities; ResearchBods which utilises proprietary software to harness customer
OpenGamma, a specialist in derivatives analytics, has raised USD10 million in funding led by early-stage fintech and B2B software venture capital firm Dawn. The funding round includes participation from existing investors Accel, CME Ventures and ex-SunGuard CEO and prolific fintech angel investor Cristóbal Conde. OpenGamma’s analytics solutions allow the
Last week proved to be the biggest yet for VCT funding this tax year, with GBP46.4m being raised. Octopus Titan and ProVen took the bulk of this amount. Total VCT fundraising for 2018/19 amounts to GBP608.5 million so far, with GBP386.5 million raised in 2019 alone. Commenting on the tax
RIO Investment Partners (RIO) is pleased to announce the launch of a new venture capital fund focused on Agri-Food investing across the North American ag-tech and food-tech value chain. RIO invests in growth stage companies operating in the various segments of the agri-food tech continuum and seeking capital of USD3
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, is providing up to USD100 million in financing to the Middle East Glass Manufacturing Company (MEG), Egypt’s leading maker of glass containers. The partnership is designed to support the firm’s capital expenditure programme, create new jobs, and boost Egypt’s manufacturing sector. IFC’s
Aliter Capital (Aliter), the private equity investment specialist in the support services industry, has brought together two of the fastest-growing companies in the sector. The combination of Glasgow headquartered Boston Networks, Pinacl Solutions and Pinacl GDA, headquartered in North Wales, will create a UK-wide organisation with a staff of over
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