UK venture capital firm Vala Capital expects to invest all the capital raised by the Vala EIS Portfolio before the end of this current tax year on 5 April. This will grant investors income tax relief of 30 per cent of the investment value for the current tax year or
StrongBlock, a Magnetic Capital incubated startup founded by four former technology executives from EOSIO-creator Block.one, has secured USD4 million in a seed funding round led byPangea Blockchain Fund and its limited partners including Copernicus Asset Management SA (Copernicus). The raise will support the company’s plans to be the blockchain standard
SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust plc (LSE ticker: SEIT), managed by Sustainable Development Capital (SDCL), has acquired a 71 per cent interest in a high-quality Combined Heat and Power (CHP) portfolio of eight operating CHP projects on the east coast of the USA for a total cash consideration of USD5.0
Luminous Ventures’ existing portfolio company, Hadean – creator of the cloud-based operating system (HadeanOS) and distributed simulation engine (Aether Engine) – has secured a further GBP7 million investment in a third round of funding. Luminous Ventures – a venture fund which focuses on supporting early stage deep-tech companies – was
One Equity Partners (OEP), a middle market private equity firm, is to acquire Walterscheid Powertrain Group, (Walterscheid), a provider of original equipment and aftermarket parts and services for off-highway powertrain applications, from GKN Limited. Founded in 1919 and headquartered in Lohmar, Germany, Walterscheid manufactures, distributes and services shafts, gearboxes, attachment
Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners (Quinbrook), a specialist global investment manager focussed exclusively on lower carbon and renewable energy infrastructure investment and operational asset management in the US, the UK and Australia, has held the closing of its Low Carbon Power Fund, raising a total of over USD1.6 billion in investor commitments
Assetz Capital has partnered with Varengold Bank AG to provide funding, alongside its retail investors, to UK SME borrowers through the Assetz Capital platform. Varengold is a German private bank which is active in deploying funds through marketplace lending platforms across Europe. The partnership with Varengold brings additional institutional funding to
South Summit has launched South Summit Fund, a new venture capital fund created in partnership with Red Capital Partners, which will invest EUR6 million per year among the hundred finalist startups of South Summit 2019. The fund will make an investment of EUR3 million and two investments of EUR1 million
Private equity investor Maven Capital Partners (Maven) has led a GBP7 million investment in Northumberland-based AVID Technology Group (AVID), a specialist in the manufacture and design of components for electric and hybrid vehicles. The transaction is led by Maven’s Venture Capital Trusts (VCTs) together with the North East Development Capital
Beechbrook Capital, a specialist direct lender, has reached the first close of its second UK SME Credit Fund, with commitments of GBP128 million. The Fund has also made its first two investments, in Hosted Desktop UK and Gravity Global. Beechbrook’s UK SME Credit II supports small and medium-sized businesses in
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