A leading Managed IT Services Provider, Adapt, is set to execute a buy-and-build strategy to capitalise on market opportunities after securing backing from growth investor Lyceum Capital. Adapt delivers enterprise-class cloud, infrastructure management, network and data centre services to a wide range of mid- market clients that operate business critical

The Association of Investment Companies (AIC) has responded to HM Treasury’s review of the VCT scheme rules. The AIC proposes allowing individual VCTs to invest greater amounts in individual SMEs and this would be achieved by removing the annual £1million investment limit.  This reform would benefit both individual VCTs and

Yieldex, a provider of inventory and revenue management solutions for digital publishers, has raised USD10 million in its third round of venture capital funding. Triangle Peak Partners and Hearst Interactive Media led the round. Existing Yieldex venture capital investors Sequel Venture Partners, Madrona Venture Group, and FFP Holdings also participated

BeCapital, a European private equity firm focusing on expansion capital investments in cleantech companies, announced the final closing of its first fund at EUR148.325 million, well above the EUR100 million initial target. Initiated by BeCitizen, Cobepa and La Compagnie Benjamin de Rothschild, BeCapital gathered interest from a unique network of investors, mostly

European private equity firm Silverfleet Capital has agreed to invest in Aesica Pharmaceuticals, one of the UK’s fastest growing companies. Completion, which is subject only to obtaining clearance from the German authorities, is expected to occur within the next four weeks. Headquartered near Newcastle, Aesica has the expertise to both develop and

HALO Networks has closed a Series A round of GBP1.6m led by Nauta Capital and DN Capital. Nauta Capital invested from its recently closed Nauta Tech Invest III fund of EUR105m. This is the 9th investment from this fund. DN Capital invested from its second fund GVCII and this is