The European Investment Bank has agreed to provide a GBP 700 million loan for the GBP 4.2 billion Thames Tideway Tunnel, the biggest infrastructure project ever undertaken by the UK water industry. Often dubbed the ‘super sewer’, the project is urgently needed to help tackle overflows of untreated sewage into
The Venture Capital Catalyst Fund of British Business Bank Investments, the commercial arm of the British Business Bank, has invested EUR9 million in Frog Capital II, a EUR90 million European Growth Capital Fund. The Fund will invest in up to eight ambitious high-growth technology businesses across the UK and Europe.
Guernsey’s new Manager Led Product (MLP) was warmly received by a London funds audience when it was launched at the Guernsey Funds Forum last week [12 May]. Nearly 500 delegates attended the annual funds conference, which this year saw Luke Johnson, Chairman of private equity house Risk Capital Partners and
Inflexion Private Equity has appointed Josh Kaufman as Investment Director, and Henry Arundel and Fabrizia Rizzi as Investment Executives. They start with immediate effect. Kaufman joins as an Investment Director in Inflexion’s Partnership Capital team. Previously Kaufman was a Director at Levine Leichtman Capital Partners where he completed numerous transactions,
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and ADM Capital, a leading investor in stressed companies in Asia and Europe, have launched a repeat lending platform to support sound, but financially stressed companies in Asia. The platform will act as a safety net allowing small and medium enterprises (SMEs)
EZBob Ltd, which trades as business e-lenders Everline and EZBob, has secured a three-year GBP25 million debt funding facility from Shawbrook Bank and Honeycomb Investment Trust (Pollen Street Capital Limited – Investment Manager). This latest funding follows the close of the FinTech start-up’s Series C investment round in March, with
Global marketing services and secure & essential communications provider, Adare Group, has acquired Banner Managed Communication (BMC), another supplier of business marketing and essential communication services, for an undisclosed sum. The landmark deal is one of the most significant transactions in the marcomms services space in recent years. It creates
toucanBox, a subscription-based children’s arts and crafts delivery service, has secured a GBP2.7 million investment from BGF Ventures, as part of a GBP3.2 million funding round, to accelerate its UK and international growth and introduce new products. This is the company’s first institutional investment following previous rounds of angel and
YFM Equity Partners (YFM) has appointed Colin Granger as an Investment Director focusing on sourcing and completing new investments throughout the South of England. He will be based in London and brings to YFM his extensive experience across deal transaction. With nearly nine years of industry experience, Granger joins YFM
The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) and The Vietnamese State Capital Investment Corporation (SCIC) have signed a memorandum of understanding to establish a Russian-Vietnamese investment platform. RDIF and SCIC will identify attractive investment projects in bilateral trade, which are in line with Russian-Vietnamese strategic interests. Under the agreement, RDIF and
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