Cordio Medical, a medical speech processing platform, has secured $18 million in a strategic investment round led by Ceros Financial Services and Peregrine Ventures. Cordio Medical’s HearO product converts a smartphone into a medical-grade device. The smartphone app is backed by sophisticated and proprietary algorithms allowing monitoring and early detection

BGF has sold portfolio company Aubin Group to Italmatch Chemicals, a global specialty chemical group focused on the production and marketing of performance additives for the processing and treatment of water, oil & gas, industrial lubricants and plastics. Headquartered in Scotland, Aubin is a key strategic developer and supplier of

ProductLife Group (PLG), a specialist in Regulatory affairs and Pharmacovigilance, has made two new platform acquisitions – Quoretex and Pharma IT. 21 Invest France acquired a majority stake in ProductLife Group (PLG) in January 2019 and the group has already completed four build-ups in France, the US, Central Europe and

Marathon Capital, an independent investment banking firm, has entered into a strategic collaboration agreement (SCA) with Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC), one of the largest industrial, energy and infrastructure lenders in the world. SMBC is a member of SMBC Group, a top-tier global financial group headquartered in Tokyo with approximately

Cobepa, a Belgian investment company backed by large entrepreneurial European families, has acquired a majority stake in Salice from owners Francesca, Massimo and Sergio Salice. The family shareholders have grown the almost 100-year old business, which specialises in furniture fittings, opening systems and wardrobe accessories, into a market leader reaching

ASG, a portfolio company of Alpine Investors that buys and builds vertical SaaS companies, has acquired Hotel Effectiveness, a software industry leader for hotel labour optimisation, which has been added to ASG’s Actabl platform. Actabl’s integrations, operations and labour management tools, and business intelligence solutions combine to create a cohesive

PolySign, a financial technology company providing blockchain-enabled digital asset infrastructure for institutional investors, has raised $53 million in a Series C funding round with participation from Cowen Digital, Brevan Howard, GSR and more. As well as the new funding, PolySign has also secured a $25 million credit facility with Boathouse

Kensing, a manufacturer of Natural Vitamin E, Plant Sterols and high-purity surfactants, and a portfolio company of One Rock Capital Partners (One Rock), has acquired Vitae Naturals (Vitae), a producer of Plant Sterol Esters and Non-GMO Natural Vitamin E derivatives for the food, nutrition and skin care end-markets. Founded in

Employee engagement platform WorkBizz has raised £1.5 million in an investment round from from its existing backers Mercia and Foresight, both of which invested via the Midlands Engine Investment Fund (MEIF), alongside funding from private investors. The Milton Keynes-based company has more than doubled the size of its team since