Sharper Shape Group, a company in powerline inspection solutions for the utility industry has completed an $18 million Series B round, with Michael Harvey Trust leading the round. The investment will support Sharper Shape’s ambition to enhance its Shaper CORE Living Digital Twin (LDT) offering, delivering improved safety, efficiency, accuracy

Pension Insurance Corporation plc (PIC), a specialist insurer of defined benefit pension schemes, has completed a £130 million debt investment with Raven Housing Trust (Raven), which will be used to finance the development of 630 homes by 2026. 58% of the homes will be for social or affordable rent and

Permira, the global private equity firm, has agreed to sell Althea Group SpA (Althea), an independent provider of technology management services to the European healthcare industry, to a consortium formed by F2i, Italy’s largest independent infrastructure fund manager, and DWS, a global infrastructure investor, via its portfolio company Inframedica. The

Pembroke VCT plc, the venture capital trust focused on backing early-stage businesses, has achieved a record fundraise of £46 million. New investors have gained immediate access to a maturing portfolio of growing businesses and to a well-established dividend paying VCT. The portfolio includes high growth, innovative brands – such as

Maven Capital Partners (Maven), a UK investor, has made a £15 million investment in ProofID, provider of identity and access management (IAM) services. Founded in 2014, ProofID provides consultancy and managed services for enterprise customers across the UK, Europe and North America from its headquarters in Manchester and offices in

Foresight Group (Foresight), a listed private equity and infrastructure investment manager, has led a £1.7 million funding round into Nebu~Flow, an innovative medical device company developing surface acoustic wave (SAW) nebulisers, enabling the delivery of next-generation respiratory pharmaceuticals. The investment round was led by Foresight Williams Technology (FWT), a joint

Guider has raised $3 million seed investment with leading early-stage VC, Fuel Ventures, to grow its career development platform and expand its international operations.

GLAS, an independent provider of institutional debt administration services, has received an investment from mid-market private equity firm, Levine Leichtman Capital Partners (LLCP).