CDC Group, the UK Government’s development finance institution and impact investor in South Asia and Africa, has closed a USD20 million investment round in Ecom Express, a leading tech-enabled end-to-end logistics solutions provider to the Indian e-commerce industry.  This will be CDC’s second round of investment in Ecom Express after

Bridgepoint Development Capital has partnered with IDHL to provide a substantial investment to support the ambitious growth plans of the Harrogate-based connected agency group. IDHL employs over 240 people and serves a nationwide customer base supporting businesses throughout the process of digital transformation. This is achieved through a connected group

Inflexion has completed a minority investment in Systal Technology Solutions (Systal), a managed network services provider.  The investment is being made by Inflexion Enterprise Fund V, Inflexion’s dedicated lower mid-market fund. Systal was founded in 2008 and is based in Glasgow, with a presence in the US and Asia. Owner-managed

Foresight Group (Foresight), a listed infrastructure and private equity investment manager, has made a GBP2.35 million investment into RF Brown Limited (RF Brown), a shipping container hire, container sales and self-storage business.   RF Brown was founded in 1987 and is based on the outskirts of Glasgow. The Company typically

Scottish Equity Partners (SEP) has completed a significant growth equity investment in AutoRek, a leading provider of financial control, regulatory reporting and data management software.  AutoRek’s cloud-based software as a service (SaaS) platform has experienced significant growth in the past three years and investment from SEP will enable the company

The Warrington-headquartered company works with manufacturing and engineering businesses to provide innovative design automation and 3D sales product configuration software solutions.   The fast-growing technology company was co-founded by CEO Glen Smith and VP Maria Sarkar in 2001 with the creation of DriveWorks software as a design tool to automate

BGF has invested in secure lock and hardware supplier, Brisant Secure, which is based in the East Midlands and West Yorkshire.  The investment will support Brisant’s ambitious long-term growth plans and enable the company to develop further innovations and opportunities.    Brisant partners, Nick Dutton and Steve Stewart, remain majority

UK mid-market private equity firm LDC has invested in Sohonet, an international provider of connectivity, collaboration software, media services and network security for the media and entertainment industry. LDC’s investment will support the existing management team, led by CEO Chuck Parker, to further build on its international growth strategy and

Papaya Global, a workforce management platform transforming global employment, announced today that it has raised USD100 million in a Series C funding, bringing the company’s valuation across USD1 billion.  The new investment follows Papaya’s $40 million Series B funding announced less than six months ago.  The new funding round was