CVC Credit has supported Pollen Street Capital and Qatar Insurance Corporation’s investment in UK insurance company, Markerstudy Group, with GBP85 million in senior debt facilities.  The business will use the investment to fund an organic and acquisition-led expansion programme to build on its rapid development over recent years, following its

Cambridge GaN Devices (CGD) has raised USD9.5 million in Series A funding. The investment was co-led by IQ Capital, Parkwalk Advisors and BGF, and includes investment from Foresight Williams, Cambridge Enterprise, Martlet Capital, Cambridge Angels and Cambridge Capital Group.  The funding will be used by CGD to expand its product

Evox Therapeutics (Evox), an exosome therapeutics company, has raised GBP69.2 million (USD95.4 million) in a Series C financing round. The financing was significantly oversubscribed with high demand from both existing and new investors. The Series C financing was led by Redmile Group who were joined by new investors OrbiMed and

Ally.io, a hypergrowth technology company specialising in goal-setting and business execution software, has closed a USD50 million (GBP36.5 million) Series C funding round led by Greenoaks Capital.  Tiger Global, which led the company’s Series B round, and Madrona Venture Group also joined the round, as well as previous investors Accel,

Agronomics, a London-listed investor in alternative proteins with a focus on cellular agriculture and cultivated meat, has invested a further EUR2 million for 1,197 Preferred shares in existing investee company Meatable. The Subscription will be paid using cash from the Company’s own resources and will take Agronomics’ total cash investment

London based Lingerie and swimwear business, Playful Promises, has secured an investment from Bestport Private Equity to finance its fast-growing brands and e-commerce business.  The move comes after the website, which has locally serviced sites in UK, USA and Australia, has been experiencing rapid year on year growth. This year

Goldin Auctions, a marketplace for collectibles and trading cards, has raised ~USD40 million in growth financing from The Chernin Group (TCG), a multi-stage investment firm known for building and investing in emerging consumer businesses in the media, commerce and technology industries. Goldin Auctions will use the funding to invest in

Colossi Games, a specialist in role-playing games (RPG), has secured USD2.5 million in a seed round led by EQT Ventures, with participation from existing investor Play Ventures.  Colossi Games is a Cyprus-based games studio, which is creating the first ever social survival game on mobile. The funding will be used

Billhop, a Swedish company which enables businesses and individuals to pay their invoices by credit card, has closed a EUR4 million Series A investment round from financial technology VC Element Ventures (www.elementventures.vc). A majority of suppliers do not accept card payments due to processing fees and administration involved, and not

Citizens M&A Advisory served as the exclusive M&A advisor to Bionix Development Corporation on its recapitalisation by Argosy Private Equity. Bionix, headquartered in Toledo, Ohio, is a leading developer of innovative healthcare products for single-use ear, nasal and wound care applications, among others. Co-founded in 1984 by Drew Milligan, PhD,