Cheney Bros, a family-owned, operated regional food distributor serving the Southeastern United States, has closed an investment by funds managed by Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R).The investment will help fund the company’s continued expansion across its core markets, including, but not limited to, Florida and North Carolina. The Cheney family

Cowboy, at the manufacturer of a connected electric bike, has completed its Series B funding round, raising EUR23 million in total.  Leading the round is Exor Seeds, the early stage investment arm of Exor, controlling shareholder of Ferrari and FCA, HCVC, and Isomer Capital, joined by Future Positive Capital and Index Ventures,

MyHelp, a Manchester based start-up building a digital solution for mental health service providers and patients has secured an investment from Catapult Ventures’ GM&C Life Sciences Fund.The company is founded by Kirren Kaur and Indi Singh, who have many years’ experience with the challenges faced in mental health care provision,

Aker Systems has secured a significant minority investment from LDC, a mid-market private equity firm, as it targets further expansion to support the digital transformation of organisations across the UK. Financial details of the investment have not been disclosed.Aker Systems was founded in 2016 by a team of experienced technology

UK private equity house Maven Capital Partners (Maven) has led an investment through its managed VCTs, alongside the Scottish Investment Bank, in Quorum Cyber Security Limited (Quorum), a cyber security firm, providing professional and managed security services to companies across the UK, Europe and the Middle East. The funding will be

Techmer PM, a designer and producer of engineered compounds and colour and additive concentrates for the plastics and fibre industries, has formed a strategic partnership with an affiliate of New York-based private investment firm SK Capital Partners.SK Capital, which manages a growing portfolio of companies focused on the specialty materials,

NEM Ventures, the venture capital and investment arm of the NEM blockchain ecosystem, has made a strategic investment in SharpShark, a blockchain-powered time-stamping solution that protects creators’ copyrights, while enabling the transfer and tokenisation of intellectual property, and the auto monitoring of violations.Kailin O’Donnell, Co-Founder and General Partner at NEM

Headmade Materials, developer of the metal 3D printing process Cold Metal Fusion (Metal SLS), has completed a EUR1.9 million financing round. The sole investor is the Industrial Technologies Fund of btov Partners.  The process of the Würzburg-based startup enables 3D printing for series production using low-cost 3D printers available on the

Roslin Technologies, the UK’s specialist AgriTech venture builder, has invested in Singapore-based Protenga, a business which farms black soldier fly insects to produce animal feed and fertiliser. As part of Roslin Technologies’ ambitious programme, a bespoke genetic nucleus facility is being built near its HQ, which will focus on applying enhanced

Aquiline Capital Partners, a global private investment firm specialising in financial services and technology, has closed its investment in Quintes Holding, one of the largest independent insurance brokers in the Netherlands.  Since its founding in 2012, Quintes has built a national footprint of brokers with a focus on serving the