ProFinda has received GBP1 million of funding from Nesta Impact Investments, a venture capital arm of one of the UK’s leading innovation foundations. Nesta Impact Investments supports businesses like ProFinda which have the potential to deliver clear social impact as a part of their business model.    ProFinda’s mission is

Livingbridge, a UK mid-market private equity investors, has made a GBP15 million investment in Nationwide Hire, an aggregator of equipment rental and hire services. Founded in 1995 and headquartered in Fareham, Hampshire, Nationwide Hire manages a network of over 4,000 suppliers based in over 9,000 locations across the UK and

Par Equity, an owner-managed venture capital firm specialising in identifying and supporting rapid-growth businesses, has invested GBP800,000 in Kibosh Ltd, the designer of a leaking-pipe repair kit. Ross Dickinson, a plumbing and heating engineer invented Kibosh in 2009. The kit allows professional plumbers and trades people to mend leaking pipes

KB Associates (KBA) has secured a minority investment from ECI Partners to continue enhancing its service offering and grow its international presence. KBA specialises in the provision of management company, governance and compliance services to investment funds and asset managers. Founded in 2003, Dublin-headquartered KBA also has offices in London, New

TEAM Services Group (TEAM), a portfolio company of Alpine Investors (Alpine), has partnered with AmeriBest Home Care (AmeriBest), a home care agency that provides home and community-based services in the greater Philadelphia region. AmeriBest will continue to operate under its current brand name within TEAM Public Choices (TPC), a division of TEAM

The Midlands Engine Investment Fund (MEIF) Debt Finance, managed by Maven Capital Partners (Maven), has provided EarthSense Systems Limited (EarthSense), air quality monitoring and modelling data firm, with a GBP100,000 loan. The funding will enable the business to invest further in research and development while also creating new jobs in

Mmid-market private equity investor LDC has supported the secondary buyout of precision engineering specialist ELE Advanced Technologies (ELE) from Albion Capital and Maven Capital Partners. Headquartered in Colne, Lancashire, ELE is a leading manufacturer of specialist components for aerospace, industrial gas turbines, and commercial diesel sectors, with its clients including

Private equity investor CVC Funds is to acquire a minority stake in mobile marketing company ironSource for over USD400 million. “As one of the world’s most respected private equity firms, CVC has a track record of successfully partnering with companies to drive global growth,” says Tomer Bar Zeev, CEO and

CBPE Capital is to invest in Centralis Group (Centralis), partnering with management to support the firm’s expansion plans. The terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Centralis offers a full range of corporate services (incorporation, corporate secretarial, accounting, management, tax compliance, payroll and HR activities), treasury services and debt