Sonae Investment Management (Sonae IM), has concluded an equity investment in Cellwize, a specialist in mobile network automation and orchestration. This funding will accelerate Cellwize’s growth and the expansion of its technology in automation and artificial intelligence, particularly towards supporting new 5G deployments. “Cellwize is a global technology leader and

Private investment and alternative finance specialist IW Capital has provided a GBP1.83 million loan to Inglenook Inns and Taverns Limited. The loan represents the latest funding round for Inglenook to help grow and consolidate its regional presence across the North West of England. The business will use the loan to

Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) and Venture Capital Trust (VCT) specialist Calculus Capital has invested GBP2.5 million in software provider Wazoku. Wazoku’s core product, Idea Spotlight, serves as a global home for ideas and is used by clients including the Ministry of Defence, Waitrose, Aviva and HSBC, enabling them to embed

London-based investment fund, Fuel Ventures, has invested GBP2 million in online tutoring platform, Tutor House, which connects parents and families with tutors either in-person or online.  The site, which is run by education professionals, allows families to search for tutors across an array of subjects and academic levels.   An

Aryaka, a specialist in managed SD-WAN, has closed a USD50 million Series F round of funding led by Goldman Sachs Private Capital Investing, bringing the company;s total funding to date to USD184 million.  Additionally, Matthew Dorr of Goldman Sachs will join Aryaka’s Board of Directors as a Board Member, and Michael Kondoleon will join as an observer.

Maven Capital Partners (Maven) has led a GBP1.2 million investment into Hive HR (Hive).  The employee engagement Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform secured funding through the North East Development Fund, supported by the European Regional Development, and Maven VCTs, in order to make a succession of new hires and accelerate product development.

British Business Investments, a commercial subsidiary of the British Business Bank, has committed GBP50 million to BOOST&Co’s second fund, Industrial Lending II. BOOST&Co is an independent asset manager specialising in lending solutions for high-growth SMEs in the UK. It offers growth capital and venture debt of GBP2 million to GBP10

Walter Global Asset Management (Walter) has become a minority shareholder in LionGuard Capital Management (LionGuard), an asset management firm that specialises in fundamental research on small and medium capitalisation companies. This is Walter’s first investment since forming in late 2018, and its new commitment includes direct allocations toward LionGuard-managed funds via

Offshore law firm Mourant has advised Brazilian private equity firm IG4 Capital in connection with their agreement with Alberta Investment Management Corporation to inject USD107.26 million in the Brazilian water service holding company Iguá Saneamento SA through the investment vehicles and funds managed by IG4.  The proceeds will be used

Mid-market private equity firm LDC has invested GBP20million to back the management buyout (MBO) of Shield Group International (SGI) from global testing, inspection and certification group Kiwa. SGI, formerly known as Kiwa Compliance International, is an international environmental testing, inspection and consultancy business. LDC has invested to support the existing