London-based investment fund, Fuel Ventures, has made a GBP275,000 investment in an online employee referral platform. Real Links uses its web-based portal to help organisations lower recruitment costs by utilising their employee network, while improving employee engagement and staff retention. 
   An online platform aimed at helping businesses improve

A fund managed by Horizon Capital is to acquire a minority stake in Ukrainian biscuit producer Yarych. Yarych is the second largest packaged biscuits producer in Ukraine, holding a 33 per cent share of the packaged biscuits market with its branded Maria, petit beurre and The Crackers biscuits. Yarych was

McLarens, a global independent insurance services provider has secured an equity investment from Lee Equity Partners.   The transaction is expected to close no later than January 2019, subject to customary closing conditions. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.   McLarens employees will maintain a substantial ownership

Nexxus is to invest in Grupo Turistore, a retail company focussed on international tourism with more than 30 years of experience in the industry. Grupo Turistore has 56 stores in Mexico’s main beach destinations and a broad product offering, with its main selling categories being handicrafts, clothing, pharmacy, liquor, and

TIG Advisors (TIG) has acquired a minority interest in Romspen Investment Corporation (Romspen), an alternative credit manager focussed on North American real estate. The firm is the manager of funds with assets under management of CAD2.5 billion, which provide first mortgage bridge lending to commercial real estate projects. Terms of

Handshake, a career network for US college students, has closed a USD40 million Series C funding round led by the EQT Ventures fund (EQT Ventures), a European multi-stage VC fund. This funding round also includes participation from leading social impact investors including The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI), Omidyar Network (Omidyar),

Inflexion Private Equity has invested in PMC Treasury (PMC), an independent provider of treasury and risk management solutions. The transaction sees Inflexion take a substantial minority stake in the business, with management re-investing as part of the deal. The investment is being made by Inflexion Enterprise Fund IV, Inflexion’s dedicated

The Credit Junction, a data-driven, asset-based lender for small and mid-sized businesses, has secured a USD23 million growth equity investment from Century Equity Partners (Century). Century focuses on making investments in lower middle market companies that have demonstrated value propositions to the financial services industry. This investment provides The Credit

Guinness Asset Management has led a GBP1.7m investment for a minority stake in Pasta Evangelists, which is disrupting the UK’s GBP3.8 billion pasta sector, delivering fresh, authentically Italian artisan pasta direct to consumers’ homes across the UK. Founded in October 2016 by Genoa native Alessandro Savelli and co-founders James McArthur