Natixis is to make strategic investments in three flagship independent M&A boutiques, all of which are recognised as strong leaders in their respective market segments – Financial Services, China M&A and Technology. The combined impact of these three investments on Natixis’ CET ratio is estimated at around 8bps.   Following

NVM Private Equity (NVM) has led a GBP5 million growth capital minority investment in Manchester-based CurrentBody, an online retailer for home-use beauty devices. Having achieved exceptional sales growth in the last year, the investment will help support its next phase of expansion, allowing the company to accelerate its strategic initiatives

UK meal-kit company, Gousto, has raised a further GBP28.5 million in additional equity funding from new and existing investors Hargreave Hale, Angel CoFund, MMC Ventures, and BGF Ventures, bringing the total amount raised to GBP56.5 million. The investment shows enormous progress for the company, a first-mover in the highly competitive

Gen Cap America has sponsored a buyout of CoreMedical Group (CoreMed) in partnership with management. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. CoreMed, based in Manchester, New Hampshire, is a leading healthcare staffing and recruiting agency specialising in travel and permanent placement for nurses, allied health professionals and physicians.

Astorg has completed the acquisition of Cathay Capital’s and OrbiMed’s respective stakes in Echosens, a specialised diagnosis company focused on non-invasive products and associated services dedicated to the assessment of chronic liver diseases, which affect more than 700 million people worldwide. Astorg becomes a shareholder in the Company alongside Chinese

ecobee has closed on a USD61 million (CAD80 million) Series C funding round led by Energy Impact Partners, followed by eight institutional investors including Thomvest, Relay Ventures, and the Amazon Alexa Fund.  This funding will allow ecobee to build upon its suite of smart home technologies connected by whole-home-voice control,

Eisvogel Group AG (Eisvogel), a specialist industrials investor based in Zurich, has acquired a majority stake in Prisma Group (Prisma), an Italian designer and manufacturer of industrial automation solutions. The deal value has not been disclosed.   This is the third investment that Eisvogel has made since the firm was

Daily Mail and General Trust (DMGT) is investing a hybrid package of GBP500,000 in cash and media investment, in exchange for a subscription of ordinary shares as part of energy tech specialist Labrador’s current funding round. Labrador uses smart technology to disrupt the energy switching market, providing residential customers with a frictionless and free service that automatically ensures that they’re

Small business lender iwoca is pledging to lend GBP100 million to micro and small businesses in the North of England by 2020. The alternative finance provider is making the pledge in response to the withdrawal of credit facilities for small businesses by the UK’s banks, which has been most acute