Australian consumer lending fintech company, MoneyMe, has finalised an AUD120 million asset-backed wholesale securitisation facility led by AUD100 million from global investment manager, Fortress Investment Group, and joined with AUD20 million of bonds issued by corporate advisory, Evans & Partners. The funding places the fintech company in an ideal position

VITL, the personalised nutrition platform, has finalised a GBP550,000 round of follow on funding, led by the Angel CoFund and backed by Zoopla founder and CEO Alex Chesterman, and Bulldog founder and CEO Simon Duffy. The company will use the investment to expand its features and products, as it aims

BTL Group (BTL) has closed previously announced brokered and non-brokered private placements raising a gross total of approximately CAD15.3 million. BTL will use the capital raised to deliver its blockchain platform Interbit in early 2018. The company is targeting enterprises that can license Interbit to either build their own applications

Britbots, an organisation devoted to promoting the fortunes of UK-based robotics companies, has invested the first part of a GBP300,000 funding package for Tethered Drone Systems.  Britbots operates the British Robotics Seed (SEIS) Fund and the equity crowdfunding platform, Britbots CROWD, which both support promising robotics-related businesses performing autonomous tasks

Leeds Equity Partners, a New York-based private equity firm focused exclusively on investing in the Knowledge Industries, has completed its investment in Fusion Education Group (Fusion). Fusion operates 43 schools in eight states and Washington, DC through a personalised education model and today educates more than 4,000 students in grades

Cornwall Insight, a provider of research, analysis, consultancy and training services for the energy and water sectors has secured a minority investment from BGF, alongside a term loan facility from Barclays, to accelerate its growth plans. Led by CEO Gareth Miller, the Norwich-headquartered company will use the funding for expansion

Dallas based Surge Private Equity has completed its investment in Manhattan based Busy Bee Cleaning Corp, a commercial janitorial services provider, and sister companies Commercial Cleaning Services and Janitorial Cleaning Services. The investment closed with debt financing provided by Harvest Capital Credit Corporation.   Busy Bee is a commercial janitorial

Following its acquisition by PraxisIFM Group last month, Kompas International has agreed to acquire 100 per cent of the issued share capital of Private Equity Services (PES), subject to normal completion conditions and regulatory approvals. The acquisition is in line with the Group’s plans to grow its corporate and private

Legal & General has provided close to GBP300 million of long-term acquisition debt in support of Danish pension funds, PKA and PFA consortium’s approx GBP2 billion purchase of 50 per cent of Walney Extension from Ørsted (the former Dong Energy). Walney Extension, which is currently under construction, will be the