EnteroBiotix, a privately held Scottish biotechnology company focused on using the body’s own microorganisms to prevent and treat disease, has raised GBP500,000 in an oversubscribed seed round of investment. The financing was led by Equity Gap and supported by the Scottish Investment Bank, the investment arm of Scottish Enterprise.  

Now Healthcare Group (NHG) has received a minority investment from health cash plan provider Medicash of GBP4 million. Founded in 2015 by Lee Dentith, NHG provides digital healthcare services through its brands Dr Now, Now GP and Now Pharmacy. This exciting new partnership with Medicash will enable the business to

BGF (Business Growth Fund) has invested an initial GBP2 million in Milk Visual Effects, an Oscar winning independent visual effects (VFX) company which creates innovative and complex visual effects for high-end television and feature films. Milk will use the funding to expand its studios; invest in new technical equipment and

Scopely, a free-to-play interactive entertainment network, has raised USD60 million in a Series C financing led by Revolution Growth, which is helmed by former AOL executives, Steve Case, Donn Davis, and Ted Leonsis. Revolution Growth Managing Partner Donn Davis will join Scopely’s Board; additional investors in the round include Greenspring

Smart bike-sharing company Mobike has raised over USD600 million in a new round of financing led by existing investor Tencent, plus Sequoia, TPG, and Hillhouse Capital, among others. New investors in this round included leading banks BOCOM International, ICBC International, and global institutional asset management firm Farallon Capital. China Renaissance

European mid-market private equity investor Equistone Partners Europe has invested in Willerby, the UK’s leading manufacturer of static holiday homes. Equistone has acquired a majority stake in the Company from Caird Capital. Financial terms of the investment are undisclosed, but CVC Credit’s European Private Debt Business provided a term debt

HIG Capital (HIG), a leading global private equity and alternative asset firm with over USD21 billion of equity capital under management, is pleased to announce that one of its affiliates led a strategic investment in Trace3, Inc. Headquartered in Irvine, CA, Trace3 is a leading digital transformation and IT solutions

Edge Investments (Edge), a specialist investment house focused on the creative industries sector, has taken a stake in Antidote Productions. Antidote is an independent, factual TV production company based in London, working with major UK and international broadcasters. The Company was founded by Laura Jones, BAFTA and RTS award-winning filmmaker,