Independent Growth Finance (IGF), a commercial finance provider for SMEs, has delivered a GBP350,000 invoice finance funding line to Manchester-based Branagan Flooring Services, a firm of professional commercial flooring contractors.  After winning contracts for several large projects nationwide, Branagan sought a new financier to support the company’s growth.    Having been unable to receive funding against its total sales ledger, Branagan needed a partner that would afford

Amadeus Capital Partners has joined a Series C investment round of USD15 million in Turkish online payment specialist iyzico. Earlier this year, iyzico announced the Series C investment led by Vostok Emerging Finance, along with current investors, International Finance Corporation (IFC) and 212 from Turkey.   Jason Pinto, partner, Amadeus

Repositive, the company that created a portal for accessing human genomic research data, has closed a Series A funding round of GBP2.5 million. The investors include lead investor Ananda Social Venture Fund and Force Over Mass Capital.   Amadeus Capital Partners and Jonathan Milner are increasing their investments, having previously

Daycare facilities provider Babilou has received a growth investment from TA Associates. Société Générale and Raise are shareholders of the Babilou Group, and the company remains majority-owned by the founding Carle family.   Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.   Founded in Paris in 2003 by Rodolphe and Edouard Carle,

Mitratech, a provider of enterprise legal and risk management solutions for companies around the world, has secured an investment from private equity firm HgCapital. TA Associates, which invested in Mitratech 18 months ago, will continue to retain a minority interest in Mitratech.   Mitratech’s software portfolio has expanded to include

One Equity Partners, a middle market private equity firm, has made a significant minority investment in USCO, a supplier of aftermarket and OEM parts to the global earthmoving machinery industry. Financial terms of the private transaction have not been disclosed.   USCO manufactures and distributes an extensive range of undercarriage,

NorthEdge Capital has invested in independent soft drinks company Clearly Drinks Group, backing the existing management team led by Finn O’Driscoll and Martin Thornton.  Based in Sunderland, Clearly Drinks is a soft drinks manufacturer, bottler and distributor operating in the fast-growing flavoured spring water sector.   The company specialises in

Peer-to-peer (P2P) finance platform Assetz Capital has provided GBP30 million in funds for the development of renewable energy projects throughout Britain. With dedicated specialists in the green and renewable energy market, during the past three years, Assetz Capital has funded 39 green energy projects, predominantly in the onshore wind turbine

Private equity firm Alpine Creek has completed its equity financing of BioCorRx (BICX), an addiction treatment company. The new round of funding will include the closing of nearly USD5 million investment from strategic investor Alpine Creek Capital.   The initial investment of USD2,500,000 received in June 2016 has allowed BioCorRx

The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) has made an investment in InfoWatch group, a Russian specialist in corporate information security. InfoWatch focuses on identifying internal threats and protecting information, as well as identifying and preventing targeted external attacks.   RDIF will hold a minority equity stake in the Russian assets