Halifax-based Ultra Finishing, a designer, manufacturer and distributor of bathroom fixtures and fittings, has received a significant investment from BGF (Business Growth Fund). It will use the investment for product development, expansion into new markets and to enhance its service proposition to accelerate organic growth.   Founded in 1981, Ultra

Bankin’ has secured an EUR8.4 million fundraising round led by Omnes Capital, with participation from CommerzVentures, Generation NewTech and business angels. The French provider of personal finance management apps intends to use the funds to speed up its R&D investments and develop new features.   The Bankin' mobile app aims

Private equity firm TA Associates has invested in think project!, a provider of cross-enterprise collaboration and workflow software to the construction and engineering industries. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.   Founded in 2000, think project! offers a SaaS, multi-tenant platform used by more than 100,000 users across over 8,000 projects in

Law firm Howard Kennedy has advised Maven Capital Partners on its GBP1.1 million investment in Growth Capital Ventures.  Maven Capital Partners, the investment manager of six VCTs, made the investment on 30 November 2016.   Growth Capital Ventures is a developer and operator of specialist online investment and alternative finance

Phantom, a provider of a community-powered security automation and orchestration platform, has raised USD13.5 million in Series B funding to accelerate growth in sales, marketing and engineering. The latest round brings Phantom’s total funding to more than USD23 million and is led by Kleiner Perkins.   Existing investors TechOperators Venture

Global investment bank GCA Altium has acted as exclusive financial adviser to Edenhouse, the UK’s largest independent SAP specialist, on securing a minority investment by private equity house ECI Partners. Edenhouse is an SAP “one-stop shop” offering the full range of consulting, support and implementation services across the entire portfolio

Five new investors, with commitments totalling a combined EUR147 million, have joined the BRIDGE platform through BRIDGE II, a Luxembourg-regulated fund dedicated to infrastructure debt investment. Less than two years after its first closing, the BRIDGE platform has raised close to EUR1 billion through three funds, of which EUR400 million

Israeli high-tech companies raised an all-time annual high of USD4.8 billion in 2016, 11 per cent above the USD4.3 billion raised in 2015, according to a survey conducted by IVC Research Center and Zysman, Aharoni, Gayer (ZAG). The average financing round, which has been constantly growing over the past five

UK private equity house Maven Capital Partners has led a GBP2.7 million (USD3.4 million) investment in QikServe, the developer of a patented B2B cloud-based platform aimed at hospitality operators. The platform enables customers to order and pay for items from a smartphone, tablet or self-service terminal.   Founded in 2011

Enfusion Systems, a provider of a cloud-based platform for investment managers, has raised a significant minority growth equity investment from FTV Capital. The company will continue to invest in technology, product and client-centric service enhancements and will benefit from FTV’s financial services network and experience scaling high growth companies.