ChargePoint Technology, a manufacturer of high containment and sterile transfer valves, has secured a multi-million-pound investment from private equity firm LDC. The investment by LDC, supporting managing director Chris Eccles and sales director Tony O’Sullivan in a buyout, will see LDC become a minority shareholder. The business, which is
Private equity fund manager and Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) and venture capital trust (VCT) specialist Calculus Capital has invested GBP3 million in Origin Broadband, a provider of internet and phone services. Since launch in 2011, Origin has developed its own infrastructure and now has the sixth largest broadband network in the
Influencer marketing platform Buzzoole has raised USD830,000 through a convertible note funding, led by international venture fund Impulse VC with co-investment from Swiss technology venture firm R301 Capital. The investment has potential to double within 18 months (up to USD1.6 million) and draw further investors. Buzzoole’s proprietary, big data-based
Founded to facilitate access to drugs in development for physicians and their patients, myTomorrows has closed a EUR10 million growth funding round co-led by EQT Ventures and Octopus Ventures, with participation from existing investors Balderton Capital and Sofinnova Partners. Former GlaxoSmithKline chief medical officer James Shannon has also been appointed
Private equity fund manager and Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) and venture capital trust (VCT) specialist Calculus Capital has invested GBP3 million in cleantech firm Weedingtech, which is focused on replacing toxic herbicides. Weedingtech is a specialist in herbicide-free weed and moss control, and has earned multiple awards for sustainable innovation. The
Global infrastructure projects attracted an all-time high of USD413 billion of investment in 2016, propelled by aggregate transaction value of USD131 billion in Asia, according to data released by Preqin. The company’s end-of-year update on the unlisted infrastructure deal market finds that while the number of financings in 2016 remained
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice has completed the equity investment by CD&R-managed funds and existing management in Drive DeVilbiss Healthcare. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. The new partnership with CD&R will enable Drive to continue its organic growth strategy, as well as provide Drive with additional capital
NVM has completed a significant investment to support the management buy-out of Cheshire based Thyson Technology from a private investor group. Thyson is a specialist analytical and instrumentation business, which designs and constructs engineering solutions used in the analysis and sampling of gases and liquids for process industries engaged in
HIG Europe, the European arm of global private equity firm HIG Capital, has completed a significant equity investment in Royo Group, a multinational company specialising in bathroom furnishings and appliances. Terms were not disclosed. Royo Group currently has 650 employees at its factories in Quart de Poblet (Valencia, Spain),
Virtual1, a London-based cloud and connectivity service provider, has secured a GBP10 million investment from BGF (Business Growth Fund) as it continues to pursue its growth strategy. Virtual1 delivers cloud and connectivity services to the wholesale market, aggregating its own London-based network with networks from other carriers onto a single
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