Mid-market private equity investor Equistone Partners Europe has invested in T.O.M. Vehicle Rental, a UK provider of flexible vehicle rental solutions. Equistone has acquired a majority stake in the company, investing alongside management and the original founder-owner. The financial terms of the investment have not been disclosed.   Founded in

Woodall Nicholson, a manufacturer of specialist vehicles for the funeral, public transport and emergency services markets, has secured a substantial investment from BGF (Business Growth Fund). The funding will support the increased production of its new environmentally friendly, low floor buses at its site in Rochdale, along with the company’s

British AI-powered information intelligence company Signal Media has raised a further GBP5.8 million (USD7.4 million) in funding from UK and US venture capitalists to expand into the US during 2017 and strengthen the existing product. The fundraising brings total investment to GBP8.3 million (USD10.5 million).   Signal principally targets the financial

Ranch Creek Partners, in partnership with Los Angeles-based St Cloud Capital, has made a majority equity investment in Los Angeles-based Apposite Technologies, a provider of enterprise-class network simulation products. The company has also appointed Steve Fazio as its new CEO to lead Apposite's growth by focusing on the development of

Edge Investments, an investment house focused on the creative industries sector, has backed open video platform and British media technology company Newsflare. Newsflare is a video marketplace platform for video creators, licensing UGC video to some of the world’s biggest media players.   Newsflare matches video content to demand and

Foresight Group has made a significant investment into software and sensor business Ekkosense, the fifth investment completed by the firm during November. Ekkosense specialises in developing and delivering expert software analytics, low cost innovative sensors and vendor agnostic thermal expertise for optimising the performance of data centres, server rooms, power

DOB Equity, a Dutch family office and 49 per cent shareholder in ferry builder and operator Globology, has teamed up with Hooge Raedt Social Ventures (HRSV) to scale Globology’s fleet and increase the supply water transportation services around Lake Victoria in Kenya. Globology builds and operates affordable, fast, and safe

HPS Investment Partners is to take a substantial minority investment in insurance broker NFP. Upon the closing of the transaction, Madison Dearborn Partners (MDP), a private equity firm that took a control equity ownership position in NFP in 2013, will maintain a controlling stake in NFP, alongside NFP’s management and

Advent International is to acquire a majority ownership interest in V.Group, a marine and offshore vessel management and support services provider, from Omers Private Equity (OPE). OPE will reinvest in V.Group, working with Advent and the management team to support the continued growth and development of the business.   V.Group’s