UK venture capital investor Albion Ventures has made a GBP1.5 million investment in automotive technology specialist SBD. Headquartered in Milton Keynes with offices in North America, Japan and India, SBD provides independent research, evaluation and strategic services to 95 per cent of the world’s leading car manufacturers.   The company

East Midlands-based Johnsons Aggregates & Recycling has secured a GBP10 million funding package to support the construction of the UK’s most technically advanced plant for recycling incinerator bottom ash (IBA) and the company’s long-term growth plans. BGF (Business Growth Fund) has provided GBP5 million of equity capital and NatWest has

Ministry Brands, a provider of end-to-end cloud-based technology for faith-based organisations and educational institutions has secured an investment from Insight Venture Partners, a New York-based venture capital and private equity firm. Details of the transaction have not been released.   Headquartered in Knoxville, Tennessee, Ministry Brands was founded in 2012

OceanRock Investments, manager of Meritas SRI Funds, has invested in InvestEco Capital, a firm focussed on investing in high-growth sustainable companies. Meritas SRI Funds is making an investment in the InvestEco Sustainable Food Fund II as part of the Meritas fund family's broader Impact Investing mandate, which includes building healthier,

Promethera Biosciences, a specialist in cell therapy and regenerative medicine company targeting liver diseases, has raised EUR10 million (USD11 million) in a Series C-extension financing. All major existing shareholders including Vesalius Biocapital, SRIW, Fund+, MGI Global Fund (Mitsui & Co), Boehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund and SMS Investments supported this round.

WorldQuant Ventures, an angel investment firm focused on disruptive companies in technology, has invested in untapt, a digital hiring platform that uses machine intelligence to match tech talent and employers. WorldQuant Ventures’ investment allows untapt to scale its recruitment platform to support all tech professionals and businesses in the US

Columbia China has reopened the 232-bed Shanghai Kaiyuan Orthopedic Hospital as an Orthopaedic Centre of Excellence.   Columbia China spent USD75 million (RMB500 million) to acquire and retrofit the Kaiyuan hospital in Shanghai’s Pudong District.   The reopening is part of Columbia China’s plans to expand in China through both acquisitions

Doctify, a technology platform that allows patients to search for specialist doctors and book appointments online, has closed a seven-figure Series A round led by global technology investor Amadeus Capital Partners. Founded in 2015, Doctify allows patients to search, compare reviews and prices, and book appointments with medical specialists across

Veggie Grill, a premium fast casual brand known for its vegetarian-centric cuisine, has completed a USD22 million funding round. The capital raise included investments from Brentwood Associates, a private equity firm and existing shareholder of Veggie Grill; Powerplant Ventures, a venture capital firm founded by Veggie Grill’s co-founders Kevin Boylan

Leap Energy has partnered with Simmons Private Equity (SPE), an energy focused private equity fund. Established in 2008, Leap Energy delivers services through its operational offices in Malaysia, Australia and Europe, with representative offices in India, Indonesia and the Middle East.    Leap Energy has established an international client base