Octiv, a provider of sales productivity solutions, has secured an investment from GE Ventures, the venture capital arm of General Electric. The investment, part of a round totalling USD4.75 million with participation from Greycroft Partners, High Alpha Capital and Allos Partners, will enable Octiv to expand its product capabilities, strengthen

Dyal Capital Partners, a unit of Neuberger Berman Private Equity, has acquired a passive, non-voting minority interest in alternative investment firm Starwood Capital Group.   Proceeds from the investment will be used in part by Starwood Capital Group to fund its strategic growth initiatives worldwide, which now includes more than USD53 billion in assets under management with a primary focus on global real estate, energy infrastructure

BPS Financial, a wholly owned subsidiary of the ASX-listed BPS Technology, has launched a new business finance product to support and enable its current and future merchants.

 BPS Financial will market tailor-made finance products to its small and medium enterprise merchants via a new partnership agreement.   The company has

Ridgemont Equity Partners, a middle market private equity investor, has closed a growth equity investment in Nolan Transportation Group (NTG), a service provider in the freight brokerage industry. Ridgemont has agreed to partner with NTG’s management team, who will remain the majority shareholders, to support NTG’s growth.   Financial terms

Graycliff Partners, an independent investment firm focusing on middle market private equity and mezzanine investments, has invested in A-1 Machine Manufacturing, a manufacturer and integrator of machined components and systems to the flat panel display equipment, semiconductor equipment and general industrial end-markets. Headquartered in Santa Clara, California and with additional

Medical materials manufacturer Camstent has raised GBP850,000 from a combination of existing and new investors in its latest funding round. Thanks to interest in the company’s patented bacteria-phobic polymer coatings, the initial investment target of GBP300,000 was extended, nearly trebling the total amount raised during the round.   Currently one

Calculus Capital is to make a GBP3 million investment in drug discovery engine C4X Discovery, becoming a cornerstone investor in a GBP5 million AIM fundraising, scheduled for admission to the market on 27 September.   The money will be used to progress C4X’s existing pipeline of pre-clinical drug design and development for use in

Bryan, Garnier & Co has advised Adents, a provider of serialisation and traceability software, on a EUR12 million series C funding round, bringing the total amount raised by the company to EUR20 million in 18 months. Pharmaceutical counterfeiting has been booming globally. Law and regulations requiring unit tracking and tracing

USPAAH, a marketplace-type app which brings the spa to people’s door in less than an hour, has exceeded its crowdfunding target by raising over GBP270,000 from 143 individual investors. Iglika Ghouse, ex-UBS investment banker and now chief executive and founder of USPAAH, was a time-poor City worker who saw a

Health Smart Financial Services, a technology-enabled specialty lender, has completed a minority growth equity financing led by iA Financial Group. Health Smart's technology platform allows healthcare providers to offer their customers affordable monthly payments for services and products that require private out-of-pocket expense.   Health Smart has a growing base