London-based private equity firm Agathos has invested in EAT Communications to help fund the firm’s acquisition of a property marketing agency. With the financial backing, EAT Communications has extended its portfolio of companies which includes Inhabit, with the acquisition of AP Marketing, a London-based creative marketing agency which delivers creative

Private equity firm Keensight Capital has invested in Vision-Box, a specialist in Automated Border Control (ABC) and electronic identity solutions. Created in 2001, Vision-Box designs, develops and assembles biometric-based systems, which allow for a greater fluidity of border control processes in airports throughout the world. The company’s product portfolio includes

Cyber security software company Panaseer has successfully raised USD2.25 million through a syndicated seed investment round. The investors include Albion Ventures, Notion Capital, Winton Technology Ventures, C5 Holdings, and Elixirr. Panaseer was founded in 2014 by Nik Whitfield and a team of cyber security experts from BAE Systems.  It is

Albion Ventures is to invest up to GBP2m in Innovation Broking (Innovation), an independent commercial insurance broking business providing corporate insurance broking services to companies and individuals seeking expert advice at board level. Innovation is led by Paul Dickson (CEO) and Howard Pearson (MD), two highly experienced insurance professionals with

The Maven Capital Partners managed Greater Manchester Loan Fund (GMLF) has invested in Salford-based e-Safe Systems Limited, a software and service provider focused on safeguarding  and the monitoring of risk across the UK educational sector. Through the use of sophisticated detection technology and a dedicated in-house specialist review team, e-Safe

Boston-based private equity firm Bunker Hill Capital has partnered with the founders and senior management team of ImportLA to recapitalise the Company. ImportLA is a California based designer, manufacturer, and distributor and marketer of tattoo furniture and supplies in the US, Canada, and Europe under the TATSoul brand name. The

Munich-based venture capital firm Target Partners has made a EUR3.5 million Series A investment in Sicoya, a developer of integrated silicon photonics based microchips for optical interconnects. Mobile devices, social networking, cloud computing and other applications like virtual reality technologies all require scalable data centres to keep pace with the

HIG WhiteHorse, a credit affiliate of global investment firm HIG Capital, has arranged a EUR25 million unitranche loan for IGM Resins, an international provider of specialist chemicals and technical services to the inks and coatings industries. IGM is headquartered in Waalwijk, The Netherlands and has circa 570 employees. IGM Resins

Crawley-based Acro Aircraft Seating, a British aerospace design and engineering companies, has received a GBP7.75m growth capital investment from BGF (Business Growth Fund). Founded in 2007 by three industry professionals – Chris Brady, Andy Lawler and David Starkey – the company  was set up to design and manufacture economy airline

Xometry has received USD8.8 million in funding led by Highland Capital Partners with participation from existing investors. The company will use funds to fuel ongoing R&D efforts and bring its best-in-class, proprietary software to new markets and clients. In conjunction with the financing, Sean Dalton of Highland Capital Partners will