UK-based private equity house Maven Capital Partners (Maven) has completed a GBP2.5 million investment in The GP Service (UK) Limited (GPS), a provider of online services for general medical consultations and prescriptions.  The investment will enable GPS to accelerate the roll-out of its service across new geographical locations, and develop

Eurazeo has acquired a minority stake through Eurazeo Croissance in Farfetch, an online marketplace for luxury goods and beauty products. Founded in 2008 by José Neves, Farfetch is an online shopping platform connecting brands and multi-brand boutiques with customers in nearly 190 countries. The website, available in nine languages, showcases

Sofology, the multichannel sofa retailer, has secured a GBP10m growth capital investment from BGF (Business Growth Fund).  The Manchester headquartered business, known for its Neal the Sloth mascot and advertising campaign on Channel 4's Gogglebox, will use the funding to accelerate its expansion plans in the UK.   Sofology has

Private equity funds managed by Baird Capital have invested in investment consultancy bfinance.  Current CEO David Vafai (pictured) will continue to lead bfinance. He will be joined on the board by Andrew Ferguson, managing director at Baird Capital, and CFO Mark Brownlie, as directors.  Also joining the board as chairman

WorldQuant Ventures, an angel investment firm focused on disruptive companies in technology, with a particular focus on data and finance, has invested in Certrax Risk Compliance Solutions, Inc.  Certrax is a state-of-the-art application and service that allows real estate owners, property managers and service providers to manage third-party risk by

Seabury Group’s recently formed Seabury Global Markets (SGM) entity has made an initial investment and entered into a multi-year, strategic relationship with Spotex, an FX ECN focused on improving foreign exchange and precious metals trading for both buy and sell-side participants. The new agreement follows the January 2016 announcement of

Infosys, a specialist in consulting, technology and next-generation services, has partnered with Trifacta to provide a data wrangling solution for the Infosys Information Platform (IIP) and Infosys’ other platforms and offerings.  Infosys clients can now leverage Trifacta’s intuitive self-service solution for exploring and transforming data—a critical step in any analytics

BlueVine, a leading online provider of everyday financing to small businesses, has secured a strategic investment from Citi Ventures. Financial terms of the investment have not been disclosed. Citi Ventures' investment will support BlueVine’s growth as it continues to scale its cloud-based working capital financing platform for small businesses and