Private equity firm New Water Capital has made an investment in Pegasus Foods, a contract manufacturer of frozen appetisers and snacks. Specialising in high-quality, difficult to produce products, Pegasus is a primary contract manufacturer for several consumer packaged goods and retail grocery companies, as well as quick service restaurants. New
Archangels, an Edinburgh-based business angel syndicate, and the Scottish Investment Bank, the investment arm of Scotland’s enterprise agencies, have completed a GBP2 million funding round for Bio-Images Drug Delivery Limited (BDD). The company is looking to scale it business based around its OralogiK precision timed drug delivery system, which enables
Inflexion has completed the buyout of Chambers and Partners (Chambers), a provider of legal rankings. Founded in 1990, Chambers ranks over 80,000 lawyers and law firms by practice area in almost 200 jurisdictions. The rankings are relied upon by corporates when selecting their legal advisers and by law firms and
Breed Reply, an active operational investor in early-stage Internet of Things (IoT) businesses, has invested in France-based METRON and TAG Sensors, a Norwegian company. The two companies raised a total of GBP3.75 million from Breed Reply and other investors. These new investments mean Breed Reply’s pan-European investment portfolio of early
Noerr has advised Ensono in its acquisition of Wipro’s hosted data centre services business for USD405 million, which sees eight data centres, and nearly 900 employees, transition to Ensono. The acquisition significantly expands Ensono’s geographic footprint and global service capabilities. Ensono and Wipro have also signed a long-term partnership
Digital Reasoning, a specialist in artificial intelligence (AI) that understands human intentions and behaviours, has raised USD30 million in a new funding round led by BNP Paribas. Angel Rodriguez-Issa, Global Head of Strategic Investments, Global Markets at BNP Paribas, has joined Digital Reasoning’s board of directors. Barclays and Square
Private equity fund manager YFM Equity Partners (YFM) has backed the MBO of Checkmate Fire Solutions Limited, UK-based passive fire protection provider. The investment in Checkmate Fire marks the fifth investment from the YFM managed fund, YFM Equity Partners 2016 LP. Checkmate Fire is the UK’s leading passive fire
UBS Asset Management’s (UBS-AM) Real Estate & Private Markets (REPM) business has launched its second infrastructure debt fund, Archmore Infrastructure Debt Platform II (IDP II), with seed commitments from initial investors of more than EUR448.4 million. IDP II has been launched on the back of the successful performance of its
Farmstead, a new AI-powered digital micro-grocer that curates and delivers fresh, local foods from farm-to-fridge in 60 minutes, has secured an additional USD2 million capital infusion, led by Resolute Ventures and Social Capital, with additional participation from SV Angel and Y Combinator. This latest round brings Farmstead’s total seed funding
HarbourVest Partners has held the final close of its flagship Europe, Asia, and emerging markets focused fund, HIPEP VIII Partnership at USD1.7 billion, exceeding its target and an ahead of the HIPEP VII Partnership fund which closed in August 2015 at USD1.5 billion. “HarbourVest has long believed that solving for
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