Albion Capital has closed its 2017/2018 VCT top up offers after successfully raising the GBP32 million targeted amount. The offers, which launched on 6 September 2017, are fully subscribed across the five Albion VCTs participating in the fundraising. 

 Albion Capital will now focus on investing the money raised in
Station 12 Asset Management, a specialist venture capital investor in media, entertainment and knowledge, is to raise GBP60m in two funds – one aimed at institutional investors and the other at the private EIS/SEIS sector. Station 12, which was founded just over three years ago, has already built a successful track
MyCheck, a provider of payment solutions for hotels and restaurants, has been acquired by Eyal Ofer’s OG Tech Ventures, the tech investment arm of his international conglomerate, Ofer Global group. Ofer Global Group’s business interests include real estate and hotels, cruise and maritime shipping, oil and gas, technology and banking.
New State Capital Partners has closed its second institutional investment fund, New State Capital Partners Fund II, with USD255 million in committed capital. The Fund exceeded its target and closed at its hard cap and New State now has in excess of USD800 million AUM as a result. New State
EmergeVest, an international private equity investor, has acquired UK logistics group CM Downton (Haulage Contractors) Limited (Downton) in a GBP75 million transaction. EmergeVest has acquired the entire shareholding from the Downton family and will provide additional capital to finance the Company’s growth. The Downton family will continue to serve in
Direct Healthcare Group (DHG), a manufacturer of pressure care solutions, has acquired Transflo Cushion brand from Karomed, its third bolt-on since NorthEdge Capital supported an MBO in April 2016. Based in Caerphilly, DHG specialises in the development of clinically effective solutions for the delivery of harm-free patient care. The
Drake Star Partners has acted as exclusive financial advisor to American Management Association International (AMA) in its divestiture of the trade book assets of AMACOM to HarperCollins Publishers. HarperCollins will take over all front list and backlist publication, sales, distribution, and licensing of the more than 600 books in AMACOM’s
Wynnchurch Capital has acquired Heartland Automotive Services, one of the largest franchisees in the quick lube business and is the largest operator of Jiffy Lube service centres with approximately 523 locations. The acquisition of Heartland, which will which will be renamed Team Car Care, was completed in partnership with Mid-Atlantic
Tesi made new investments totalling EUR149 million in 2017, including a EUR60 million commitment in the fund-of-fund KRR III. The firm’s direct portfolio companies also continued to grow strongly, sales increasing on average 22 per cent during the year. Coupled with a favourable operating environment, strong growth in portfolio
Small business lender iwoca is pledging to lend GBP100 million to micro and small businesses in the North of England by 2020. The alternative finance provider is making the pledge in response to the withdrawal of credit facilities for small businesses by the UK’s banks, which has been most acute
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