NorthEdge Capital has invested in stairlift designer and manufacturer Platinum Stairlifts, backing the existing management team led by Founder, Tim Frear. Based in Keighley, West Yorkshire, Platinum Stairlifts manufactures a full suite of stairlift products. The company employs over 100 staff and distributes to more than 40 countries worldwide, including
Foresight Group (Foresight) has invested several million pounds of growth capital from Foresight VCT (FVCT) into PowerLinks Media Limited (PowerLinks). The investment completes a larger Series A round of funding, with additional participation from leading angel investors and PowerLinks management. PowerLinks is a software platform, which automates the buying
An affiliate of Blue Wolf Capital Fund IV has acquired a majority stake in Petrosmith, a provider of production equipment and oilfield tubular goods (OCTG) to the domestic oil and gas industry. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Petrosmith manufactures a broad suite of tanks (including oilfield storage
Orion Energy Partners, a private equity firm providing creative capital solutions to middle market energy infrastructure businesses, has closed Orion Energy Credit Opportunities Fund II. The fund was oversubscribed with commitments totalling USD816 million, exceeding the target fund size of USD750 million. Capital commitments to Orion Energy’s new fund represent
Investment and strategic advisory firm Brown Advisory is teaming up with network-driven venture capital firm, NextGen Venture Partners (NextGen).The NextGen team will officially join their new Brown Advisory colleagues in offices across the United States from 22 February. NextGen was founded by investment industry veterans Dan Mindus and Brett Gibson
Private equity firm 1315 Capital has held the single close of 1315 Capital II, a healthcare growth equity fund, at its hard cap over USD300 million, exceeding its USD250 million target. Similar to the first fund, 1315 Capital II includes endowment, foundation, public and private pension, and family office limited partners.
A new distillery, whose founders want to make England’s West Country one of the most recognised names in fine whisky, is seeking GBP2.75 million in SEIS/EIS funding. The Dorset County Distilling Company is looking for backing to complete construction and begin production at its Springhead Distillery in the picturesque Blackmore
Tethys Investments has become a full member of the Emerging Markets Private Equity Association (EMPEA), joining the ranks of more than 300 PE funds (including a few PE funds from the Eastern Europe and Central Asia region) with USD5 trillion assets under management. Tethys Investments is the first and only
Bowmark Capital, a mid-market private equity firm, is backing the buy-out of ASK4 Limited, a fast-growing internet solutions provider. Founded in Sheffield in 2000 by its chief executive, Jonathan Burrows, ASK4 partners with universities, private sector student accommodation providers, residential apartment developers and businesses, to provide high speed internet solutions
Funds managed by private equity firm Stone Point Capital (Stone Point) are to buy a majority interest in Genex Services (Genex), a provider of cost containment services to the workers’ compensation, disability and auto industries, from funds advised by Apax Partners. The transaction is expected to close in the first
12 November, 2026 – 5:00 pm
12 November, 2026 – 8:00 am
12 February, 2026 – 8:00 am
12 February, 2026 – 5:00 pm
