Security recruitment tech start up Broadstone has become the first Manchester business to receive Northern Powerhouse Investment Funding (NPIF) for its Broadstone Engage platform. City centre based Broadstone offers an online recruitment marketplace for both jobseekers and employers in the private security industry. Broadstone has received GBP200,000 from Maven, one
Hermes GPE, a specialist investor in global private equity, has successfully raised circa USD620 million for its co-investment platform. The Hermes GPE PEC III Co-Investment Fund LP (‘PEC III’) has exceeded its USD300 million target fund size with total commitments of USD389 million raised from a club of global pension
Edge Investments (Edge), a specialist investment house focused on the creative industries sector, in particular media and entertainment, has taken a minority stake in Dial Square 86 Ltd, the holding company for The RightsXchange Ltd (TRX). TRX is an online deal-making platform for TV rights licensing. It enables TV programme
UK-based mid-market private equity investor LDC has backed the management buyout of ENSEK, a software supplier to UK energy providers. After a significant number of recent customer wins, the multi-million-pound investment will enable the business to embark on the next stage of its growth journey. Headquartered in Nottingham, ENSEK
Private equity firm Thomas H Lee Partners has closed the acquisition of a majority interest in Ten-X, a US online real estate marketplace. Members of Ten-X’s senior management team, Stone Point Capital, and CapitalG (formerly Google Capital), among others, will continue to hold minority positions in the Company. Terms of
Employee benefits firm SalaryFinance has completed a GBP40 million funding round (subject to Financial Conduct Authority approval) led by Legal & General with founding investor Blenheim Chalcot also participating. SalaryFinance specialises in technology to help employees improve their financial health, consolidate debt and start saving. This investment signals growing recognition
PremFina Ltd, a UK-based company that increases access to insurance by providing financing options for the purchase of insurance premiums, has secured USD36 million in equity funding and a debt facility. Rakuten Capital, the investment arm of Japan’s Rakuten, a global leader in e-commerce and fintech services and the main
Wala, a blockchain-powered financial services platform for the unbanked and underbanked, has secured an equity investment from Newtown Partners, the venture capital firm founded by Llew Claasen and Vinny Lingham. Claasen is the Managing Partner of Newtown Partners and also the Executive Director of the the Bitcoin Foundation. Lingham is
Bridging Finance has launched its newest product, the Bridging Mid-Market Debt Fund, which will be available as of 20 October, 2017 through the IIROC dealer channel on FundSERV. “Bridging Finance is currently experiencing significant growth and continues to establish itself as a leading provider of non-distressed private debt financing in
360ip Japan has launched the 360ip Japan Fund 1 which will focus on seed technologies developed in academic institutes and corporations in Japan. The Fund completed its initial closing with commitments of JPY1.0 billion, with support from investors Shinsei Bank and UTokyo Innovation Platform (UTokyo IPC Tokyo, Japan), a strategic
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