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SFC Capital invests GBP25m in 120 companies over the past year

To support ambitious early-stage entrepreneurs developing technologies with the potential to shape the future economy, SFC Capital, the UK’s leading SEIS investor and most active seed-stage investor, has invested GBP25 million in 120 companies (April 2020 — April 2021).  In Q1 of 2021, SFC Capital raised its largest SEIS fund to

Embassy Group makes strategic investment in Pi Labs Fund 3

Embassy Group, one of India’s largest real estate conglomerates, has joined proptech investor, Pi Labs, as a limited partner (LP) in its current Fund 3. The investment will support Embassy Group’s commitment to the transformation of the real estate sector through innovative technology, drawing on synergies from Pi Labs proptech

Emmes acquires UK-based Orphan Reach

Emmes, a global, full-service Clinical Research Organisation (CRO) dedicated to supporting the advancement of public health and biopharmaceutical innovation and a portfolio company of Behrman Capital, has acquired Orphan Reach, a CRO specialised in clinical research related to rare diseases.  Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. This

BV Investment Partners makes majority investment in Resource Innovations

BV Investment Partners (BV), a middle-market private equity firm focused on the tech-enabled business services, software and IT services sectors, has made a majority investment in Resource Innovations, a provider of demand-side management, energy efficiency, and energy consulting services.   Concurrent with BV’s investment, Resource Innovations is combining with energy

Praetura provides over GBP75m to fund SME growth in Q1

Praetura Group, the Manchester-based debt and equity capital provider to northern SMEs, provided more than GBP75 million of funding to SMEs in the first quarter of 2021, with demand continuing to rise.    The lending division of the Praetura Group, which comprises Praetura Commercial Finance and the Praetura Asset Finance

Omnio raises EUR30m in latest funding round

Omnio, a Banking-as-a-Service specialist, has closed a EUR30 million funding round led by pan-European venture fund GrayBella Capital.  Omniom a high-growth pre-IPO banking infrastructure leader based in London, will pursue its organic Pan-European growth strategy including selected acquisitions in its core markets. Omnio offers a white-label, highly scalable service and

SFW Capital completes majority recap of Granite River Labs

Private equity firm SFW Capital Partners (SFW) has completed a majority recapitalisation of Granite River Labs (GRL), a specialist in test and certification services and automated test solutions for digital connectivity and charging technologies.  Co-founders Johnson Tan and Quintin Anderson will continue to lead the business and remain significant shareholders. Terms

Perceptive Advisors closes USD515m Perceptive Xontogeny Venture Fund II

Perceptive Advisors, an investment management firm focused on the life sciences sector, has held the first and final closing of Perceptive Xontogeny Venture Fund II (PXV Fund II) with USD515 million in capital commitments. The close of PXV Fund II more than triples the firm’s assets under management to USD725

Velocity Capital Advisors launches Juice Ventures

Velocity Capital Advisors, a leading UK EIS/SEIS investment fund focussed on consumer technology, has launched a new growth capital product – Juice Ventures – to cater for the specific financing needs of early-stage companies primed for exponential growth through cost effective user acquisition. Juice Ventures www.juice.ventures is born from Velocity

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