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Wagestream completes GBP20m funding round

Income streaming provider, Wagestream, which enables employees to access their earned wages in real time, today announced it has completed a GBP20 million Series B funding round.This latest investment — which takes the total raised to GBP65 million — will be used to consolidate the company’s dominant market share in

ADM Capital invests in livestock monitoring software company

ADM Capital Europe, a London-based private equity firm, through its Cibus Enterprise Fund (Cibus) has invested in a predictive analytics and livestock monitoring software company, Connecterra, located in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Partners in the round include Kersia and impact fund, Pymwymic. The Cibus Fund team believes that, in Connecterra, they have found

Hg invests in F24

European software investor Hg is to acquire a stake in F24, a pan-European sector leader for emergency notification, crisis & incident management and critical communications, headquartered in Munich, Germany. Hg will invest in a holding currently owned by Armira and co-founder Ralf Meister, and will become the majority shareholder in the

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Finding value in ESG – An APAC perspective

ESG investing continues to gain momentum and prominence among global institutional investors as they increasingly look to benchmark not only the performance of funds in their portfolios but the impact they have on the world. Mutual funds and ETFs with a focus on sustainability attracted USD20.6 billion in net inflows

Intriva Capital acquires UK consumer credit company Lending Works

Intriva Capital (Intriva), an independent alternative investment manager focused on special situations, has acquired Lending Works, a UK consumer credit and peer-to-peer lending business.Intriva has further committed to providing significant additional funding and capital to support the growth of the business following completion.   Headquartered in London, Lending Works is

RBS International supports EQT in largest ever ESG-linked subscription credit facility

RBS International has supported private equity group EQT by participating in its latest flagship buyout fund’s subscription credit facility. As well as being another example of the bank’s considerable support of EQT’s funds over the years, and of the Private Equity industry more broadly, this represents the first ESG-linked fund-level facility

Downing Ventures, BGF, Mercia and Calculus make joint investment in MIP Diagnostics

Nanotechnology business, MIP Diagnostics, has completed a GBP5.1 million funding round to accelerate its global expansion. The co-investment has come from Mercia Asset Management, a founding investor and the largest shareholder in the company, and was led by Downing Ventures (GBP1.4m), BGF (GBP2m) and Calculus Capital.Bedfordshire-based MIP Diagnostics has developed

Leicestershire homeware wholesaler secures GBP250k MEIF investment

Luxury homeware wholesaler, Fifty One Percent Limited, has secured a GBP250k finance package from the Midlands Engine Investment Fund Debt Finance, managed by Maven Capital Partners.The funding will allow the Leicestershire-based business to hire four additional staff, while expanding its product line and sales and marketing function. Fifty One Percent

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