Peter Jones CBE, known for his role on Dragon’s Den, and BGF have joined forces to support two high-growth tech businesses, with plans for further collaboration in the future. An initial GBP9 million has been invested across Localised Group, an e-commerce platform for global brands which recently signed British retailer Boden as
The Mercia AM managed Northern VCTs have invested GBP 3 million in Oddbox, the company behind the UK’s first sustainable fruit and veg box delivery. The Northern VCTs provide series A venture investment of up to GBP 5million for SMEs. They are now managed by Mercia following its acquisition of
Baird Capital has invested in Aura Futures, a UK-based provider of workspace technology to mid to large-size enterprises. Baird Capital -– the private investment arm of Robert W Baird & Co – partners Andrew Ferguson and director Michael Holgate will both join Aura’s board of directors. The Aura team is led by Alpesh
An award-winning IT company which provides cloud and network solutions to blue-chip clients nationwide, has secured a GBP2 million investment from the Northern Venture Capital Trust Funds (VCTs), which are managed by Mercia.The funding will allow Atlas Cloud to further develop its range of solutions and pursue its ambitious growth
ESO Capital Partners UK (ESO), a provider of flexible capital solutions to European SME’s, has backed Churchill Group (Churchill) the UK-based business services company.The investment provides institutional capital and support to Churchill, with ESO taking a minority stake in the business and both Stephen Edwards and Stuart Hamilton of ESO
As countries worldwide go into lockdown in order to contain Covid-19, Invesco is urging greater international cooperation and that the crisis is viewed as a “shared shock with shared solutions.” The Covid-19 virus continues to spread throughout Europe, the UK, Canada, and the US, and economic activity is grinding to
Scottish private equity firm Par Equity, an existing investor in Glasgow-based cashback app Swipii, has invested an additional GBP1 million into the company.
YFM has completed a significant investment in West Midlands-based Innovative Safety Systems (ISS), a commercial vehicle safety specialist.This represents the final new investment from YFM’s Buyout Fund I, with the second fund having already announced a first close. ISS was founded in 2009 by CEO Gavin Thoday and the
Activa Capital’s portfolio company Alliance Etiquettes, a French company producing label printing for the wine & spirits industry, is acquiring 5 Sept Etiquette as part of its consolidation strategy. With the closing of this deal Alliance Etiquettes completes its eighth external growth operation since 2015, bringing its turnover above EUR65
Lloyds Banking Group’s private equity arm LDC has invested GBP11million in James and James Fulfilment to boost its software services and operating infrastructure.
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