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Endless acquires Victoria Plum

Endless, a private equity investor, has acquired Victoria Plum from TPG Capital. Founded in 2001, Victoria Plum provides a range of predominantly own-branded bathroom products, including bathroom suites, bathroom furniture and accessories. Victoria Plum currently employs more than 300 people and the investment from Endless will support the online bathroom

Livingbridge raises over GBP330m to invest in fast-growth UK SMEs

UK mid-market private equity investor Livingbridge has closed the Livingbridge Enterprise 3 fund with total capital commitments of GBP334 million, an increase of 50 per cent on its predecessor fund, Livingbridge Enterprise 2, a 2015 vintage fund. Enterprise 3, which will leverage Livingbridge’s experience, international network and growth acceleration capabilities,

Ingenious backs AI pioneer to help combat global food waste

Ingenious’ Infrastructure Ventures EIS Service has invested in Winnow, the technology company behind Winnow Vision, an artificial intelligence tool helping chefs cut food waste in half, as it completes its series B round of funding at USD12 million. Other co-investors in this fund raising round include Ingka Investments, Mustard Seed,

Idinvest holds final close of Idinvest Digital Fund III at EUR350m

Idinvest Partners, aa investor in SMEs across Europe, has anheldnounced the final closing of its third digital fund at EUR350 million, having surpassed its initial fundraising target of EUR300 million. The fund, managed by a team of nine investors, has attracted many new LPs from Europe, Asia, the Middle East

Sofinnova Partners raises EUR333m Capital IX Early-Stage Healthcare Fund

European venture capital firm Sofinnova Partners has closed its latest early-stage healthcare fund Sofinnova Capital IX, oversubscribed at EUR333 million. The firm now has more than EUR2 billion under management with more than EUR1 billion raised in the last four years across its platform of life sciences funds.   Pursuing

Quantum photonics hardware developer Nu Quantum secures pre-seed investment

Nu Quantum, a quantum photonics company, has completed a GBP650,000 pre-seed investment round led by Amadeus Capital Partners, with participation from IQ Capital, Ahren Capital, Cambridge Enterprise and Martlet Capital, the investment arm of Marshall of Cambridge Group. The raise follows eight years of research at the Cavendish Laboratory at

The Riverside Company sells Fisher Unitech

The Riverside Company (Riverside), a global private equity firm focused on the smaller end of the middle market, has sold Fisher Unitech (Fisher), a provider of 3D design software tools and 3D printers, to Computer Aided Technology (CATI), a portfolio company of CIVIC Partners (CIVIC). Based in Pleasant Ridge, Michigan,

SLG completes GBP15m three-brand acquisition

Global beauty brand SLG has acquired three high street brands – Amie Naturally Kind Skincare, Johnny’s Chop Shop Grooming and COLAB Dry Shampoo. The three deals amount to a consideration of over GBP15 million.   SLG Brands was incorporated in 1985 and has evolved from contract manufacturer to award-winning multi-category

Minit raises EUR7 million in Series A round led by Target Global

Process Mining software provider Minit has raised EUR7 million in a Series A funding round, led by Target Global, with participation from Salesforce Ventures and existing investors, Earlybird’s Digital East Fund and OTB Ventures. Founded in 2017, Minit builds intuitive Process Mining software that gives its enterprise customers insight into

SharpCloud secures GBP4.5m Series A investment from YFM Equity Partners

Funds advised by YFM Equity Partners (YFM) have backed a GBP4.5 million investment into SharpCloud Software Limited (SharpCloud) to support the continued growth and roll out of its enterprise SaaS product. YFM’s investment comes from its two advised VCTs, British Smaller Companies VCT plc and British Smaller Companies VCT2 plc,

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