Ikigai, a UK fintech company which combines digital banking with wealth management, has received pre-seed funding of GBP4.1 million through an oversubscribed crowdfunding campaign.
Tactus Group, a specialist in the development of consumer technology products, has expanded into the US market with an investment into pi-top, a coding and robotics firm that specialises in improving digital skills in education. The investment will strengthen Tactus Group’s capabilities in coding and robotics, and bolster its offering
Investment vehicle Pario Ventures based in Brussels, London and New York has launched a new product designed to open up exit opportunities for companies and investors. The new product called endInSight is focused on companies that have been trading a number of years and have a solid foundation but the
A company which has designed a software platform that helps businesses optimise online recruitment has raised GBP630,000 to support its growth plans. Smart Recruit Online secured the funding from the MEIF Proof of Concept & Early Stage Fund, which is managed by Mercia and part of the Midlands Engine Investment
KKR has invested in EQuest Education Group (EQuest), an educational services provider in Vietnam. The investment will be used to support EQuest’s expansion and advance its mission to provide students in Vietnam with affordable access to world-class education. EQuest operates a diversified portfolio across the educational sector in Vietnam, focusing
Cairngorm Capital Partners’ (Cairngorm Capital) portfolio company, Grant & Stone, has acquired Devondale Electrical Distributors (Devondale). This acquisition expands Grant & Stone’s specialist electrical division, complementing the recent acquisitions of builders’ and plumbers’ merchants in the South West of England. Established in 1981, Devondale is the largest independent electrical wholesaler
Private investment firm Aquiline Capital Partners (Aquiline) has invested in Wealth at Work Group, a UK-based specialist provider of workplace financial education, guidance and regulated financial advice for individuals. Wealth at Work, which employs approximately 250 people, works with over 450 private and public sector employers including Marks & Spencer,
Founded in 1990, Rees Pollock has officially become the Financial Services team at leading tax and advisory firm Blick Rothenberg, and the Rees Pollock name will now no longer be used.
Procuritas Capital Investors VI (Procuritas) portfolio company DSI Freezing Solutions A/S (DSI), the Denmark-based market leader in plate freezing technology, has acquired Cryogenic Equipment and Services NV (CES) and signed a contract to acquire Dantech Freezing Systems A/S (Dantech). These acquisitions transform DSI into a new global player with the
Oakley Capital’s Oakley Capital IV (Fund IV) is to invest in ICP Education Holding Limited (ICP Education), an independent group of UK nurseries. Fund IV will invest alongside the management team, which is led by Executive Chairman Stephen Booty, CEO Dominic Harrison, and CFO Clare Wilson. ICP Education is
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