Managers
Marston Holdings, a UK provider of integrated, technology-enabled transport solutions, has acquired Vortex IoT Limited, a supplier of environmental sensors, networks and data solutions that support improved air quality and decarbonisation initiatives.
Marston supports government, utilities and private sector clients through the delivery of market leading integrated technology-enabled solutions from design through to implementation, management and recovery. Marston’s clients include local authorities seeking to build environmental schemes that reduce congestion and pollution. With the acquisition of Vortex, Marston will strengthen its offering by delivering complementary air quality and acoustic monitoring solutions that maximise awareness, identify pollution hotspots and improve public
Baird Capital’s Global Private Equity team has invested in Subsea Technology & Rentals (STR), an independent subsea rental equipment and specialist services provider to the offshore energy industry.
The terms of the deal have not been disclosed.
The funding will allow STR to develop its equipment and service offerings through organic and acquisition-lead growth. The investment will also enable STR to further expand its geographical reach, with the Americas, mainland Europe and Southeast Asia being a key focus for the company, supporting the rapidly growing offshore wind sector.
Steve Steele will lead STR as Chief Executive Officer alongside
BGF has invested over GBP165 million in London and the South East in 2021, including 18 new investments, while continuing to provide growth capital and follow-on funding for its existing portfolio.
Palatine-backed Suntera Global has enhanced its presence in the Channel Islands with the acquisition of specialist fiduciary services provider, Nedgroup Trust Limited.
Suntera says the deal strengthens its offering and extends its reach into an additional tier one jurisdiction in Guernsey.
Nedgroup Trust Limited has a 70 strong team of staff across the Channel Islands, with 50 of those based in Guernsey, a new jurisdiction for Suntera, and supports a significant international client base including a substantial proportion based in South Africa.
Currently owned by Nedbank Private Wealth Limited, Nedgroup Trust provides a full suite of fiduciary services to high-net
Payflow, a financial wellbeing platform that allows employees to get paid on demand, has closed an EUR8 million financing round to continue its growth in Spain and its internationalisation plans, which have already started in Chile and Colombia.
In 2022, the company plans to start operations in two additional countries and to launch at least two more products.
After closing this round, the total funding raised by Payflow to date exceeds EUR12 million, with the company having previously raised EUR2 million inn a seed round EUR2 million in a debt round.
This new fundraising attracted renowned national and international investors.
BGF invested GBP600 million, including 67 new deals, over the course of 2021, a 55 per cent increase in the total amount invested compared to 2020.
Nearly three quarters (73 per cent) of the total sum invested – was with companies based outside of London and the South East, demonstrating an enduring commitment to ensuring growth capital reaches the full breadth of the UK and Ireland, a core differentiator of BGF’s approach delivered across 16 local offices.
At the same time, total investment since 2011 passed the GBP3 billion milestone as BGF celebrated its 10th anniversary with the most
ELYSIA, a decentralised project linking has raised a strategic investment (USD1 million) from FBG Capital, a Singapore-based cryptocurrency hedge fund and venture capital firm.
The ELYSIA Foundation plans to utilise FBG Capital’s network to preoccupy the global market and accelerate technological advancement through this investment.
ELYSIA is a protocol that makes real assets into asset tokens (NFTs) to be used on-chain, and the asset tokens created in this way can be used in ELYSIA’s DeFi, ELYFI. ELYFI is the first DeFi project to utilise real assets brought on-chain through the ELYSIA protocol. Participants in the ELYFI Protocol can obtain investment
Sustainable investor Planet First Partners (Planet First) has become a significant investor in Submer, a growth stage company solving an emerging environmental threat – high energy consuming data centres.
Funds advised by Permira Credit are acting as sole senior secured lender to Castik Capital’s acquisition of TBAuctions.
The support highlights Permira Credit’s focus on high-quality, growing tech-enabled businesses and builds on Permira’s proven track record of investing in marketplace platforms.
Founded in 2018 after the merger of Troostwijk Auctions (B2B auctions) and BVA Auctions (B2C auctions), TBAuctions is a leading online auction platform and marketplace active in the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany.
Collectively, the Permira Credit funds have invested approximately EUR13 billion since inception in a range of European debt products, including over EUR9 billion in European direct
NPIF Maven Equity Finance, managed by Maven Capital Partners (Maven) and part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (NPIF) has invested GBP500,000 in Cheshire based Cryoniss Limited (Cryoniss), a storage and logistics management services business.
The funding will enable the business to create new jobs, expand its service offering and invest in green technology as it seeks to create new jobs in the North West and grow its customer base initially in the UK and Europe.
Cryoniss provides storage facilities, knowledge and extensive scientific expertise to the life sciences sector.
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