ScribeStar, a digital platform for capital markets issuance, admission processing and ongoing reporting, has launched a funding round on Crowdcube. ScribeStar has set a minimum hurdle for this investment round of GBP550,000, giving existing and new investors a chance to participate in its growing business.    ScribeStar raised GBP1.25m in what was an oversubscribed round on Crowdcube in 2021.   Since its last round, ScribeStar has grown to 1900-plus users from its portfolio of client law firms and corporate advisers.  ScribeStar streamlines and automates the complex legal, regulatory, and compliance work associated with capital markets transactions, whilst creating new sources

La Mancha Fund SCSp, a fund advised by La Mancha Capital Advisory (La Mancha), has agreed to invest USD10 million to acquire a 19.9 per cent stake in SRG Mining Inc (SRG), which is developing the Lola Graphite Project (Lola) in the Republic of Guinea. This investment represents a significant further step in La Mancha’s strategy of broadening and diversifying the Fund’s portfolio of battery metals developers and producers; this is in addition to the Fund’s investments in gold miners. The transaction will consist of a private placement of 22,442,941 of SRG’s common shares to the Fund at a price

Helcim, a payments company that powers small business, has closed a USD16 million Series A funding round led by Toronto-based venture capital firm Information Venture Partners (Information VP) and Aquiline Technology Growth (ATG). The round also included participation from Generational Platform Partners, Alberta-based Accelerate Fund III, as well as key Canadian tech leaders including Boris Wertz, Jason Smith (Klue), Hanif Joshaghani (Symend), and Kevin Sandhu (ControlHQ). The funding will be used to launch new products that make it easier for businesses to get paid and adopt the latest payment technology that they want. The company will also be investing in

Ramp, a finance automation platform and the first corporate card designed to help businesses spend less, has secured USD750 million in new financing, bringing its valuation to USD8.1 billion. The raise included USD200 million in fresh equity funding led by Founders Fund, with participation from all major existing investors including D1 Capital Partners, Thrive Capital, Redpoint Ventures, Coatue Management, Iconiq, Altimeter, Stripe, Lux Capital, Vista Public Strategies, Spark Capital, and Definition Capital.  They were joined by new investors General Catalyst, Avenir Growth Capital, 137 Ventures, and Declaration Partners, in addition to tech industry leaders.  Ramp also secured USD550 million in

Clearlake Capital Group (Clearlake) and Motive Partners (Motive) have entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the BETA+ assets from London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG), which encompasses the assets of BETA (securities processing, custody, clearing, and asset servicing technology), Maxit (cost and tax basis reporting software), and Digital Investor (front-end client solutions), collectively referred to as BETA+. Additionally, Clearlake and Motive Partners have simultaneously formed a long-term strategic partnership with LSEG, in which LSEG will provide content, data, and tools to BETA+ and the Sponsors’ other portfolio companies.

SupportNinja, a Dallas-based business process outsourcing company, has acquired Bolton Remote, a provider of customer success, technical support and product operations solutions. This acquisition enables SupportNinja, supported by a growth investment from BV Investment Partners, to extend its reach into new markets and provide a more exhaustive list of services to its clients including expanded data operations, renewals management, customer success and onboarding, technical expertise, and back-office support.   Bolton Remote brings an expanded geographic footprint to SupportNinja, adding offices in Ireland and Singapore, as well as growing SupportNinja’s already established operations in the US and the Philippines. The new

Ara Partners (Ara), a private equity firm that specialises in industrial decarbonisation investments, has partnered with Laurence Molke to create CycleØ Group Limited (CycleØ), a European biomethane platform, through the acquisition of FNX Liquid Natural Gas (FNX). CycleØ, which is led by Molke as CEO, is actively developing and operating biomethane projects across Europe. The Company’s proven proprietary technologies are designed to capture, process and upgrade naturally occurring methane gas produced principally by the agri-food and livestock industries. In addition to farmers becoming distributed energy producers of the future, they will dramatically reduce their greenhouse gas emissions while maintaining current

Palatine’s Impact Fund has acquired a significant minority shareholding in newly created environmental services group, Cura Terrae. Headquartered in Sheffield, Cura Terrae, the Latin form of ‘take care of the earth’, is a purpose-driven business led by experienced entrepreneur Professor Pete Skipworth.    Cura Terrae comprises three market-leading businesses, Environmental Monitoring Solutions (EMS), Ecus and Envirocare, and will look for further suitable complementary acquisitions to add to the Group as part of a strategic growth plan.    Ecus provides holistic environmental consultancy services to support the development of UK infrastructure and services include air quality, arboriculture, carbon services, ecology, environmental