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Darwin Group (Darwin), a Shropshire-based provider of Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) buildings for the healthcare and education sector, has secured significant funding from Kartesia, a European specialist provider of capital solutions for mid-sized companies.
Darwin is one of the UK’s leading providers of specialist offsite modular construction projects. Its innovative, high-specification modular systems are capable of rapid deployment in demanding environments and the Company is well-positioned to continue to support NHS Trusts in delivering new healthcare facilities across the UK.
Kartesia’s funds will support the management team in delivering its ambitious organic growth plans, including significant further investment
OakNorth Bank has provided Harwood Private Capital with a GBP20 million funding package to facilitate the management buyout (MBO) of family-run horticulture firm, Mr Fothergill’s Seeds Limited.
The deal enables the managed exit of the founding Carey and Fothergill families.
A member of the Harwood Capital Management family of funds (AUM>GBP1bn), Harwood Private Capital focuses on supporting growth orientated SMEs and lower mid-market companies in the UK. The firm’s flexible capital allows it to support business owners/management teams in meeting their growth objectives without the loss of control associated with traditional private equity investment.
Founded in 1978 by
Mediobanca Private Banking has expanded its illiquid investments offering for Private Banking clients in Italy with the launch of the Mediobanca Venture Capital Fund, a sub-fund of Russell Investments Alternative Investment ICAV.
It will invest in technology start-ups primarily based in the United States.
This represents a further step on Mediobanca’s roadmap towards strengthening its Private Investment Banking model, bringing together private capital and investment opportunities in the real economy.
The Fund, developed by global investments solutions provider Russell Investments, will be distributed exclusively by Mediobanca Private Banking until 25 March 2022. It will enable Italian private investors to access
Maven Capital Partners (Maven) has led a GBP4.25 million funding round for Mypura.com Group Limited (Pura), a baby care brand which specialises in eco-friendly baby wipes and nappies.
The transaction includes GBP4 million of funding split evenly across the Maven VCTs, NPIF Maven Equity Finance, part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund, and Maven Investor Partners, Maven’s high net worth investment syndicate. Michael Law, former Operations Director at Next Plc, has also invested and will join the Board.
The Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund project is supported financially by the European Union using funding from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)
Glasgow-based contact lens technology pioneers Ocutec Limited have secured GBP1.5 million in a seed funding round led by Deepbridge Capital.
The funding round, which includes provision of GBP1 million of funding via the Deepbridge Technology Growth EIS fund, GBP360k from Intuitive Investments Group (IIG) and a GBP100k SMART grant to support the Company’s development projects, is to be used for recruitment, new equipment and further product development.
The University of Strathclyde spin-out has patented technology covering the formulation of contact lens products, contact lens comfort solutions, and injection moulding technology for rapid manufacturing using polyethylene glycol (PEG).
Fast growing Edtech startup Vygo has raised GBP1.5 million in a pre-seed funding round supported by online age investment platform Angel Investment Network.
Vygo is a Saas platform reinventing the conventional social support ecosystem in higher education.
The round was led by Edtech VC Sparkmind and supported by Angel Investment Network. Other participants include Edtech accelerator Supercharger Ventures and the Australian Catholic University. The funds will be used for platform development and expansion of its UK and European presence.
Offering personalised support services beyond the physical campus, the business already works with a third of Australian Universities and is rapidly
Value Partners Group Limited has appointed David Wong as Managing Director, Chief Risk Officer, effective 28 February 2022.
The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) has made a capital commitment to a new fund in support of minority-owned business enterprises (MBEs).
The fund, led in partnership between Advantage Capital and the NMSDC Business Consortium Fund (BCF), brings together BCF’s 30-year history of providing access to capital to entrepreneurs of colours with Advantage Capital’s 30 years of investment expertise in highly distressed urban core and rural communities.
The mission of the fund is to close the racial wealth gap by investing in entrepreneurs of colour who are building the products and services of the future. The fund will provide
MidEuropa, a private equity firm focused on Central and Eastern Europe, has appointed Vesna Sipp as partner, Head of Investor Relations and member of the Investment Committee.
Sipp, who will be based in MidEuropa’s London office and will also lead the firm’s ESG and diversity efforts, was previously Head of Client Relations at ICG and prior to that, Managing Director at Hamilton Lane.
Shaken Udder, a husband-and-wife founded milkshake company that supplies to major UK supermarkets, has secured a minority investment from mid-market private equity firm LDC to support the next stage of its growth journey.
Headquartered in Tiptree, Essex, Shaken Udder blends fresh milk with real ingredients to create a variety of flavours, from its signature ‘Chocolush!’ to Strawberries and Clotted Cream, which are now stocked in retailers including Sainsbury’s, Tesco, Waitrose, Morrisons, ASDA, Co-op and Boots.
The business has expanded through new product development including a 750ml share bottle and a dairy-free, plant-based alternative range, Shaken Other.
LDC’s investment will
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