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Elder Ltd has raised another GBP8.2 million funding round as its technology-enabled live-in care service gains nationwide popularity, bringing the total raised to GBP16.5 million. The round was led by Acton Capital, a leading growth venture capital investor from Munich, Germany and participated by existing investors.
Elder is one of the UK’s fastest-growing startups and has delivered more than 350,000 days of care in more than 300 towns and cities across the UK since 2016 – with the Outer Hebrides being the only remaining area where care is yet to be delivered.
By allowing the customer to stay in their own
Coniq has secured GBP6.4 million of growth equity to meet the growing demand for its award-winning CRM and loyalty platform used by the world’s leading shopping malls, outlets and brands.The round was led by Guinness Asset Management with Maven Capital Partners, and participation from existing investors Venrex Investment Management. High profile angel investors, including Greg Marsh the founder of OneFineStay, also invested as part of this round.
Coniq’s market-leading iQ Platform radically simplifies launching shopper engagement and loyalty programmes. This enables marketers to effectively and quickly increase sales by leveraging proprietary customer loyalty data, to understand and anticipate the purchasing
The first quarter of 2019 broke the all-time record for investment in Europe, with EUR7.3 billion invested (EUR8.3 billion including Israel), and according to a new study by e-front, the global venture capital industry hit an all-time high last year.
Funds advised by YFM Equity Partners (YFM) have backed a GBP5.6 million investment into Unbiased EC1 Limited (Unbiased) an online platform that connects people to providers across the Financial Adviser, Mortgage Broker and Accountancy markets. YFM’s investment comes from its two advised VCTs, British Smaller Companies VCT plc and British Smaller Companies VCT2 plc, alongside YFM Equity Partners Growth II LP.
Unbiased partners with professional advisory firms offering a range of tools to help them acquire, track and manage their new business pipeline. The service is free for consumers and offers the widest choice of advisers in the UK, using smart
Zadig & Voltaire, a French brand in the modern luxury ready-to-wear market, is to receive a strategic growth investment from Peninsula, a European Private Equity investment management firm.Zadig & Voltaire will remain majority-owned by its founder Thierry Gillier, while TA Associates, the current minority partner, will be exiting its investment. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Known for its chic and rock and roll inspiration, Zadig & Voltaire, the modern luxury iconic brand, has grown consistently since its founding in 1995. Today, the company operates approximately 400 boutiques and shop-in-shops in more than 30 markets around the
Specialist fixed income manager, BlueBay Asset Management (BlueBay), has appointed Stephan Eckstein to the newly created role of Sales Director.Based in Zurich, Eckstein reports to Roberto Valsecchi Oliva, Head of Switzerland and Southern Europe and will be responsible for developing BlueBay’s presence with wholesale investors in the region. Stephan’s appointment continues to bolster BlueBay’s Swiss presence, following the appointments of Renato Aebi and Marc-Hendrik Berthold in 2018.
Valsecchi Oliva says: “Stephan is a very experienced senior sales individual who I believe will be integral in driving and further developing our Swiss wholesale presence. Stephan’s appointment highlights BlueBay’s strong commitment
The concerns over a slowing global economic environment hit by and US-China trade tensions, weak eurozone growth and prolonged Brexit uncertainty, knocked flotations and equity raising on the London Stock Exchange last year.
AvidXchange, a provider of accounts payable (AP) and payment automation solutions for the middle market, has raised USD260 million in equity capital as part of the company’s latest financing round. With contributions from TPG Sixth Street Partners and other investors, this brings total funding to more than USD800 million over the company’s 20-year history. The new capital will fuel AvidXchange’s continued growth and innovation, allowing the company to invest in its solutions for both buyers and suppliers while reaching more customers in the middle market.
“More than 60 per cent of US businesses still pay bills with paper checks, accounting for more than USD2.7 trillion in administrative costs annually,”
Clearwater International has opened a new office in Yorkshire as the business continues to grow its national and international footprint.The new office in Leeds will be headed by recently appointed Partner Richard Goldsack who joins Clearwater International with 19 years’ experience in the corporate finance industry. Having previously worked at Grant Thornton and Ernst & Young in the UK and Australia, Richard has advised on over 50 deals across owner-managed businesses, large corporates, and private equity.
Director, Glenn Clarke, who joined Clearwater International over a year ago will lead the Leeds Debt Advisory team. Since joining the business, Glenn has
Deaglo, a cross-border advisory firm that provides FX execution and risk management solutions to institutional investors, investment managers, multinational corporations and private clients, has launched. The firm says its aim is to ‘educate and empower CFOs to take control of their FX risk and manage their cross-border transactions more effectively’.
Ashley Groves, CEO & Founder, says: “Investors are increasingly looking overseas for deal making opportunities, yet in many cases don’t have the in-house expertise to quantify and manage their FX risk. Unfortunately, traditional approaches to managing these risks, which have beens by the banks, are opaque, cumbersome and expensive, and as
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