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Jim Wright, manager of the LF Miton Global Infrastructure Income Fund, explains why an improving environment for Canadian energy stocks has prompted him to increase allocation from 15.2 per cent at the end of March 2018 to 17.4 per cent…
After a period of stagnation, we see significant value opportunities emerging in the Canadian infrastructure sector.
We expect strong growth in oil and gas production over the coming years, based on abundant resources and more effective and efficient extraction. Demand for oil and gas for domestic consumption, from the USA and, increasingly, for overseas export, is likely to continue
UK-listed fintech venture capital investor Augmentum Fintech has announced GBP7 million of new investments in three leading European fintech companies – Tide, Previse and DueDil.
Augmentum has invested a GBP3 million convertible note as part of a GBP8 million funding round alongside existing investors, in Tide, an SME challenger bank. The new funds are being raised as the company prepares for rapid expansion and develops more features on its platform to ease the administrative burden faced by small businesses. Existing investors participating in the investment include Anthemis, Creandum, Local Globe and Passion Capital.
Augmentum has invested GBP2 million in
Cavendish Corporate Finance has advised the shareholders of Express Vending Group Limited (Express Vending), a UK supplier of premium refreshment solutions, on its sale to Selecta Group (Selecta).
Express Vending is a privately-owned, fast-growing UK supplier of premium vending services. The business generated sales of more than GBP39.0 million in the twelve months ending July 2018. Founded in 1992, Express Vending is focused on London and the neighbouring counties. It is recognised for the high quality of its service and product offering, achieving strong customer retention.
The acquisition confirms Selecta’s position as a leading European provider of unattended self-service
When it comes to technology adoption and innovation, compared to other industries financial services is merely scratching the surface. Dipping its toe in. Engaging in proofs of concept but rarely integrating new solutions across multiple geographies.
VividGro, a portfolio company of private equity firm Pegasus Capital Advisors (Pegasus), has secured investment firm Merida Capital Partners (Merida) as its strategic partner.
VividGro, a spinout from Pegasus-funded Lighting Science Group Corporation (LSG), offers products based on LSG’s origins in developing lighting for NASA and the International Space Station and currently focuses on distributing controlled environment agriculture (CEA) LED lighting solutions and services to the indoor horticultural and cannabis industries.
The Company will initially be funded by investments from LSG and Merida Capital. Merida Managing Partner Mitchell Baruchowitz will join the VividGro Board and work with VividGro CEO
Atheon Analytics, a provider of visual analytics products and services to UK’s leading grocery retailers and suppliers, has secured a seven-figure investment from international private equity investor, EmergeVest, in exchange for a minority shareholding.
Atheon will use the additional capital to accelerate its rapid growth plans, applying leading edge technology to its SaaS portfolio for the UK grocery supply chain. Atheon’s existing investors, Chief Executive and Founder, Guy Cuthbert and Commercial Director, Ian Hall, will continue to serve in their respective roles as Atheon’s senior management. They are joined by Craig Sears-Black, a software industry leader, who has been appointed as
On the dot, a machine learning-driven last mile delivery start-up, and part of CitySprint Group, has secured an additional investment of GBP8 million from its parent company, which is itself private equity-funded.
This new round will help fund On the dot’s further growth: product development, senior hires and international expansion, and builds on the GBP17.7 million invested in On the dot since its establishment in 2015. Globally, more than USD11 billion (GBP8.5 billion) has been invested in start-ups disrupting the last mile delivery market since 2007.
On the dot – which now combines On the dot and LastMileLink Technologies
City law firm Wedlake Bell has advised Global Risk Partners (GRP) on its third acquisition in the past month. GRP’s Northern Irish retail broking hub, Abbey Bond Lovis (ABL), has acquired a majority share in Digney Grant Ltd, a Northern Irish insurance broking firm, for an undisclosed fee.
The deal completed on 15 August 2018 and has received regulatory approval.
GRP’s acquisition of Digney Grant through its ABL hub demonstrates the effectiveness of GRP’s hub strategy across the UK which enables the group to pursue acquisitions of companies who are experienced specialists in their regions. This latest deal –
LaLiga, Spain’s top-flight soccer competition, and Relevent, a multinational media, sports and entertainment group, have formed a 15-year, equal joint venture to promote football in the US and Canada.
As part of the agreement, LaLiga plans to bring a regular season club match to the United States, the first to be played outside Europe.
Called ‘LaLiga North America’, the newly founded organisation will work to cultivate football culture in the US and Canada.
The agreement marks an inflection point for football – the world’s most popular sport in numbers of participants and spectators – in the US and
Deposit Solutions, a specialist in Open Banking and provider of a platform for savings deposits, has closed a new funding round led by private equity firm Vitruvian Partners.
Vitruvian was joined by Kinnevik and existing shareholders including Deposit Solutions’ first institutional shareholder e.ventures in a transaction worth a total of USD100 million, valuing the company at USD500 million.
Dr Tim Sievers, CEO and founder of Deposit Solutions, says: “We are delighted to welcome Vitruvian and Kinnevik as new shareholders. They are experts in supporting high-growth companies, which makes them ideal partners for us. Their deep industry expertise and financial
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