Scottish Equity Partners
Neeson joins SEP from Caird
Paul Neeson, SEP
Sector focus: Is the sun setting on renewable energy?
Sector focus: Renewables
Mister Spex makes Swedish acquisitions
Online optician Mister Spex, backed by several private equity players, has acquired two Swedish online eyewear stores: Lensstore and Loveyewear.
VCs reach for the cloud
Silver linings
Arkex raises $15m from 4D Gea
Non-seismic geophysical imaging provider Arkex has raised $15m from 4D Global Energy Advisors (4D Gea).
SEP in £1.25m round for Cyberhawk
Scottish Equity Partners (SEP) has led a £1.25m investment in remote aerial industrial inspection company Cyberhawk Innovations.
SEP leads £1.2m investment in SocialBro
Scottish Equity Partners has led a £1.2m funding round for SocialBro, a Twitter analytics tool for businesses.
SEP backs €16m Mister Spex round
Scottish Equity Partners (SEP) has joined a €16m round of funding for German online optician Mister Spex.
SEP backs Smarter Grid Solutions
Scottish Equity Partners (SEP) and Scottish Enterprise have invested £3m in Glasgow-based smart grid technology company Smarter Grid Solutions.
SEP in $7m round for Powervation
Irish PE-backed energy optimisation company Powervation has received $7m as part of a series-C funding round.
SEP exits IndigoVision
Scottish Equity Partners (SEP) has sold its stake in Scottish video security business IndigoVision, following a number of unsuccessful MBO attempts.
SEP backs Matches Fashion with £12m
Scottish Equity Partners has backed UK-based fashion retailer Matches Fashion with a £12m growth capital injection.
Second deal in a week for BGF with SkyDox investment
Scottish Equity Partners (SEP) and the Business Growth Fund (BGF) have taken part in a £20m round for UK-based business software developer SkyDox.
Venture's Olympic performance
Venture's Olympic performance
SEP appoints ex-MSP to advisory board
Former Scottish Labour Party leader Wendy Alexander has joined the advisory board of Scottish Equity Partners (SEP).
SEP appoints senior executive for energy fund
Scottish Equity Partners has announced the appointment of Tony Robison as senior energy executive of its Environmental Energies Fund.
SEP and SSE launch £95m green energy fund
Scottish Equity Partners (SEP) has launched a new secondaries fund and has acquired the alternative energy portfolio of Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE).
PE’s top five home runs of 2011
Matrix and Foresight’s stellar sale of App-DNA this week is among a handful of outstanding results the industry has achieved in recent months. Greg Gille takes a look at 2011’s top five exits
SEP leads £3m investment in Exco inTouch
Scottish Equity Partners (SEP) has led an initial £3m investment in Exco inTouch, a provider of mobile patient communication and management solutions for the pharmaceutical and healthcare sector.
Scottish Equity Partners announces fund launch
British growth equity and venture capital investor Scottish Equity Partners (SEP) has launched new fund SEP IV, already raising £185m.
Scottish Equity Partners and Target Partners invest in Hetras
Scottish Equity Partners and German venture firm Target Partners have invested a multi-million euro amount in Austrian developer of hotel management software Hetras.
Amazon UK chief joins SEP
Scottish Equity Partners (SEP) has hired Brian McBride, former managing director and vice president of Amazon UK, as venture partner.
VC-backed BioVex sold for $1bn
Biotech company BioVex - backed by a consortium of venture investors including SEP, Forbion and Crédit Agricole Private Equity - has been acquired by US biotech firm Amgen in a $1bn all-cash deal.
Accel, Pond and SEP exit Gigle Networks
Venture capital firms Accel Partners, Pond Venture and Scottish Equity Partners have sold their 60% stake in Gigle Networks to Broadcom Corporation.