Articles by Katharine Hidalgo
Eclipse leads $20m series-A for Wayve
Existing investors Compound, Firstminute and Fly Ventures all participated in the round
Atlantic Bridge leads $10m series-A for Siren
DVI Equity Partners, Frontline Ventures and Enterprise Ireland also take part
Lakestar, Dawn Capital co-lead $37m series-B for Eigen
Existing investors Temasek and Goldman Sachs Growth Equity also participate in the funding round
Inflexion-backed Radius acquires Pure Telecom
Radius first acquired a telecommunications company in October 2018 with Adam Phones
Alcuin acquires Marsden
Marsden's current managing director, Richard Black, will continue to lead the company
LDC-backed Linley & Simpson acquires Beercocks
Financing for the acquisition was provided by Santander Corporate and Commercial Banking
Connection Capital sells JCRA
Connection Capital provided £6.7m to support the buyout of the business in 2017
Temasek, SIB in $18m series-B for PureLiFi
Temasek previously led a £7m investment for the technology developer in 2016
BC-backed Advanced acquires CareWorks
CareWorks is Advanced's first acquistion following the investment from BC Partners
Aliter acquires Sponge
Aliter acquired Bolt Learning in May 2019 and concurrently provided financing to acquire Mercurytide
DACH activity skyrockets in Q3 despite looming recession
Aggregate value in DACH for Q3 reached its second highest level at €18.7bn
Balderton VII closes on $400m hard-cap
Balderton VII's predecessor closed on $375m and is now more than 50% deployed over 30 investments
Blackstone to buy stake in MagicLab in $3bn deal
London-based MagicLab owns social networking and dating apps Bumble, Badoo, Lumen and Chappy
Insight invests $8m in Hundred
Hundred offers a portfolio of 34 vitamins that consumers can access through a subscription model
True Venture leads $13m series-A for Wefarm
Existing investors LocalGlobe, ADV and the Norrsken Foundation also participate in the round
LDC-backed Eque2 acquires ClipIt
LDC acquired a significant minority stake in Eque2 from Livingbridge in a £16m deal in 2017
Mobeus-backed Ludlow acquires Ivan A Hargreaves
Ludlow finances its third acquisition this year with its debt facility provided by Santander
Summit leads $40m for Immersive Labs
Existing investor Goldman Sachs also joins the funding round
Seed Partners backs DDI Projects
Seed Partners paid several million pounds for a 50% stake in the construction fit-out specialist
Inflexion-backed Huws Gray acquires JE Fuller
Inflexion acquired a minority stake in Huws Gray and backed its merger with Ridgeons in October 2018
Foresight opens Edinburgh office
Foresight opens the new office to support the investment of its Scottish Growth Fund
KKR European V closes on €5.8bn
KKR European V held an interim close on €4.7bn in April 2019 and has a six-year investment period
Inflexion-backed Radius acquires Burley
Inflexion portfolio company Radius has made its third acquistion under the firm's ownership
BGF exits Thames Technology
BGF first invested in the company in 2013, with £3.2m to support the purchase of new equipment