Enterprise Ventures
Mercia holds £45.1m first close for EV Growth II
Tech-focused fund will make investments of up to £5m in buyouts and replacement capital deals
LDC backs MBO of Enterprise Ventures-backed ChargePoint
Deal for valve manufacturer marks the fourth investment by LDC's Manchester office in nine months
RJD acquires Barber from PHD and Enterprise
Deal represents 44.5% IRR for the vendors, four years after their initial investment
North West Fund injects £400,000 into Intechnica
UK-based queueing software business to expand into US
Enterprise and PHD back Modern Rugs MBI
Former director of retailer Timpson takes majority stake
Enterprise Ventures promotes two
Will Clark and Doug Stellman will jointly head up the North West Fund for Venture Capital
Datalaw receives funding
Liverpool-based Datalaw raises investment from North West Fund for Venture Capital
North West fund invests in Redag spinout
Agrochemical company to ramp up research team
BGF invests £2m in Abbey Pharma
Investment funds acquisition of Peckforton Pharmaceuticals
Beringea et al. exit Altacor
NVM and Enterprise Ventures had also backed the business
Enterprise Ventures appoints new investment manager
Peter Rooney, Enterprise Ventures
Enterprise Ventures funds provide £2.5m for Winning Pitch
Capital will enable firm to invest in team and facilities
Enterprise Ventures opens new Merseyside office
Location will be base for regional SME-focused funds
VC-backed Xeros raises £25.8m in IPO
Flotation gives washing machine manufacturer market cap of £80m
North West Fund backs FDM
The North West Fund for Venture Capital and the Lancashire Rosebud Fund have injected £860,000 into UK-based 3D printing company FDM Digital Solutions.
Enterprise Ventures backs £3.8m Granby MBO
Enterprise Ventures and NatWest have supported the £3.8m management buyout of Granby Marketing Services.
Enterprise Ventures backs ChargePoint with £1.625m
Enterprise Ventures has committed £1.625m to Merseyside-based ChargePoint Technology, a manufacturer of precision containment valves.
Enterprise Ventures et al. back Knight Warner
Enterprise Ventures, Turning Point and management have invested in UK-based process automation equipment manufacturer Knight Warner.
MMC backs Tyres On The Drive with £1.5m
Previous investors MMC Ventures and Enterprise Ventures Group (EV) have injected £1.5m into Tyres On The Drive, a mobile tyre-fitting service.
Foresight et al. invest in Biofortuna
A consortium of existing backers has injected £1.3m into Biofortuna, a UK-based molecular diagnostics company, to fund further growth.
Mosaic et al. invest in Woodall Nicholson
Mosaic Private Equity, RooGreen Ventures and Enterprise Ventures have invested in Woodall Nicholson Group, a UK coach-building business.
Enterprise Ventures fund backs Centaur
The North West Fund for Venture Capital, managed by Enterprise Ventures, has backed a £750,000 funding round for Centaur Technologies alongside the Lancashire Rosebud Fund.
North West Fund backs Fourteen IP
The North West Fund for Venture Capital, managed by Enterprise Ventures, has committed £500,000 to communications solutions firm Fourteen IP.
Enterprise Ventures appoints new mezzanine fund manager
Enterprise Ventures has hired Stewart McCombe to manage the firm’s £15m North West Fund for Mezzanine, which is part of the £185m North West fund.