Octopus Ventures
Value of UK early-stage investments holds steady
UK early-stage deal numbers are dropping off, but the total value invested has held steady over the last four years.
Index Ventures leads £8m funding for Secret Escapes
Index Ventures has led an £8m funding round for UK-based online luxury travel club Secret Escapes.
Octopus-backed Zoopla aquires UpMyStreet
Octopus Venture Partners’ portfolio company Zoopla.co.uk has bought property information website UpMyStreet.com.
Crowe Clark expands its Thames Valley team
Crowe Clark Whitehill has appointed mergers and acquisitions (M&A) specialist Simon Jordan as a partner in its corporate finance team in the Thames Valley.
Bowmark Capital acquires CSL in £32m SBO
Bowmark Capital has backed the secondary buyout of security communications company CSL DualCom with £32m.
Octopus backs second round of funding for Secret Escapes
Octopus has invested in a second round of financing for travel website Sweet Escapes.
Octopus appoints venture partner manager
George Whitehead has joined Octopus as a venture partner.
Brew leaves Octopus for BGF role
Alistair Brew has been appointed as investment director for the £2.5bn Business Growth Fund (BGF).
Octopus invests in Curlet
Venture capital company Octopus investments has backed commerce content management platform Curlet Ltd with £1.6m.
Octopus invests £1.6m in Vega-Chi
Octopus Investments has provided UK online trading platform Vega-Chi with £1.6m of growth capital funding.
Octopus-backed Opex acquires EAG
UK events organiser Opex - a portfolio company of Octopus Investments - has merged with Early Action Group.
Atlas and Octopus inject £3.25m in Zoopla
Atlas Venture and Octopus Investments have provided £3.25m of new funding in property website Zoopla.co.uk.
Octopus powers up Diverse Energy with £2m
Octopus Investments has provided UK power generating solutions company Diverse Energy with £2m of early-stage funding.
Octopus injects £2m in UltraSoC
Octopus Investments has provided £2m for UK technology developer UltraSoC Technologies Ltd.
Octopus invests £275,000 in TouchType
Octopus Ventures has provided UK software company TouchType with £275,000 of seed funding.
Octopus Ventures backs PrimaStar with £2m
Octopus Ventures has invested £2m in UK-based technology company PrimaStar.
SEP et al. invest in Elonics
Scottish Equity Partners (SEP), Octopus Ventures and existing investors have injected £6.1m into fabless semiconductor company Elonics.
Growth capital: Quietly rising
As mega-buyouts slowly return to the scene, most media attention is focused on the high end of the market to see if it will maintain momentum. However, the biggest improvement for 2010 may well be a rather more low-key affair. Greg Gille reports on growth...
Octopus Ventures commits £1m to VYRE
Octopus Ventures has invested £1m into UK digital content and information management specialist, VYRE.
Octopus Ventures invests £2m in Opex Group
Octopus Ventures has invested £2million from its £30 million Octopus Capital for Enterprise Fund into Opex Group, an exhibition and event organisers' services group.
Fitness investments: Working their way back to health
The recent wave of private equity-backed expansion deals in the gym industry suggests it is a sector in rude health. Francois Rowell investigates.
Octopus Capital invests £1.3m into Gymbox
Octopus Ventures has invested £1.3m into health club business Gymbox.
Octopus VCT closes at £50m
Octopus Investments has reached its £50m capacity for its limited life VCT - open since September 2009. The fund is now closed for new investments.
Octopus Ventures invests £1.5m in Money Workout
Octopus Ventures has invested £1.52m in mortgage website company Money Workout Limited.