Octopus Ventures leads £6.6m Series A for payments startup Vitesse
Cross-border B2B payments company Vitesse has bagged £6.6m in a Series A round led by Octopus Ventures.
Cross-border B2B payments company Vitesse has bagged £6.6m in a Series A round led by Octopus Ventures.
Kester Capital has hit the £90m hard cap for the final close of its oversubscribed sophomore fund.
Private equity firms remain bullish on their portfolio investments despite the widespread chaos caused by the coronavirus crisis, new research suggests.
Struggling private equity-backed restaurant group Pizza Express is set to be largely taken over by bondholders as the business reels under the strain of the coronavirus lockdown.
Debt-heavy UK roadside recovery business AA could be coming back into private equity hands after receiving buyout interest from a string of big-name firms.
UK private equity house Epiris has swooped to buy restaurant chains Bella Italia, Café Rouge and Las Iguanas in a bid to rescue the eateries following their long closures due the coronavirus crisis.
A new venture capital fund targeting the commercialisation of projects and spinouts from academics at University College London has hit a £100m first close.
A group of private equity majors including Permira and Coller Capital have teamed up to help fight climate change through the launch of a new international network.
UK private equity investor LDC has provided the capital for the £30m merger of a trio of cloud-centric management services companies.
Struggling UK restaurant operator Azzuri Group has been bought by Towerbrook Capital Partners amid the company revealing it could slash up to 1,200 jobs as it battles to overcome the Covid-19 crisis.
Private equity house Hony Capital is at risk of losing its entire investment in UK pizza restaurant chain Pizza Express as the business reels under the strain of the coronavirus lockdown.
UK private equity fundraising surged to more than £47.5bn last year amid a more than doubling of capital flowing into venture capital fundraises, new data from industry body BVCA shows.
Private equity real estate specialist Castleforge Partners has hauled in more than £270m for the final close of its third flagship fundraise.
Private equity executives raking in hefty amounts in carried interest could be in line for a tax hike after the UK chancellor Rishi Sunak announced an investigation into the country's current capital gains tax system.
Personal financial management startup Lanistar has secured £15m to fund its upcoming launch later in 2020.
YFM Equity Partners has made the debut deal from its £80m Buyout Fund II by backing into loss adjusting and claims management specialist GHG.
UK private equity house Growth Capital Partners has exited its six-year investment in challenger consultancy Chaucer through a trade sale to Italy's Business Integration Partners.
Newly-launched private equity house bd-capital has sealed its first investment by backing Symprove, a startup attempting to disrupt the £35bn probiotics market.
The British Business Bank has made its largest commitment to date from its £500m managed funds programme, by committing to a pair of LGT Capital Partners fundraises.
Pan-African private equity house Helios Investment Partners has picked up a $100m commitment for its fourth pan-African fund as it eyes a reported $1.25bn for the vehicle.
