BGF has invested £7.5 million in Lancashire ecommerce logistics and tech company, Fulfilmentcrowd. 

The deal will enable the Chorley-based business to further expand services to multichannel and ecommerce retailers, while strengthening its international network of fulfilment centres and responding to the accelerated shift towards online shopping.  

Cutover, the first enterprise-wide work orchestration and observability platform that enables seamless human and machine collaboration, has announced a $35 million Series B financing round led by Eldridge, alongside existing investors Index Ventures, Sussex Place Ventures and Contour Ventures.

All-in-one HR, payroll and benefits platform, Employment Hero, has announced it has raised £25 million in a Series D funding round to accelerate growth in Australia, and double-down on its international expansion strategy. The latest funding was led by return investor SEEK, with participation from previous backers, OneVentures and AirTree Ventures, as well as the company’s newest investor, Salesforce Ventures.

BGF has invested in Northern Building Plastics to support its growth ambitions.  Northern Building Plastics is a specialist distributor of high-quality uPVC plastics and building products to trade customers. Led by co-founders, Judah Wilson and Richard Lindop, the business opened its first super depot in Leeds in 2010, followed by a second site successfully opened in Bolton in May 2018 on the back of strong growth and a proven model.  

Scott Haughton from Envestors looks at how investment opportunities in China are becoming easier to access.

Bowmark Capital has agreed to sell its stake in Node4, a leading provider of hybrid managed cloud and integrated IT solutions, to Providence Equity Partners.  The transaction also marks an exit for mid-market private equity investor LDC, which first invested in Node4 in 2013 and re-invested for a minority shareholding alongside Bowmark.

The Funky Appliance Company has partnered with London based Forster Chase Ventures for a Series A funding campaign. To date, The Funky Appliance Company, founded by husband-and-wife team Joe and Sadie Sillett in June 2016, has raised all its capital on Europe’s leading equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs and counts 360 investors in over 25 countries. The company takes popular household appliances and gives them a funky twist. 

BGF, the UK and Ireland’s most active investor has invested £15.5 million into property developer Burrington Estates, to support the ambitious growth plans of the Exeter-based business.  

Downing Ventures' Healthcare team argues that now is a great time to invest in the sector.

NorthEdge has completed its investment into Distology, a leading specialist cyber security distributor.  Founded in 2014, Distology is a value-added-distributor representing vendors of IT security technology products across EMEA, helping to protect businesses’ digital estates from the growing threat of cyber-attacks. The business is headquartered in Manchester with access to the European market via its office in The Netherlands.

Countingup, the business current account with built-in accounting software, has announced the close of a £9.1 million Series A investment round, led by Framework Venture Partners and joined by Gresham House Ventures, Sage, and existing investors. The funding will be used to drive product innovation, growth and team expansion.  Countingup is an innovative fintech company that offers a business current account with built-in accounting software. The two-in-one app simplifies bookkeeping and taxes for the self-employed as well as accountants across the UK.

UK-pump specialists, Hydromarque Ltd, is set for significant expansion following its acquisition by a specialist private equity backer. BCF Equity Partners has acquired Peterborough-based Hydromarque in a deal totalling £2.7m.