Graphite Capital, the leading UK mid-market private equity specialist, announces a number of promotions and appointments.  

Fintech Startup BABB Appoints Ripple Advisor, Dr. Anish Mohammed To Accelerate The Launch of the World’s First Blockchain-Based Bank Account.

Shoosmiths has advised LDC, the UK’s leading mid-market private equity investor, on its latest investment into Lucid Group Communications, a global specialist provider of strategic medical communications services to world leading pharmaceutical companies.

The 2017 EBAN Annual Congress featured 50 startups from 16 different countries pitching throughout the three days of the Congress and competing for some spectacular prizes, with the most coveted main prize being a seed investment from EBAN Member Marbella Tech Angels, led by serial entrepreneur and angel investor Andreas Mihalovits. 

The owner of a brand new data centre in Birmingham, GTP3 LLP, is raising £2.8m through crowdfunding platform, Downing Crowd, as the site enters its next phase of development.

Maven Capital Partners has made a £2.25 million investment via its Venture Capital Trust funds in ITS Technology Group, a leading alternative network (“Altnet”) provider. The funding will be used to expand the Company’s fibre network and to further strengthen the sales and operational capabilities of the business. 

Online investment platform SyndicateRoom today announces the closure of two lift rounds, for Peptinnovate and Alert Technology. Pekama closed its round in overfunding over the weekend. Peptinnovate raised £2.7 million, Alert achieved £1 million and Pekama secured £600,000. Funds from all three rounds bring the total value of all three raises to £4.3 million.

Jenson Solutions has made 10 new investments from the Jenson SEIS & EIS Fund 4.  

While a third electoral shock in less than a year has left the political arena reeling and there isn’t the sense of permanency we would want at the top in the UK, there is a silver lining for SME’s, scale ups and their advisers.  This group (pretty much) got the result they wanted. In new research conducted right up to polling day by Smith & Williamson, nearly two thirds of business leaders believed a Tory government would best benefit their ambitions.

Optoscribe, a world leader and global supplier of glass-based integrated photonics components, today announced that the company has closed a series B investment round of £1.8 million in line with its expansion and product supply plans. 

AIC stats for May 2017.  For full report download here

G.Network, the next-generation communications service provider exclusively focused on Central London, has received investment totaling £4.675m from Albion Capital, the leading independent investment manager.