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Transactions
Recent transactions - United Kingdom
| Company | Funding round | Date | |
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9fin Ltd Financial data SaaS for the bond market. financial data |
Series B USD 50,000,000 (USD 50,000,000) |
2 Dec 2024 |
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Recognise Bank Ltd Digital bank for small and medium enterprises (SMEs). digital banking |
N/A GBP 25,000,000 (USD 32,280,000) |
6 Nov 2024 |
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AllFocal Optics Ltd Developer of mixed-reality lenses. lenses |
N/A GBP 2,800,000 (USD 3,610,000) |
6 Nov 2024 |
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AllFocal Optics Ltd Developer of mixed-reality lenses. lenses |
Grant |
6 Nov 2024 |
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Radical Forge Ltd Video game company. gaming |
N/A GBP 2,600,000 (USD 3,380,000) |
5 Nov 2024 |
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Research Grid Ltd Provider of workflow automation software for clinical trials. |
Seed USD 66,500,000 (USD 6,500,000) |
5 Nov 2024 |
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Kuberno Ltd Legal entity management platform that drives governance excellence and efficiency through workflow automation, enhanced reporting, and API integration |
Series A GBP 6,000,000 (USD 7,740,000) |
1 Nov 2024 |
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Speckle Systems Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) data hub. AEC tools, AEC data |
Series A USD 12,500,000 (USD 12,500,000) |
28 Oct 2024 |
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Digital Moneybox Ltd Developer of a mobile savings and investment app that enables users to round up the digital spare change from everyday card transactions. |
N/A GBP 70,000,000 at GBP 550,000,000 valuation. |
23 Oct 2024 |
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Monese Ltd Digital banking and remittances services provider. challenger banks, fintech |
Acquisition |
10 Oct 2024 |
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NuWealth Ltd Platform for creating investing portfolios. |
Acquisition |
6 Sep 2024 |
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Doccla Ltd Provider of virtual ward and remote patient monitoring solutions. |
Series B GBP 35,000,000 |
3 Sep 2024 |
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Space Intelligence Ltd Provider of satellite-based nature mapping data. |
Series A USD 7,000,000 (USD 7,000,000) |
22 Aug 2024 |
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Revolut Ltd Challenger bank. fintech, challenger banks, digital banking, unicorns, neobanks, banking |
Secondary at GBP 45,000,000,000 valuation. |
16 Aug 2024 |
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Gamechanger 20 Ltd Acquisition vehicle for the purchase of Ipswich Town Football Club. |
N/A |
15 Aug 2024 |
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Ipswich Town Football Club football clubs, football |
Private Equity |
13 Aug 2024 |
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Gaussion Ltd Developer of electric vehicle (EV) battery charging technology. battery charging, electric vehicles |
Series A USD 12,000,000 (USD 12,000,000) |
12 Aug 2024 |
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Riverlane Ltd Quantum computing company. quantum computing, quantum error correction |
Series C USD 75,000,000 (USD 75,000,000) |
6 Aug 2024 |
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Hofy Ltd |
Acquisition |
18 Jul 2024 |
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Lombard Finance Ltd Bitcoin restaking company. |
Seed USD 16,000,000 (USD 16,000,000) |
2 Jul 2024 |
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Preqin Ltd VC tech stack, financial data, traditional data |
Acquisition GBP 2,550,000,000 at GBP 2,550,000,000 valuation. |
1 Jul 2024 |
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Space Forge Ltd British aerospace manufacturing company. |
N/A |
18 Jun 2024 |
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Purple Dot Technologies Ltd Dynamic pricing, pre-ordering and waitlist platform. |
Series A USD 10,000,000 (USD 10,000,000) |
14 May 2024 |
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Fintech Farm Ltd Neobank-in-a-box startup. |
Series B USD 32,000,000 (USD 32,000,000) |
14 May 2024 |
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AgriDex Platform for tokenizing agricultural commodities. blockchain, asset tokenisation |
Pre Seed USD 5,000,000 (USD 5,000,000) |
14 May 2024 |
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Zeal Wallet Digital wallet. digital wallets, blockchain |
N/A USD 2,000,000 (USD 2,000,000) |
13 May 2024 |
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Tiney Ltd Platform for early childhood education. education, education platform, education technologies (edtech) |
Series A GBP 7,200,000 |
13 May 2024 |
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Monzo Bank Ltd Digital bank. challenger banks, fintech, digital banking, banking, personal finance, mobile banking, neobanks |
Series I GBP 150,000,000 (USD 190,000,000) at GBP 3,850,000,000 (USD 4,810,000,000) valuation. |
8 May 2024 |
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Urban Jungle Services Ltd Multi-line MGA insurer, focusing on flexible, tailor-made insurance solutions. home insurance, insurance |
Venture GBP 11,200,000 (USD 14,400,000) |
30 Apr 2024 |
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Darktrace PLC Provider of "enterprise immune system technology solutions". cybersecurity, artificial intelligence |
Acquisition USD 5,300,000,000 (USD 5,300,000,000) at USD 5,300,000,000 (USD 5,300,000,000) valuation. |
26 Apr 2024 |
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Fundpath Provider of fund-buying software. |
N/A GBP 2,000,000 |
25 Apr 2024 |
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Ipswich Town Football Club football clubs, football |
Private Equity GBP 105,000,000 |
22 Mar 2024 |
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Packfleet Ltd All-electric parcel courier. courier services |
Series A GBP 8,000,000 |
13 Mar 2024 |
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Monzo Bank Ltd Digital bank. challenger banks, fintech, digital banking, banking, personal finance, mobile banking, neobanks |
N/A GBP 340,000,000 (USD 432,200,000) at GBP 3,660,000,000 (USD 4,667,800,000) valuation. |
5 Mar 2024 |
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OpenDialog AI Ltd Developer of conversational AI chatbots for regulated industries. artificial intelligence, AI chatbots |
Series A USD 8,000,000 (USD 8,000,000) |
24 Jan 2024 |
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Ozone Financial Technology Ltd Open banking API platform. open banking, financial APIs |
N/A GBP 8,500,000 |
24 Jan 2024 |
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Otta Technology Ltd Job search platform. |
Acquisition |
22 Jan 2024 |
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10x Banking Technology Ltd |
N/A GBP 35,000,000 |
17 Jan 2024 |
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SumUp Payments Ltd Payment processing system that allows sellers to process payments using smart devices. fintech, payments processing, mobile payments |
N/A EUR 285,000,000 (USD 307,000,000) |
11 Dec 2023 |
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Oxford Quantum Circuits Ltd Quantum compute-as-a-service startup. quantum computing, computing-as-a-service, computing |
Series B USD 100,000,000 (USD 100,000,000) |
29 Nov 2023 |
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Relay Technologies Ltd Local delivery startup. local delivery, logistics, smart logistics, parcel delivery |
Seed USD 10,000,000 (USD 10,000,000) |
22 Nov 2023 |
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Doccla Ltd Provider of virtual ward and remote patient monitoring solutions. |
N/A |
21 Nov 2023 |
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The Multiplayer Group Outsourced game developer. gaming |
Acquisition |
17 Aug 2023 |
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Phasecraft Ltd Quantum computing firm. quantum computing |
N/A GBP 13,000,000 |
16 Aug 2023 |
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Pockit Ltd Digital account provider offering pre-paid spending cards and current accounts. challenger banks, fintech, payment cards |
N/A USD 10,000,000 (USD 10,000,000) |
3 Aug 2023 |
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Volt Technologies Holdings Ltd open banking |
Series B USD 60,000,000 (USD 60,000,000) at USD 350,000,000 (USD 350,000,000) valuation. |
21 Jun 2023 |
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Gensyn Ltd Machine learning compute protocol that unites all of the world’s compute into a global supercluster, accessible by anyone at any time. machine learning, artificial intelligence |
Series A GBP 33,800,000 |
16 Jun 2023 |
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Leeds United Football Club football clubs |
N/A |
Apr 2023 |
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Fundpath Provider of fund-buying software. |
N/A GBP 4,000,000 |
1 Mar 2023 |
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Quantum Motion Technologies Ltd Quantum computing company. quantum computing |
N/A GBP 42,000,000 (USD 50,500,000) |
20 Feb 2023 |
Companies
Best funded companies in United Kingdom
The first ever online marketplace to enable savers and investors to sidestep banks and lend directly to small businesses.
Peer-to-peer money lending service that allows lenders and borrowers to deal directly with one another, cutting out the banks who act as middlemen.
Payment processing system that allows sellers to process payments using smart devices.
Nutmeg lets you invest your money seamlessly online, all while aiming for the lowest fees in the industry.
Payments automation platform designed to remit cross boarder payments through API.
Technologies based on Artificial Intelligence in the fields of life extension and the prevention of age-related diseases.
Over-the-top banking platform, consolidating all your cards and accounts into one smart card and even smarter app.
Food delivery service allowing customers to choose recipes and receive the necessary ingredients.
From due diligence to deal prospecting, DueDil helps businesses make data-informed decisions.
Investors
Top investors - United Kingdom
| Investor | Profile | Country | Investments | |
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Crowdcube Capital Ltd | Investment crowdfunding platform. | United Kingdom | 255 |
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Lloyds TSB Development Capital Ltd | The private equity arm of Lloyds Banking Group. | United Kingdom | 110 |
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Intermediate Capital Group (ICG) PLC | Global alternative asset manager in private debt, credit and equity. | United Kingdom | 99 |
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SETsquared Partnership | Business incubation network run by five universities in Southern England. | United Kingdom | 76 |
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Cinven Ltd | British private equity firm focused on European acquisitions and buyouts. | United Kingdom | 75 |
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IP Group PLC | British-based Intellectual property business investing in technology companies, based in London, England. | United Kingdom | 73 |
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3i Group PLC | Major, long established, quoted private equity investor | United Kingdom | 72 |
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Equistone LLP | United Kingdom | 69 | |
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Albion Ventures LLP | Albion Ventures was established to generate long term investment returns through making venture capital investments in smaller companies | United Kingdom | 66 |
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Midven Ltd | United Kingdom | 66 | |
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ECI Partners LLP | United Kingdom | 61 | |
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MMC Ventures Ltd | Venture capital firm a focus on healthcare, financial services, technology, and business support services | United Kingdom | 56 |
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Amadeus Capital Partners Ltd | Private equity investor in growing technology enterprises | United Kingdom | 54 |
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DFJ Esprit LLP | Venture capital firm. | United Kingdom | 54 |
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Montagu Private Equity LLP | United Kingdom | 52 | |
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Index Ventures LLP | United Kingdom | 46 | |
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Catapult Venture Managers Ltd | United Kingdom | 46 | |
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Accel Partners & Co Inc | Early and growth stage venture capital firm. | United States | 46 |
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CVC Capital Partners | United Kingdom | 45 | |
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Deepbridge Capital LLP | United Kingdom | 45 | |
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Beringea Ltd | United Kingdom | 44 | |
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Balderton Capital Management (UK) LLP | European early stage venture capital firm | United Kingdom | 44 |
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Oxford Capital Partners Ltd | United Kingdom | 43 | |
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Episode 1 Partners Ltd | Venture capital firm specialising in early stage investments in technology and information services. | United Kingdom | 42 |
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Scottish Equity Partners LLP | United Kingdom | 40 | |
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Entrepreneur First Investment Manager LLP | Tehnology incubator that invests in individuals “pre-team, pre-idea” to help create new technology startups. | United Kingdom | 39 |
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LocalGlobe | UK-based venture capital firm that focuses on seed investments. | United Kingdom | 38 |
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Finance Wales Investments PLC | Finance Wales makes commercial investments in Wales-based businesses with the potential to grow | United Kingdom | 37 |
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YFM Equity Partners Ltd | United Kingdom | 37 | |
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Dunedin Capital Partners Ltd | United Kingdom | 36 | |
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Passion Capital LLP | Early stage venture capital firm based in London. | United Kingdom | 35 |
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Graphite Capital Management LLP | United Kingdom | 35 | |
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NVM Private Equity Ltd | Independent private equity firm | United Kingdom | 35 |
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Fund Twenty8 2017 | United Kingdom | 32 | |
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Fund Twenty8 2016 | 32 | ||
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Foresight Group LLP | United Kingdom | 31 | |
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Archangel Informal Investments Ltd | Scotland's leading business angel syndicate | United Kingdom | 31 |
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European Investment Fund | European Union agency, headquartered in Luxembourg, for the provision of finance to small and medium-sized enterprises. | Luxembourg | 29 |
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UMIP Premier Fund LP | Late seed venture capital fund managed by MTI Partners Ltd | United Kingdom | 28 |
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Nova Capital Management USA LLC | United States | 27 | |
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IQ Capital Partners LLP | United Kingdom | 27 | |
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Parkwalk Advisors Ltd | Investor in university spin-offs. | United Kingdom | 26 |
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Acorn Capital Partners Ltd | United Kingdom | 26 | |
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Notion Capital Partners LLP | Venture capital firm focused on high-potential businesses in the cloud computing and software-as-as-service (SaaS) markets. | United Kingdom | 25 |
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MTI Partners Inc | United States | 25 | |
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Seedcamp Investments LLP | Early stage mentoring and investment programme for European startups. | United Kingdom | 24 |
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Alcuin Capital Ltd | United Kingdom | 23 | |
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Duke Street Capital Ltd | United Kingdom | 23 | |
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Index Ventures Management SA | Venture capital firm | Switzerland | 22 |
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Equity Ventures Ltd | A venture capital firm specialising in buy-outs, buy-ins, MBO and MBI finance including leveraged buyouts and private equity. | United Kingdom | 21 |
Acquirers
Top acquirers - United Kingdom
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Intermediate Capital Group (ICG) PLC | Global alternative asset manager in private debt, credit and equity. | United Kingdom | 5 |
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Cisco Systems Inc | Networking hardware, software, and services | United States | 4 |
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Dunedin Capital Partners Ltd | United Kingdom | 4 | |
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Exponent Private Equity LLP | United Kingdom | 3 | |
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Tandem Bank Ltd | Digital retail bank. | United Kingdom | 2 |
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RB Sports & Media Ltd | The sporting arm of Reuben brothers - the Reuben family's private investment firm. | United Kingdom | 2 |
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Global Infrastructure Partners | Private equity fund investing in infrastructure in OECD countries and select emerging market countries | United States | 2 |
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Broadcom Corp | Broadcom Corporation, is a global leader and innovator in semiconductor solutions for wired and wireless communications. | United States | 2 |
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PCP Capital Partners | United Kingdom | 2 | |
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Ferranti Ltd | United Kingdom | 2 | |
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Chrysalis VCT Management Ltd | United Kingdom | 2 | |
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eBay Inc | American internet consumer-to-consumer corporation that manages eBay.com, an online auction and shopping website. | United States | 2 |
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Oracle Corp | 2 | ||
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Just Eat Takeaway.com NV | Netherlands | 2 | |
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Public Investment Fund of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia | Private equity fund backed by the government of Saudi Arabia. | Saudi Arabia | 2 |
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Sovos | Developer of tax and compliance cloud software. | United States | 2 |
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Bain Capital LP | United States | 2 | |
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Zynga Inc | The leading social gaming company on the web. | United States | 1 |
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A&NN Capital Fund Management Ltd | Private equity fund controlled by the Russian businessman Alexander Mamut. | 1 | |
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Reliance Industries | 1 | ||
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Jump TV | 1 | ||
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DP World Group | 1 | ||
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Riverbed Technology Inc | WAN optimization software company. | United States | 1 |
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Bunge Ltd | Global agribusiness and food company. | United States | 1 |
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DAZN Group | British over-the-top sports streaming and entertainment platform. | United Kingdom | 1 |
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The Trade Desk Inc | Technology company that empowers buyers of advertising. | 1 | |
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Ctrip | China | 1 | |
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Galapagos NV | Belgium | 1 | |
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Radancy | 1 | ||
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BrandWatch | United Kingdom | 1 | |
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Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan | Canada | 1 | |
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Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB | Swedish pharmaceutical company with a product portfolio consisting of some 60 orphan and specialty pharmaceuticals | Sweden | 1 |
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QinetiQ Group PLC | United Kingdom | 1 | |
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Terra Firma Capital Management Ltd | United Kingdom | 1 | |
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Rightster Group PLC | United Kingdom | 1 | |
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AVM Ltd | Provider of a complete range of video conferencing, audio visual and collaboration services to the private and public sectors | United Kingdom | 1 |
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VISA Inc | Global payments technology company. | United States | 1 |
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Deutsche Telekom AG | Germany | 1 | |
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Quilter PLC | British multinational wealth management company formed to take over the UK wealth management business of Old Mutual PLC. | United Kingdom | 1 |
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SimplyBiz Services PLC | United Kingdom | 1 | |
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Gamechanger 20 Ltd | Acquisition vehicle for the purchase of Ipswich Town Football Club. | United Kingdom | 1 |
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Newgate Private Equity LLP | 1 | ||
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Eastman Kodak Co | United States | 1 | |
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Aberdeen Asset Management PLC | United Kingdom | 1 | |
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Smarsh Inc | Email archiving and compliance. | United States | 1 |
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Intel Corp | American multinational corporation and technology company headquartered in Santa Clara, California. | United States | 1 |
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Silver Lake Management LLC | Private equity firm focused on large-scale investments in technology and related growth companies. | United States | 1 |
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OMERS Private Equity | Manager of investments globally on behalf of OMERS, one of Canada’s largest defined benefit pension plans. | Canada | 1 |
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Hewlett-Packard Co | One of the world's largest information technology companies | United States | 1 |
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Amazon.com Inc | American multinational technology company, engaged in e-commerce, cloud computing, online advertising, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence. | United States | 1 |
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Articles
Articles (GB)
9fin Raises US$50m to Build Next Generation of Debt Capital Markets Technology
London-founded data and analytics provider is leading development of AI tools for the $141 trillion global debt capital markets. New funding will help address soaring demand for high-quality information on the world’s biggest asset class. The round is led by Highland Europe, with Highland’s Co-founder and partner Fergal Mullen joining 9fin’s board.
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Games studio set to forge ahead after £2.6m fundraise
Radical Forge, a Middlesbrough-based games studio, has raised £2.6m from NPIF II – Mercia Equity Finance, which is managed by Mercia Venturesas part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II (NPIF II).
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Bertelsmann Investments Invests €5 Million in Europe’s Biggest Digital Hospital
Bertelsmann Investments acquires a stake in Doccla. Capital to be used for expansion in Europe with focus on Germany. Start-up technology reduces healthcare costs by up to a third.
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