Building a team with the right mix of experience and youth

For Simon Hill, founder of idea management business Wazoku, finding the right balance between experience and youth when building his team has given the business the perfect platform to flourish and grow.

Tech City mapper Duedil attracts Spotify investor and Notion Capital to its Series A round

Private company financials business Duedil has raised $5 million through a Series A funding round.

Silverfleet Capital buys its own administration provider for £50 million

Private equity firm Silverfleet Capital has looked to within its own industry for its latest buy-out.

Former eBay and Madbid.com execs join MBA & Company as part of funding round

Digital talent marketplace MBA & Company has closed its second funding round and attracted two new venture backers.

LDC doubles up with two investment deals in new and existing companies

Lloyds Banking investment arm LDC has closed two deals by backing software company Validus-IVC and business services firm EDM Group.

ISIS Equity Partners kicks off 2013 dealmaking with LBM exit

Investment firm ISIS Equity Partners has ended an eight-year involvement with LBM Direct Marketing by exiting its investment.

Motorclean drives off with top-up Mobeus backing to fund acquisition

Investment firm Mobeus Equity Partners has further supported the growth plans of car valeting business Motorclean by backing a new acquisition.

The North West Fund for Venture Capital closes third £500,000 investment in February

A Liverpool-headquartered business, which helps organisations improve performance, has pulled in £500,000 worth of investment.

Google North West partner Ph.Creative secures £500,000 growth funding package

A marketing agency located in Liverpool has ambitions to double in size following the backing of The North West Fund for Venture Capital.

Healthcare buy for London-listed Cello

Cello has made its first acquisition of the year by adding Mash Health to its roster of companies.

Gresham Private Equity secures first exit of 2013 as it offloads 7city Learning

Mid-market investment firm Gresham Private Equity has exited its interest in portfolio company 7city Learning through a trade sale.

ECI Partners backing for Citation as it brings in new chairman

Private equity firm ECI Partners has purchased a majority stake in Citation to allow the employment law and health and safety advisory firm to target future growth.

Instant nets £16 million of investment capital from MML

Private equity firm MML has taken out a minority investment in office services business Instant.

Online recruitment firm Hiring-Hub targets ‘world domination’ on the back of maiden funding round

Hiring-Hub is set to target 'aggressive' growth following the closing of a £500,000 investment round.

Road safety firm TR Fleet gets investment rubber stamp from Midven

TR Fleet has marked its second year of operation by closing a funding round worth £300,000.

Daily raises money to fund AIM admission on new ISDX Growth Market exchange

Web hosting business Daily has raised £550,000 through a placing on the ISDX Growth Market, the replacement to the failed PLUS-SX exchange.

Freelancer.com adds to portfolio by snapping up vWorker

James Caan’s Hamilton Bradshaw Private Equity supports SF Group buy-out

Hamilton Bradshaw Private Equity, which is chaired by James Caan, has backed the management buy-out of SF Group.

Criminal records check firm TMG CRB meets GB Group’s acquisition requirements

Publicly-listed GB Group has acquired tmg.tv to access what it calls a 'growing market' for Criminal Records Bureau disclosure checks.

‘Tesco law’ investment sees LDC back claims-related legal firm Keoghs

Mid-market private equity firm LDC has made its first move into the legal sector by investing in Keoghs.