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Customer business model important for mainstreaming cleantech technology, panel says
The task of commercialising and mainstreaming cleantech technology was top of the bill at the inaugural GrowthBusiness New Energy & Cleantech Conference.
Secured Mail seals new investment to help deliver growth targets
UK postal operator Secured Mail has secured a follow-on investment from backer Next Wave Partners.
UK mobile firm Masabi nets $2.8 million investment and opens New York base
Mobile ticketing business Masabi has closed its third institutional funding round and invited two new investors to the table.
Malmaison and Hotel du Vin chains bought by American buyer KSL
Boutique hotel brands Malmaison and Hotel du Vin are now under private equity ownership following a deal involving American firm KSL Capital Partners.
Baby sleeping bag business secures Mobeus Equity Partners as MBO backer
Debt and equity finance support has been provided to baby products business Gro Group though a management buy-out.
Palm oil development firm lists on AIM
DekelOil has joined London's Alternative Investment Market to fuel growth, and raised £1.7 million in the process.
Sapphire Capital Partners unveils new construction-focused Enterprise Investment Scheme
A new Enterprise Investment Scheme aimed at the UK construction industry has been launched by Sapphire Capital Partners.
Trade buyer for Interlube Systems as NVM Private Equity sells up
NVM Private Equity has exited one of its oldest portfolio companies by selling Interlube Systems through a trade sale.
Tesco snaps up restaurant chain Giraffe as part of plans to develop larger stores
Supermarket chain Tesco has acquired the Giraffe restaurant chain for £48.6 million and now intends to turn it into a 'family-friendly' retail destination.
Video: Onefinestay's Greg Marsh on utlising advisers such as Brent Hoberman
Having spent time on the other side of the fence as a venture capitalist, Greg Marsh is giving entrepreneurship a go and has seen his 'unhotel' business Onefinestay grow out of its beginnings in London to operations in New York.
Oil and gas firm Scopus Engineering gets tank filled by Growth Capital Partners investment
Growth Capital Partners has continued with its commitment to the oil and gas sector by investing in laser survey services business Scopus Engineering.
Cleantech firm EcoLogicLiving uses investor base to fund new product
EcoLogicLiving has gone back to the North West Fund for Energy & Environmental to secure the capital it needs to launch a new product.
Peer-to-peer lending service auxmoney attracts funding from Index Ventures
Index Ventures has teamed up with Union Square Ventures to provide $12 million (£8 million) of growth capital to peep-to-peer loan service auxmoney.
Xeros drums up £10 million investment for green washing machine development
A business which has developed an environmentally friendly laundry cleaning system has closed an eight-figure investment round led by Invesco Perpetual.
Fundraising for North American Petroleum on to admission ISDX Growth Market
US onshore oil and gas formations investment business North American Petroleum has joined the ISDX Growth Market and raised £2 million.
Ingenious Ventures backs flash sale site Casabu and partners with BBH venture arm Zag
A flash sale site aimed at mothers of small children has raised £900,000 to add to the angel funding it received in 2012.
Courier business CitySprint notches up eighth private equity-backed buy
CitySprint has added another acquired company to its armoury through its eighth purchase since its backing by private equity firm Dunedin.
Albion Ventures secures the NHS as trade buyer for Nelson House development
A first joint venture hospital acquisition between the NHS and a private healthcare provider has resulted in the purchase of a mental health rehabilitation institution.
Management team of Whelan Refining buys stake back from Bridges Ventures
Bridges Ventures has sold its interest in Whelan Refining and netted itself a 4.7x return on a seven-year investment.
Listing on the Alternative Investment Market
Having listed on the Alternative Investment Market and raised £4 million, blur Group CEO and founder Philip Letts explains why the IPO was the best move he’s ever made.
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