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BGF serves up cash feast to restaurant group
Restaurant group Peyton and Byrne has raised £6.25 million of growth capital through the Business Growth Fund.
Cable-Sense collects £800,000 from the North West Fund for Energy & Environmental
The North West Fund has closed its second deal of the week by making an investment through its Energy & Environmental division.
Drupal monetizing platform Acquia closes $30 million venture capital round and plans European expansion
The enterprise arm of the open-source web platform Drupal has closed its Series E funding round and pocketed $30 million (£19 million) of capital.
MyHeritage nets return capital from Index Ventures and Accel Partners and closes consolidation purchase
Index Ventures and Accel Partners-backed MyHeritage has closed its latest funding round and bought out a rival business.
Nicotine supplement company TTS Pharma to locate to North West following SPARK Impact-led investment
Personalised nicotine patch business TTS Pharma has received investment from regional backer The North West Fund for Biomedical.
Jon Moulton’s Greensphere Capital leads first investment for UK Green Investment Bank
The UK Green Investment Bank has been officially opened and has closed two investments to mark its beginning.
London events iPhone app YPlan gets investment from Spotify and Hailo backers
A mobile-only event booking smartphone app has launched in London following an investment of $1.7 million (£1.06 million) from Wellington Partners and Octopus Investments.
Love Home Swap closes second MMC Ventures-led fundraising round of 2012
MMC Ventures has backed Love Home Swap for the second time in 2012 by investing £800,000.
Silicon Roundabout’s Likely attracts two early-stage investors to target international growth
A social data analytics business based in London's Tech City has netted £1 million of investment from a duo of firms.
Hat-trick of deals for the Low Carbon Innovation Fund as it backs Weedingtech
Weedingtech has become the third company to be invested in by the Low Carbon Innovation Fund during November.
Rural internet business Gigaclear gets capital to target new communities
Gigaclear is now charged to increase its roll-out of fibre-to-the-home broadband networks in rural communities after receiving new funding.
Magnomatics gets IP Group and Fusion IP as equity backers in £2.5 million deal
A business spun out from the University of Sheffield has raised £2.5 million of investment to complete development of its hybrid and electrical car motors.
Haystack Dryers links up with NVM Private Equity to blow into Asian markets
Haystack Dryers will now look to expand into new sectors after securing the backing of NVM Private Equity.
Ventilation experts breathe in investment
Natural ventilation specialist Breathing Buildings has secured £1 million in second round funding to expand its business both in the UK and internationally.
Click A Taxi is the latest taxi app to hail investment
Taxi booking network Click A Taxi has announced a second angel funding round of $1.5 million (£944,000).
UK growth targeted by lekiosk following Series B funding round
French 3D newstand business lekisok has closed its second institutional funding round and is now setting its sights on new European markets having launched in the UK earlier in the year.
DataSift collects Scale Venture Partners as equity backer as it shifts up a gear
A $15 million (£9.4 million) Series B funding round for DataSift has seen the business take its total fundraising to date to $29.7 million.
Internet start-up CharityCheckout.co.uk finds its angels and rings in development capital
The young entrepreneur behind CharityCheckout.co.uk has raised a six-figure investment for his business.
Funding Circle platform to be trialled by Lancashire County Council to aid with business finance
Lancashire County Council will become the first local authority in the UK to back business growth through crowdfunding when it trials Funding Circle.
The City Bin Co. gets funds to double its team from Middle East firm
Irish waste collection business The City Bin Co. has secured investment from Middle East-based averda.
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