Independent Growth Finance (IGF) has supported Pryme Group to secure a transformational merger. Pryme Group, has merged with Caley Ocean Systems (Caley) and IMES International (IMES) (both previously part of Seanamic Group). Together, these entities will create a business with broad capabilities supplying products, services and solutions to the energy, defence and other industrial markets.

Livingbridge, one of the UK’s leading mid-market private equity investors, has invested in Venatus, a global advertising technology platform targeting video gaming and entertainment audiences.

Co-founded in 2010 by CEO Rob Gay and COO Matt Cannon, Venatus is headquartered in London with offices in New York, Los Angeles, Sydney, and Seoul. The firm connects advertisers and their agencies with video gaming content and community website owners (“publishers”), giving them access to the hard-to-reach and highly valuable global gaming audience.

Vuealta, the connected planning specialist, has secured a multi-million pound investment backed by YFM Equity partners, which will enable the company to maintain its consistent growth and support ambitious plans for overseas expansion.

Vuealta was founded in 2017 and delivers scenario planning and forecasting solutions for supply chain, finance and operations. The business has grown rapidly to a team of 70 staff, with offices in four countries spanning the EMEA, North America and APAC regions.

Legitify has experienced a peak in demand for its Remote Online Notarization solution. After launching a Beta solution early this summer, Legitify is currently processing notarizations across various jurisdictions in Europe and the UK, with a focus on: Sweden, Ireland and the UK in the first phase. The start-up founders were both part of Antler STO4 cohort in Stockholm in the Fall of 2020 and launched the company those days.  Fast forward, in June 2021, Legitify was among 2% of the start-ups selected to join the NDRC Accelerator in Dublin, Ireland. Legitify, as part of NDRC, will present their company and solution in the NDRC Demo Day on September 28th.

Lower mid-market private equity firm NorthEdge has backed the primary management buyout of Meet, an international talent provider to the life sciences sector.

Manchester-based technology business Culture Shift has secured £1.5m investment in a funding round led by Praetura Ventures and Blackfinch Ventures.  Founded in 2018, Culture Shift has created a platform for people to confidentially and safely report workplace harassment.

Maven Capital Partners, one of the UK’s most active SME finance providers, has provided a substantial debt funding package to Differentology Ltd via the North East Development Capital Fund, supported by the European Regional Development Fund. The funding will enable the company to deliver on its ambitious expansion plans and embark on a management buyout to exploit opportunities in new markets.

Leading UK law firm Shoosmiths has advised the shareholders of Go Geothermal Ltd on their sale to the Stockholm exchange listed group, NIBE Industrier AB (publ.). 

North west based multi-family investment office, Arete, has announced it has led a private investment into business solutions group, Leonard Curtis, in a deal which values the business at £40m. The deal, which saw a £15 million investment into the professional services firm, was a venture led by Arete in partnership with Svella.

SnapDragon Monitoring, an online brand protection business, has raised £1.2m in its latest funding round - bringing the total raised to just over £3m - from ACF Investors, Mercia, and Scottish Enterprise, to help brand owners identify and remove fakes, copycats and online threats, using intellectual property to do so.

The YFM Equity Partners-backed passive fire protection specialist Checkmate Fire has joined forces with Rosse Systems, 

The corporate team at leading UK law firm Shoosmiths have made a record-breaking start to the year,