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Key Travel MBO for ISIS Equity Partners continues prolific 2013 dealmaking

ISIS Equity Partners has closed its eighth investment of 2013, this time in the travel sector.

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Little Chef sale 'like we are selling part of ourselves', says RCapital's Jamie Constable

Rescue investor RCapital has sold its stake in Little Chef for £15 million after the 'longest turnaround' of the firm's nine-year history.

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Agriculture technology built by Apple Mac designer secures €1 million seed funding

A syndicate of investors are coming together to back agriculture technology start-up Monford Ag Systems, which is launching a product aimed at measuring the height and density of grass.

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Angels continue to plough money into big data business ERN Global

Big data start-up ERN Global has now raised $4.6 million of seed capital during the last eight months following a new $1 million commitment.

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Tyrrells crisp business gobbled up by Investcorp in £100 million deal

Dorset Cereals-backer Langholm Capital has sold its stake in Tyrrells for £100 million, five years after buying it for £30 million.

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New investment for Synova Capital in haulage and logistics software market

London-based private equity firm Synova Capital has bought software-as-a-service business Mandata, its second acquisition of 2013.

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Spending review outlines raft of new healthcare sector business investments

The Biomedical Catalyst is allocating £25.9 million as part of a new support package for businesses and academic projects in the health industry.

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Finance Wales and Fusion IP set to build on university spin-out investing

Start-up businesses in Wales are set to receive greater access to capital following a new agreement between Finance Wales and Fusion IP.

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Spending review outlines raft of new healthcare sector business investments

The Biomedical Catalyst is allocating £25.9 million as part of a new support package for businesses and academic projects in the health industry.

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Finance Wales and Fusion IP set to build on university spin-out investing

Start-up businesses in Wales are set to receive greater access to capital following a new agreement between Finance Wales and Fusion IP.

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Ticketbis targets further global expansion after latest angel round

Ticket reselling platform Ticketbis has collected itself $4.5 million of new funding to help with its continuing internationalisation.

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Recruitment firm used by The Savoy and The Ritz gets venture capital support

A recruitment firm behind many of the new hires seen at restaurants such as Pollen Street Social and the Burj Al-Arab hotel in Dubai has secured venture funding for growth.

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Amplience links up with Octopus Investments again through £3.7 million round

Having spent the last year securing contracts with Tesco, DFS and New Look, e-commerce technology company Amplience has closed its second funding round.

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Freedom of Information request finds disparity between reported and actual number of start-ups

A discrepancy between the number of start-ups reported to be springing up by Companies House, and the actual number in working existence, has been discovered.