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AngelCo Fund links up with FSE Group to back Crowd Vision

The UK sponsored Angel CoFund and a number of UK and overseas investors are coming together to back crowd analytics software business Crowd Vision.

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Rutland Partners makes withdrawal with sale of NoteMachine

ATM business NoteMachine has been sold by turnaround investor Rutland Partners after a six-year investment.

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Online retailer miinto rings up new funding round

Dawn Capital has supported the Series A funding round of online fashion retailer miinto.

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Retail administrations protecting more jobs than stores

A higher percentage of jobs than stores are being saved, according to a study of major UK retail insolvencies.

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MedicAnimal embarks on strategic acquisition path

Venture capital-backed MedicAnimal has made an expansion play by purchasing online animal medicines, foods and grooming products retailer Petmeds.co.uk.

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Mercury Pharma sold to Cinven three years after P2P

HgCapital has sold its interest in Mercury Pharma for a value of £465 million, marking its fifteenth portfolio company realisation in three years.

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Pure Storage attracts Index as backer and targets Europe

Index Ventures has led a Series D funding round into all-flash enterprise storage company Pure Storage.

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TUC calls on government to rebalance economy

The UK economy is too reliant on the financial services sector and the government must seek to rebalance it, according to the Trades Union Congress (TUC). 

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Pure Storage attracts Index as backer and targets Europe

Index Ventures has led a Series D funding round into all-flash enterprise storage company Pure Storage.

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TUC calls on government to rebalance economy

The UK economy is too reliant on the financial services sector and the government must seek to rebalance it, according to the Trades Union Congress (TUC). 

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AIM life begins for Ironveld

South African-focused iron ore business Ironveld has listed on London's AIM market and raised £3 million from institutional investors.

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VC-backed Bravo Inns drinks to landmark deal

Albion Ventures-backed pub chain Bravo Inns has acquired its thirtieth pub.

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Manchester move by iomart with Melbourne buy

Cloud and managed hosting business iomart has purchased Melbourne Server Hosting in a move which sees the AIM-listed business gain a foothold in Manchester.

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EMEA M&A activity falls short of 2011 level

Merger and acquisition activity in the EMEA region has fallen away by 18 per cent during the first half of 2012, statistics show.