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Waste treatment company brings in £5.1 million

Sterecycle, a company that turns waste into soil improver and clean energy, has raised £5.1 million in a funding round led by Finance Yorkshire.

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Moulton raises £200 million for second turnaround fund

Jon Moulton is raising a further £200 million to invest in distressed companies with the expectation banks will withdraw support to more businesses next year.

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K3 ends the year with string of deals

Business software company K3 has acquired for the third time in December through the purchase of Retail Systems Group (RSG).

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Crowdcube raises £300,000 in ten days

Crowdcube, the company behind an online crowdfunding solution, has used its own website to secure a £300,000 investment in ten days.

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Selection Services undergoes MBO

Palatine Private Equity has backed the existing management team of Selection Services through a management buy-out (MBO), which also sees the acquisition of Cloud Data.

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Northill Capital invests $55 million

Northill Capital has invested $30 million in global investment firm Wellfield Partners and $25 million in equity manager Ellis Munro.

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Ingenious VCTs exit music festival

Ingenious Live VCTs have exited their investment in the Creamfields music festival for a total of £2.8 million.

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Kewill adds cloud to services with deal

Logistics software company Kewill has acquired the assets of Pointandship Software as it looks to build on its parcel shipping and shipping expense management services.

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Ingenious VCTs exit music festival

Ingenious Live VCTs have exited their investment in the Creamfields music festival for a total of £2.8 million.

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Kewill adds cloud to services with deal

Logistics software company Kewill has acquired the assets of Pointandship Software as it looks to build on its parcel shipping and shipping expense management services.

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Management staff fear a shaky 2012

UK management staff expect skill shortages, company redundancies and economic instability to obstruct business growth next year.

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Playtech makes most of funds raised


Online gaming software business Playtech has made its fourth acquisition of the year with the purchase of Ash Gaming for up to £23 million.

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UK temps see above-inflation pay rises

Pay for temporary workers in the UK increased this year by 9.6 per cent, more than double the annual rate of inflation.

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CertiVox acquires Shamus to boost encryption software

CertiVox, which is headquartered in London and backed by Octopus Ventures, has acquired Shamus Software for an undisclosed amount.