TransFICC
Series B in 2025
TransFICC specializes in low-latency connectivity solutions for banks and asset managers trading in Fixed Income and Derivatives markets. It offers a unified API that simplifies access to multiple execution venues, ensuring microsecond timestamping of data and comprehensive audit trails to support best execution requirements.
Intermediate Capital Group
Debt Financing in 2024
Intermediate Capital Group plc, established in 1989, is a global investment firm specializing in private debt, credit, and equity investments. It focuses on middle-market companies, providing financing solutions across the capital structure, including growth capital, acquisition finance, and real estate debt. The firm invests in various sectors, with a preference for insurance, healthcare, education, and commercial real estate in the United Kingdom. It operates in North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific, with offices across these regions. Intermediate Capital Group manages assets from third-party investors and its balance sheet, totaling €12.1 billion. It is one of the largest independent mezzanine providers globally, known for its long track record in European senior loans and high yield bonds. The firm structures its investments as subordinated loans with equity warrants, preferred equity, and other debt instruments, typically with maturities of seven to ten years. It seeks minority and majority stakes in companies and aims to build genuine partnerships with management teams.
FINBOURNE Technology
Secondary Market in 2024
Founded in 2016, FINBOURNE Technology develops investment management platforms designed to transform and simplify investment data. Its flagship product, LUSID, securely stores a full history of every transaction and adjustment, supporting IBOR, ABOR, tax-lot accounting, valuation, and risk workflows. The company also offers Luminesce, a data virtualization engine for real-time insights.
Wessex Water Services
Debt Financing in 2024
Wessex Water is a regional utility service based in South West England that specializes in providing water supply and sewage treatment services. The company is dedicated to delivering fresh water to its customers and managing wastewater through its sewage treatment facilities. With a focus on reliability and sustainability, Wessex Water plays a crucial role in ensuring the availability of clean water and effective wastewater management in the regions it serves.
Minute Media
Venture Round in 2024
Minute Media is a global technology company specializing in sports and culture. It owns leading sports content brands like The Players' Tribune, FanSided, and 90min, reaching over 200 million monthly users across 14 markets in 10 languages. The company's proprietary platform enables the creation, distribution, and monetization of digital short-form content experiences.
Pace Van Hire
Debt Financing in 2023
Pace Van Hire makes van rental easy and reasonable, as it should be. We provide convenient self-drive van hire in London or Croydon with no extra paperwork or fees.
Pet Family
Debt Financing in 2023
Pet Family is a retailer based in Crawley, England, specializing in a wide range of high-quality products and services for pet owners. The company offers an extensive selection of pet accessories, natural pet foods, and veterinary care. Additionally, Pet Family provides grooming services through natural grooming spas and operates a dog crèche, ensuring comprehensive care and support for pets and their owners. By focusing on quality and customer satisfaction, Pet Family aims to meet the diverse needs of the pet community.
OpenFin provides runtime technology solutions for financial desktops. Its platform enables web applications to run outside the browser, generating real-time notifications, communicating with other applications, and meeting strict security standards. Serving financial services industries globally.
Axoni
Venture Round in 2023
Axoni is a technology company specializing in real-time data replication solutions tailored for the financial industry. Established in 2017, it focuses on serving major financial institutions, including banks, asset managers, hedge funds, and market infrastructure firms worldwide, with offices located in New York and London. The company's platform facilitates the rapid and reliable deployment of critical financial networks, ensuring automated, real-time data replication among market participants. Additionally, Axoni develops distributed ledger software that integrates traditional financial technologies with blockchain capabilities, enhancing market information, trend analysis, and communication networks. This innovative approach allows financial entities to modernize their systems related to legal records, lifecycle events, and cash flow calculations, thereby improving operational efficiency and data management.
Quantexa develops a decision intelligence platform that unifies siloed data from various sources. Its solution provides a contextual, connected view of internal and external data to help organizations make trusted operational decisions, mitigate fraud risks, and uncover new opportunities. Established in 2016, Quantexa serves clients globally across financial services, corporate, and public sectors.
Netomnia
Debt Financing in 2023
Netomnia is a fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) broadband service provider based in London, England, established in 2019. The company focuses on constructing full-fiber broadband infrastructure and networks throughout the United Kingdom, aimed at connecting both homes and businesses. By offering symmetrical multi-gigabit services, Netomnia ensures that clients receive reliable internet speeds tailored to their specific requirements.
Gateley Plc is a prominent legal firm based in Birmingham, United Kingdom, established in 1807. It is recognized as the first UK commercial law firm to list on the London Stock Exchange. Employing around 150 partners and 300 additional lawyers, Gateley provides comprehensive, solutions-driven legal services across various sectors. The firm operates from multiple offices in cities such as Leeds, Leicester, London, Manchester, Nottingham, Reading, and Dubai. Its expertise spans numerous areas, including corporate law, banking, real estate, technology, construction, employment, and dispute resolution. Gateley serves a diverse clientele, including banking and finance, retail, manufacturing, transportation, and life sciences, offering services related to mergers and acquisitions, private equity, regulatory compliance, and corporate governance.
TransFICC
Venture Round in 2022
TransFICC specializes in low-latency connectivity solutions for banks and asset managers trading in Fixed Income and Derivatives markets. It offers a unified API that simplifies access to multiple execution venues, ensuring microsecond timestamping of data and comprehensive audit trails to support best execution requirements.
Quantexa develops a decision intelligence platform that unifies siloed data from various sources. Its solution provides a contextual, connected view of internal and external data to help organizations make trusted operational decisions, mitigate fraud risks, and uncover new opportunities. Established in 2016, Quantexa serves clients globally across financial services, corporate, and public sectors.
Ace Rent a Van
Debt Financing in 2021
Ace Rent a Van, based in London, specializes in self-drive van hire services. It simplifies the process, offering affordable rates with minimal paperwork and no hidden costs. The company operates in London and Croydon, providing efficient drop-off and collection services.
Divido is a global white-label consumer lending platform that enables financial institutions and multinational retailers to offer finance options at the point-of-purchase. Its omnichannel platform, available online, in-store, and via mobile across multiple countries through one integration, helps partners improve customer experience and increase conversion rates.
Airtel Africa
Post in 2021
Airtel Africa is a telecommunications company offering mobile voice and data services across Nigeria, East Africa, and Francophone Africa. As of March 2020, it served approximately 110.6 million customers with prepaid/postpaid wireless voice, data communication services, and mobile money services.
Episode Six
Series B in 2021
Episode Six Limited is a technology company that specializes in developing a cloud-based software platform designed for the creation, management, and issuance of financial and payment products. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Central, Hong Kong, with additional offices in Tokyo, Singapore, London, and Austin, Texas, Episode Six serves a diverse range of clients, including banks, financial technology firms, retailers, and payment service providers. The platform features globally distributed ledgers and processing capabilities, enabling financial institutions and brands to digitize their payment systems to better meet customer demands. Its software integrates seamlessly with existing or new payment infrastructures, allowing for the rapid development and customization of advanced, consumer-centric payment solutions. Built on an open-source code framework, the platform provides a comprehensive set of APIs that facilitate straightforward product management and integration.
Axoni is a technology company specializing in real-time data replication solutions tailored for the financial industry. Established in 2017, it focuses on serving major financial institutions, including banks, asset managers, hedge funds, and market infrastructure firms worldwide, with offices located in New York and London. The company's platform facilitates the rapid and reliable deployment of critical financial networks, ensuring automated, real-time data replication among market participants. Additionally, Axoni develops distributed ledger software that integrates traditional financial technologies with blockchain capabilities, enhancing market information, trend analysis, and communication networks. This innovative approach allows financial entities to modernize their systems related to legal records, lifecycle events, and cash flow calculations, thereby improving operational efficiency and data management.
OpenFin
Venture Round in 2020
OpenFin provides runtime technology solutions for financial desktops. Its platform enables web applications to run outside the browser, generating real-time notifications, communicating with other applications, and meeting strict security standards. Serving financial services industries globally.
BusinessMobiles.com
Debt Financing in 2020
BusinessMobiles.com is a London-based mobile phone retailer serving clients ranging from sole traders to multinational corporations. The company offers a wide range of mobile phones from brands such as OnePlus, Alcatel, CAT, Huawei, Motorola, Nokia, and Sony, along with delivery and portability services to help clients select and receive devices.
Cleankill
Debt Financing in 2020
Cleankill Pest Control offers first-class pest control services to commercial and residential customers across England.
Quantexa develops a decision intelligence platform that unifies siloed data from various sources. Its solution provides a contextual, connected view of internal and external data to help organizations make trusted operational decisions, mitigate fraud risks, and uncover new opportunities. Established in 2016, Quantexa serves clients globally across financial services, corporate, and public sectors.
Episode Six
Series A in 2020
Episode Six Limited is a technology company that specializes in developing a cloud-based software platform designed for the creation, management, and issuance of financial and payment products. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Central, Hong Kong, with additional offices in Tokyo, Singapore, London, and Austin, Texas, Episode Six serves a diverse range of clients, including banks, financial technology firms, retailers, and payment service providers. The platform features globally distributed ledgers and processing capabilities, enabling financial institutions and brands to digitize their payment systems to better meet customer demands. Its software integrates seamlessly with existing or new payment infrastructures, allowing for the rapid development and customization of advanced, consumer-centric payment solutions. Built on an open-source code framework, the platform provides a comprehensive set of APIs that facilitate straightforward product management and integration.
Proxymity
Corporate Round in 2020
Proxymity Limited is a technology company based in London, United Kingdom, that specializes in developing a digital platform for proxy voting and investor communications. Founded in 2017, Proxymity's platform connects issuers, intermediaries, and investors in real-time, streamlining the proxy voting process and enhancing the flow of information among parties. By automating shareholder disclosure requests and responses in regulatory-compliant formats, Proxymity improves the efficiency, accuracy, and transparency of investor communications. Its digital solution facilitates the real-time exchange of meeting data, votes, and other critical information, eliminating the need for manual data entry and paper-based processes.
TransFICC
Series A in 2020
TransFICC specializes in low-latency connectivity solutions for banks and asset managers trading in Fixed Income and Derivatives markets. It offers a unified API that simplifies access to multiple execution venues, ensuring microsecond timestamping of data and comprehensive audit trails to support best execution requirements.
OpenFin provides runtime technology solutions for financial desktops. Its platform enables web applications to run outside the browser, generating real-time notifications, communicating with other applications, and meeting strict security standards. Serving financial services industries globally.
Aston University Endowment
Debt Financing in 2019
Aston University, established in 1895 and granted university status in 1966, is a research-led institution located in Birmingham, United Kingdom. Renowned for its high-quality teaching and strong connections to industry and commerce, Aston has consistently ranked among the top 40 universities in the UK, achieving notable recognition for its graduate employment success. The university's offerings include a diverse range of undergraduate and postgraduate degree programs across its four schools, as well as tailored Foundation Degree programs developed in collaboration with public and private sectors. With a vibrant campus spanning 40 acres, Aston University accommodates over 9,500 students within a lively urban environment. The university also manages an endowment to support its operations, including student financial aid, with the earnings from investments providing essential flexibility and resources for its continued growth and development.
SockMonkey Studios
Venture Round in 2019
SockMonkey Studios, founded in 2013 and headquartered in Middlesbrough, United Kingdom, is an award-winning game and mobile application development studio. The company specializes in full-scale game development and provides assistance to other teams and studios in specific areas of development. SockMonkey Studios has created several notable games, including Prison Architect, The Escapists, Joe Danger, Joe Danger Infinity, Songbringer, Beat the Intro, Wurdy, and Soccer Monkey. Their work spans across all major platforms.
LendInvest
Debt Financing in 2019
LendInvest, established in 2008, is a London-based online platform that facilitates property lending and investing. It enables everyday investors to access various asset classes through its marketplace, which underwrites and pre-funds investments. The company offers a range of property finance solutions, including bridge loans, development loans, and buy-to-let loans, catering to intermediaries, landlords, and developers across the UK.
Springfield Solutions
Venture Round in 2019
Springfield Solutions is a prominent provider of brand management, digital print, and interactive media services based in Hull, England. With over 40 years of experience, the company specializes in delivering a comprehensive array of services that include self-adhesive labels, artwork and reprographics, sustainable packaging solutions, packaging mock-ups, and color cards. Springfield Solutions serves a diverse clientele, ranging from global corporations to small and medium-sized enterprises, ensuring consistent and high-quality brand representation across various platforms.
Axoni is a technology company specializing in real-time data replication solutions tailored for the financial industry. Established in 2017, it focuses on serving major financial institutions, including banks, asset managers, hedge funds, and market infrastructure firms worldwide, with offices located in New York and London. The company's platform facilitates the rapid and reliable deployment of critical financial networks, ensuring automated, real-time data replication among market participants. Additionally, Axoni develops distributed ledger software that integrates traditional financial technologies with blockchain capabilities, enhancing market information, trend analysis, and communication networks. This innovative approach allows financial entities to modernize their systems related to legal records, lifecycle events, and cash flow calculations, thereby improving operational efficiency and data management.
Quantexa develops a decision intelligence platform that unifies siloed data from various sources. Its solution provides a contextual, connected view of internal and external data to help organizations make trusted operational decisions, mitigate fraud risks, and uncover new opportunities. Established in 2016, Quantexa serves clients globally across financial services, corporate, and public sectors.
HCT Group
Debt Financing in 2018
HCT Group is a social enterprise operating in the transport industry, founded in 1982 as Hackney Community Transport to provide low-cost minibuses for local community groups. Recognizing the need for sustainability, HCT Group began competing for commercial contracts in 1993, transforming into an effective enterprise while continuing its community services. Today, it has grown significantly with 800 employees, ten depots across London, Yorkshire, Humberside, the Southwest and the Channel Islands, and a fleet of 500 vehicles. The company delivers over 20 million passenger trips annually through various services including red bus routes, school transport, Park and Ride services, and community transport. Additionally, HCT Group offers training services such as minibus driver training and independent travel training.
Wasabi
Debt Financing in 2018
Wasabi is a fast-casual dining establishment that focuses on traditional Japanese cuisine, particularly sushi and bento offerings. Founded in 2003 in London by Dong Hyun Kim, Wasabi specializes in individually wrapped sushi, sushi sets, hot and cold bento boxes, chirashi sushi, noodle soups, salads, and a selection of Japanese teas and traditional beverages. The company aims to popularize Japanese culinary traditions through its grab-and-go concept, providing customers with a diverse range of high-quality food products in a convenient format.
Manolete Partners
Debt Financing in 2018
Manolete Partners Plc is the largest specialist insolvency litigation financing company in the United Kingdom, founded in 2009 and headquartered in London. The company focuses on acquiring and funding claims from insolvent businesses, taking on all associated risks and costs of the litigation. Manolete's operations typically involve purchasing or financing claims, with the majority of any resulting proceeds being returned to the creditors of the insolvent entities, often benefiting HMRC. The firm has established partnerships with over 80 different Insolvency Practitioner firms and has provided funding for more than 60 specialist insolvency solicitor practices across England, Wales, Scotland, and the Channel Islands, collaborating with major accounting firms such as Deloitte, PwC, E&Y, KPMG, BDO, RSM, and Moore Stephens.
Workspace Group
Post in 2017
Workspace Group is a London-based real estate investment trust that specializes in the ownership and management of commercial properties, encompassing approximately 4 million square feet of business space. Established in 1987, the company focuses on providing flexible work environments, including offices, serviced offices, light industrial spaces, studios, and workshops. By ensuring comprehensive management of its business centers, Workspace Group delivers high levels of customer service, allowing tenants to concentrate on their operations. The company caters primarily to new and growing businesses across various sectors, such as marketing, finance, and software, offering adaptable lease terms that enable clients to modify their space as needed. Additionally, Workspace Group features a network of creative coworking spaces known as Club Workspace, which is poised for further expansion throughout London.
Tottenham Hotspur
Debt Financing in 2017
Tottenham Hotspur Limited operates the Tottenham Hotspur football club, a prominent professional football team based in London, England. Founded in 1882, the club competes in the Premier League and has a rich history of success, holding numerous championships including the FA Cup, Football League Cup, and UEFA Cup. The club is a subsidiary of ENIC Sports Inc. and engages in various commercial activities related to football, enhancing the experience for visitors and supporters alike. Additionally, Tottenham Hotspur has established global partnerships to expand its international appeal and market presence.
Quantexa develops a decision intelligence platform that unifies siloed data from various sources. Its solution provides a contextual, connected view of internal and external data to help organizations make trusted operational decisions, mitigate fraud risks, and uncover new opportunities. Established in 2016, Quantexa serves clients globally across financial services, corporate, and public sectors.
Wasabi
Debt Financing in 2016
Wasabi is a fast-casual dining establishment that focuses on traditional Japanese cuisine, particularly sushi and bento offerings. Founded in 2003 in London by Dong Hyun Kim, Wasabi specializes in individually wrapped sushi, sushi sets, hot and cold bento boxes, chirashi sushi, noodle soups, salads, and a selection of Japanese teas and traditional beverages. The company aims to popularize Japanese culinary traditions through its grab-and-go concept, providing customers with a diverse range of high-quality food products in a convenient format.
Gymbox
Debt Financing in 2016
Gymbox Limited operates a chain of gyms in the United Kingdom, primarily based in London. Established in 2005, the company focuses on providing a diverse range of fitness classes, including Thai boxing, yoga, fusion dance, and martial arts aerobics. Its facilities are equipped with various amenities such as weight rooms, cardio equipment, a boxing ring, and specialized studios for group cycling, dance, and holistic practices. Gymbox also emphasizes personal training and offers virtual training services to support individuals in achieving their fitness goals. Overall, Gymbox is dedicated to fostering a healthy lifestyle through its innovative and varied fitness offerings.
Phaidon International
Venture Round in 2016
Phaidon International is a global staffing firm founded in 2004 and headquartered in London, United Kingdom. The company specializes in connecting mid to senior-level professionals with exceptional career opportunities across eight key markets. Phaidon operates through a group of micro-specialist recruitment brands, each dedicated to specific market verticals, including banking, wealth management, infrastructure, corporate leadership, life sciences, and connective technology. This structure allows Phaidon to provide tailored recruitment services, ensuring that each consultant possesses unique expertise in their niche area. The firm emphasizes the importance of partnership in career development, aiming to add value through a deep understanding of both talent and market needs. Phaidon's core values of Ability, Character, and Loyalty drive its performance and commitment to fostering exceptional careers worldwide.
Four Communications
Debt Financing in 2016
Four Communications is an independent integrated communications agency based in London, with additional offices in the Gulf. Established in 2001, the agency has grown significantly, employing around 250 people and generating over £20 million in turnover. It provides a comprehensive array of services, including public relations, public affairs, community consultation, design and digital solutions, advertising, marketing, sponsorship, and media planning and buying. Among its diverse clientele, Four Communications serves prominent pharmaceutical clients such as Actelion Pharmaceuticals, Gilead Sciences, and Novo Nordisk through its subsidiary, Four Health Communications Limited. This subsidiary specializes in healthcare communications, offering consultancy services in public health, patient advocacy, patient access to medicines, digital engagement, and medical education. Four Communications has established a reputation for delivering tailored solutions across various sectors, including property, tourism, culture, and sport.
HCT Group
Private Equity Round in 2015
HCT Group is a social enterprise operating in the transport industry, founded in 1982 as Hackney Community Transport to provide low-cost minibuses for local community groups. Recognizing the need for sustainability, HCT Group began competing for commercial contracts in 1993, transforming into an effective enterprise while continuing its community services. Today, it has grown significantly with 800 employees, ten depots across London, Yorkshire, Humberside, the Southwest and the Channel Islands, and a fleet of 500 vehicles. The company delivers over 20 million passenger trips annually through various services including red bus routes, school transport, Park and Ride services, and community transport. Additionally, HCT Group offers training services such as minibus driver training and independent travel training.
Nigel Frank International
Private Equity Round in 2013
Founded in Newcastle, UK in 2006, Nigel Frank International has evolved into the global leader in Microsoft recruitment. With offices in London, New York, San Francisco, Singapore, and Melbourne, they provide clients with access to a wide range of high-quality candidates.
Acadia
Venture Round in 2010
AcadiaSoft, Inc. is a provider of workflow and communication solutions specifically tailored for derivatives collateral management. The company offers a range of products, including the AcadiaSoft Messaging Platform, which facilitates communication for collateral calls between investment managers and broker-dealers, and the AcadiaSoft Collateral Manager, a software solution available both as an installed product and via SaaS. Additionally, AcadiaSoft provides the MarginSphere Xpress platform, extending messaging capabilities to counterparties not currently connected to its electronic messaging service. The company also offers consultative services to assist clients in navigating regulatory compliance, along with guidance for obtaining regulatory approval for the ISDA SIMM framework. Established in 2009 and headquartered in Pembroke, Massachusetts, AcadiaSoft has operations in Boston and London, operating as a subsidiary of SSB Investments LLC.
HSBC provides a wide range of financial services globally, including retail banking, commercial banking, global banking and markets, and private banking. It offers products such as deposits, loans, credit cards, insurance, investment funds, and wealth management solutions to individuals, small businesses, corporations, and institutions.
Karbon Homes Limited is a housing association based in Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom, operating primarily in the North East of England and Yorkshire. The company focuses on providing affordable homes for rent and shared ownership, catering to the diverse needs of its customers, including vulnerable and elderly residents. With a portfolio of approximately 24,000 homes, Karbon Homes is dedicated to construction, property development, and management, emphasizing quality, service, and sustainability in its operations. Through its community housing facilities, the organization aims to enhance the living conditions and support the well-being of its residents.