Rothschild & Co division takes a significant minority stake in the construction software provider.
"This investment marks another leap forward for our business and for the value we can add to our customers. Our core purpose and passion is to digitally enable the global construction industry – the support of Five Arrows allows us to accelerate our work to help solve our customers’ challenges."
— Phil Brown, chief executive and executive chairman
Strategic investor Invus Opportunities has backed the profitable UK consumer finance company to support its international growth.
"We welcome Invus Opportunities to the board and look forward to working with their team as we continue to grow ClearScore in the UK and internationally. As one of the only profitable UK fintech business operating at real scale, we didn’t need to raise money, but rather we chose to partner with Invus. We made this decision as a team because of Invus’ track record of working strategically over the long term with their businesses to recognise global opportunities, whilst delivering superior services to consumers. I have been incredibly impressed with Invus’ insight and I’m looking forward to working closely with them to deliver our vision, that ClearScore will become an indispensable financial partner to millions more users around the world."
The Scottish software developer has raised fresh private equity backing to advance its booking platform and grow its American footprint.
"The pandemic has, and continues to be, a massive challenge for the travel industry, but over the past 16 months, Traveltek has used the time wisely to remain focused on evolving and innovating its product range. The announcement of the £1.3 million investment allows us to expedite the journey to not only reinvent and rebuild our core product , but also create the world’s leading travel technology platform."
Alchemy Partners has backed DNA Payments with a £100m growth equity investment.
"We are delighted to be partnering with DNA. Alchemy is always looking for opportunities to partner with talented business founders and uncover attractive investments that others may not be able to access.We are focused on helping companies grow and develop and having worked closely with both Arif and Nurlan during this extraordinary period caused by the Covid 19 pandemic, it was clear that DNA and Alchemy’s goals, missions and values were closely aligned. Merchants’ increasing need for omni-channel payments solutions combined with the strength of DNA’s product proposition creates a compelling investment opportunity and we are excited to join DNA on its journey to build a leading payments business in the UK and expand into Europe."
Mobeus backed the independent internet service provider with a multi-million pound injection to accelerate rural fibre rollout.
"The insatiable demand for data isn’t going anywhere and we have a significant opportunity to leverage our established position in Kent. With this new funding and Mobeus’s partnership behind us, we can achieve this with pace and agility."