Gresham House invests £63m through its British Strategic Investment Fund to accelerate the delivery of ultrafast fibre connectivity across the UK.
"The Telcom team has impressed us with its customer-driven approach to delivering high-quality fibre service to both commercial and residential settings. The business’ repeat customer base demonstrates its expertise in providing gigabit connectivity where and when needed, and will allow our investors to benefit from a reliable recurring revenue stream."
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."