Leicester, England-based legal franchise QualitySolicitors secured a multi-million-pound investment from its majority shareholder, Palamon Capital Partners, to drive its expansion plans in the UK for 2014.
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London entrepreneur secures $1M to fund educational app Gojimo
London-based entrepreneur George Burgess secured $1 million (£604,000) in funding for the next project to develop a mobile app called Gojimo that helps high school students pass their exams.
US tech media startup Daily Dot adds London news site The Kernel
Texas, US-based tech media startup Daily Dot Media (DDM) added London, UK-based tabloid-style news site The Kernel, whose editor-in-chief is stepping down from his position, for an undisclosed sum.
ACS Clothing bags £8.5M in funding from UK's Business Growth Fund
Glasgow, Scotland-based formal hirewear supplier ACS Clothing bagged £8.5 million in funding from London, UK-based investor Business Growth Fund (BGF) for the expansion of its online activities.
London-based GoCardless raises $7M in Series B round led by Balderton Capital
GoCardless, a payments platform for online Direct Debits in the UK, was able to obtain $7 million for its Series B funding round led by venture capital firm Balderton Capital.
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London-based hedge fund Hengistbury Investment Partners took a 5.2% interest in events and publishing company UBM as the latter continues its search for a new chief executive.
UK-based telecommunications firm Vodafone Group Plc is in talks to purchase Spain-based cable operator Grupo Corporativo ONO SA, according to unnamed sources cited by Bloomberg.
AT&T Inc said it will no longer have any plans to make an offer for Vodafone Group Plc, preventing it from making a takeover bid in the next six months, Bloomberg reported.
Hugh MacKay, the chief executive of UK-based hydrocarbons exploration and production firm Europa Oil & Gas, now holds a 0.88% stake in the company after it held an open offer for 19.3 million shares.
AMCS Group secured an equity investment of €23.5 million in a round led by Highland Capital Partners Europe. AMCS Group is a company that gives software and solutions to firms in the recycling and waste management industry.
Search giant Google will be purchasing London-based artificial intelligence startup DeepMind founded by Demis Hassabis, Jaan Tallin and Shane Legg, according to news website Re/code.
Data showed that Android holds the top spot as the most popular mobile platform in the world but Samsung is clearly under pressure as local players step up their game, TechCrunch reported.
This week, emerging market economies were battered. A report written on Bloomberg View by its editors gives the reasons why this has happened and what can be done about it.
UK-based recycling, renewable energy and waste management firm Viridor invested in a £25-million glass recycling facility in Scotland that will help create 300 full-time jobs in the country.
