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Molinare, the London-based post-production house, has worked on a string of successful film and television hits, including Ridley Scott’s Prometheus and the BBC’s Silent Witness. Molinare was named Best Post Production House at the 2012 Broadcast Awards. Integral to…

As a major player in the CRM market operating 14 contact centres and employing 5000 staff, Acticall offers management of global inbound and outbound calls, and computer-assisted telephone interviewing (CATI). The combination of SPA Future Thinking’s market research expertise,…

The Telford-based microbrewery is to supply a new high-quality English lager in lightweight, recyclable Petainer Kegs.  The brewery is targeting sales in the keg beer market through mail order deliveries. Petainer Kegs manufactured in PET (PolyEthylene Terephthalate) have been…

The award, which was sponsored by BDO, was presented by corporate finance partner Paul Russell to founder and managing director Mark Bigley and operations director James Wilkins of Secured Mail.  The company’s management has raised two rounds of funding…

Petainer Kegs have been chosen because they are environmentally-friendly and less expensive than conventional metal kegs. Aspall produces a range of high quality apple juice, ciders and vinegars.  It is the first cider producer to use the innovative, low-cost…

Our investment, via our portfolio company SPA Future Thinking, was the first and only external funding round, and Next Wave helped grow the business from a team of 3 up to 22 employees, with a large and growing international…

At Next Wave, Dean is sourcing and executing new investments as well as on-going portfolio company management. Dean joined NWP from Primary Capital where he gained more than 7 years of private equity investment experience. He was appointed to…

Specialist plastics packaging technology business Petainer (www.petainer.com) has developed its ‘greenest ever’ refillable bottle – further improving the sustainability of what is already one of the most environmentally-friendly forms of beverage packaging.

The deal, for an undisclosed sum, increases Secured Mail’s share of the market and confirms its status as one of the major players in the UK postal sector. The acquisition includes a mail depot in Crick, Northamptonshire, and 55…

An extract from Fast Track reads: “With the business’s growing reputation and high client retention, sales, under founder Mark Bigley, grew 233% a year, from £884,000 in 2007 to £32.6m in 2010.  In May, private-equity firm Next Wave Partners…