The bank-backed Business Growth Fund has invested in the UK-based menswear brand, taking a minority stake of undisclosed size in the company.

The Qualcomm-backed developer of an augmented reality and image recognition platform has attracted $45m from undisclosed investors.

Bank-backed Business Growth Fund has invested $7.6m in the law firm, which plans to now expand using the funding.

Deal Analysis for February

With the slow recovery from the financial crisis and divestiture strategies undertaken by some big players, 2014 was marked by numerous exits by corporate investors in the industrials sector.

Toby Lewis discusses the changing pace in the world of corporate venturing

The newly merged company, Next Commerce, will cover nine countries across Asia Pacific and serve more than four million customers.