Articles by Carmen Reichman
Mobeus finances ATG Media's acquisition of BidSpotter
Mobeus has financed its portfolio company ATG Media's bolt-on of US-based online auctions business BidSpotter for £4.5m.
Beringea exits Tossed
Beringea has sold UK-based restaurant group Tossed to the business's management and Gemini Restaurants Ltd.
Aquiline buys Equity Insurance Group
US investor Aquiline Capital Partners has acquired Brentwood-based motor insurer Equity Insurance Group from Insurance Australia Group.
Blumberg et al. in new funding for Kreditech
Blumberg Capital, Point Nine Capital and H2 Investments have been joined by the new Samwer brothers' start-up fund Global Founders Capital in a new funding round for German business Kreditech.
EU Commission contemplating stricter merger control laws
The EU Commission is thinking of introducing stricter controls on company mergers, threatening to lengthen processes for minority stake acquisitions.
CVC buys Ista back from Charterhouse
CVC Capital Partners has bought back German metering business Ista, in which it has held a stake since 2003, from Charterhouse Capital Partners for €3.1bn.
Atomico, Index, IVP in $130m Supercell funding round
Atomico, Index Ventures and Institutional Venture Partners (IVP) have invested in a $130m funding round for Finnish mobile games developer Supercell.
Earlybird leads €10m series-A for Motain
Earlybird Venture Capital has led a €10m series-A funding round for Berlin-based app developer Motain, the company behind The Football App.
Sovereign Capital promotes Matthew Owen to partner
Sovereign Capital has promoted Matthew Owen to partner at the firm.
EdRip and Forbion lead funding for Allecra Therapeutics
Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners (EdRip) and Forbion Capital Partners have invested in a €15m series-A round for Swiss biotech company Allecra Therapeutics.
GCP appoints Bauer as mezzanine partner
Austrian mezzanine investor Gamma Capital Partners (GCP) has appointed Clemens Bauer as partner in its office in Vienna.
HTGF et al. invest €2.6m in Rodos BioTarget
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF), InvestImpuls-Fonds and KfW’s ERP Start Fund have invested €2.6m of growth capital in German biotech company Rodos BioTarget, alongside private investors and family offices.
NorthEdge invests in Jigsaw24
NorthEdge Capital has invested growth capital in UK-based creative IT solutions provider Jigsaw24 for a majority stake in the business.
360 Capital Partners and Eataly launch Eataly Net
360 Capital Partners has teamed up with Italian food retailer Eataly to found Eataly's online business Eataly Net.
Core Capital's Kelway acquires Equanet
Core Capital portfolio company Kelway has acquired the UK-based non-trade and public sector business of Equanet, the specialist IT solutions brand of Dixons Retail plc.
NorthEdge's maiden fund hits final close
NorthEdge Capital's maiden fund NorthEdge Capital Fund I LP has held a final close on its £225m hard-cap.
Banks arrange debt for sale of 3i and Allianz's Scandlines
A debt package of up to €1bn is being put together for the sale of German ferry operator Scandlines, owned by 3i and Allianz Capital Partners, according to reports.
Boehringer Ingelheim invests in Eyevensys
Boehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund (BIVF) has invested in French biotech company Eyevensys, marking the start of a new funding round for the business.
Axa PE sells Aixam Mega to Polaris Industries
Axa Private Equity has exited its majority stake in France-based commercial vehicles manufacturer Aixam Mega in a trade sale to US-based company Polaris Industries Inc.
Demeter and 123Venture back Cooltech Applications
Demeter Partners and 123Venture have joined existing investors in an €8m funding round for French magnetic refrigeration specialist Cooltech Applications.
Lanxess joins HTGF II investors
German chemicals company Lanxess has invested a low seven-figure sum in venture investor High-Tech Gründerfonds' second fund, raising the vehicle's total commitments to €301.5m.
Oxford Capital leads $5m funding round for Abiquo
Oxford Capital has led a $5m funding round for Spain- and UK-based software business Abiquo.
Halder appoints new executive chairman
Halder Beteiligungsberatung has appointed Hanns Ostmeier as executive chairman in the firm's Frankfurt office.
DPE closes fund II on €350m
Deutsche Private Equity (DPE) has closed its second fund on €350m, alongside a feeder fund.