Articles by Carmen Reichman
Investindustrial invests in Aston Martin
Italian GP Investindustrial has acquired a 37.5% stake in UK car designer and manufacturer Aston Martin for €190m from Kuwaiti investment house Investment Dar.
Quadriga to buy LR Health and Beauty Systems from Apax
Quadriga is the final bidder for German beauty products retailer LR Health and Beauty Systems (LR International), currently owned by Apax Partners, according to reports.
Trigon acquires Menz Holz
Trigon Equity Partners has acquired Menz Holz, a German provider of wood products for outdoor spaces, from insolvency.
Point Nine Capital et al. back DocPlanner
Point Nine Capital, Piton Capital, RTA Ventures and business angels have invested $1m in DocPlanner, a Polish online medical appointment booking services company.
Activa Capital's Ergalis makes bolt-on acquisition
Activa Capital portfolio company Ergalis has acquired French temporary employment and recruitment agency Aura Staffing from Segula Technologies.
Bright Capital Digital backs Auctionata
Bright Capital Digital, an affiliate of Russian VC firm Bright Capital, has invested in German online auction site Auctionata, a portfolio company of Holtzbrinck Ventures and eVentures.
Balderton Capital leads $7.5m series-A for QuBit
Balderton Capital has led a $7.5m series-A round for UK-based customer data platform QuBit.
MML Capital exits MineTech
MML Capital Partners has sold its 40% stake in UK-based landmine clearance company MineTech to German trade buyer Dynasafe Area Clearance Group, which is backed by Perusa Partners.
Beringea backs CognoLink
Beringea has invested in UK-based primary research firm CognoLink.
Creathor et al. invest in Hojoki
Creathor Ventures and Kizoo Technology Capital have invested in German software start-up Hojoki.
DBAG increases Homag stake
Deutsche Beteiligungs AG (DBAG) has increased its stake in listed German portfolio company Homag Group AG from 33.1% to 39.5%.
Metric Capital Partners invests in Centric Health
Metric Capital Partners has invested €20m in the MBO of Irish healthcare provider group Centric Health and its two subsidiaries Áras Sláinte and Global Diagnostics.
North West Fund for Biomedical backs TTS Pharma
The North West Fund for Biomedical has invested £550,000 in TTS Pharma, a UK-based developer of personalised nicotine patches for smokers.
Alven Capital backs Mailjet
Alven Capital has led a $3.3m financing round for Paris-based cloud platform Mailjet.
Montagu and GIP exit Biffa via debt-for-equity swap
Montagu Private Equity and Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) have exited UK waste services company Biffa via a debt-for-equity swap with the company's senior lenders.
Dunedin reaps 3x money multiple on etc venues exit
Dunedin Capital Partners has exited UK-based conference and training venues business etc venues in an SBO to Growth Capital Partners (GCP), reaping a 3x money multiple on its original investment.
Enterprise Ventures invests in Isis Forensics
Enterprise Ventures (EV) has backed UK-based forensics software developer Isis Forensics with funds from its North West Fund for Venture Capital and Lancashire County Council’s Rosebud Fund.
Connect Ventures invests in Teleportd
Connect Ventures has invested in a $1m seed funding round for French social media marketing management company Teleportd, according to reports.
CT Investment Partners et al. back Cable-Sense
CT Investment Partners' North West Fund for Energy & Environmental and MTI Partners' UMIP Premier Fund have backed UK-based infrastructure management company Cable-Sense with £800,000.
Silver Lake buys friedola Tech stake from WHEB
Silver Lake Partners has taken over WHEB Partners' majority stake in German recycled plastics processor friedola Tech, through its energy investment initiative Silver Lake Kraftwerk.
Critical Ventures backs Watchful Software
Critical Ventures I Fund, in conjunction with Critical SGPS, has provided funding for Portugal-based information security technology company Watchful Software.
DBAG acquires Heytex Bramsche from NORD Holding
Deutsche Beteiligungs AG (DBAG) has acquired Heytex Bramsche, a German manufacturer of print media and technical textiles, in an SBO from NORD Holding.
Octopus et al. invest in YPlan
Octopus Investments, Wellington Partners and angel investors have backed London-based app developer YPlan with a $1.7m seed financing round.
Mangrove backs HTGF's ezeep
Mangrove Capital Partners has backed German software start-up ezeep, a portfolio company of High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF).