Articles by Carmen Reichman
Sniper Investments et al. back Ngdata
Sniper Investments, Plug and Play Ventures, ING and a number of US business angels have invested $2.5m in Belgium tech company Ngdata.
CVC and Cinven cash in on Smurfit Kappa
CVC Capital Partners and Cinven have divested half of their 8% stake in Irish packaging company Smurfit Kappa, reaping around €80m.
3i-backed Azelis in €30m capital increase
3i has taken part in a €30m capital increase for its portfolio company Azelis, a Belgian speciality chemicals distributor.
vR and CBG Commerz back VELOX
vR Equity Partners and CBG Commerz Beteiligungskapital, the mezzanine arm of Commerzbank, have provided mezzanine funding for commodities distributor Velox.
3i looking to divest Labco and Civica
3i has initiated much anticipated exit processes for Labco and Civica, two acquisitions made in 2008, according to reports.
Kernel Capital invests in IHG
Kernel Capital has led a €400,000 financing round for Irish embedded audio player company In Hand Guides (IHG).
Gilde Healthcare Partners et al. back Definiens
Gilde Healthcare Partners has led a €10m funding round for German image analysis company Definiens.
GE Capital appoints German head of leveraged finance
GE Capital has appointed Ralph Betz as head of its German leveraged finance team in Frankfurt.
NEO backs Miller Harris
NEO Capital has invested in British luxury fragrance brand Miller Harris to support its international expansion.
Gresham PE acquires Investis
Gresham Private Equity has acquired a majority stake in digital corporate communications company Investis in a £25m MBO.
Phil Frame joins NorthEdge
NorthEdge Capital has appointed Phil Frame as senior investment executive in its Manchester office.
BPE 3 holds first close at €55m
BPE's third fund, BPE 3, has held a first close on €55m.
BPE exits TSK to trade buyer
BPE has sold German electrical components quality controller TSK Beteiligungs GmbH and its operating company TSK Pruefsysteme to Swiss trade buyer Komax.
Aster Capital to reduce fund target
French corporate-backed venture capital firm Aster is said to be aiming for a €105m final close for its second fund, down from an initial €120m target.
Chinese hungry for German assets
Recent studies by Rhodium Group and A Capital have suggested that Chinese investors could be in the early stages of a global shopping spree with direct investment into Europe tripling in 2011 to $10bn. With Germany being the most popular market for Chinese...
Medical technology: Healthcare's third way
In between the hotly sought after healthcare services market and the much watched pharmaceuticals niche sits an elusive sub-sector. What has become of the UK medical technology and supplies sector?
Redpoint et al. invest in Zendesk
Redpoint Ventures, Index Ventures, GGV Capital, Goldman Sachs and existing backers have invested $45m in customer service software provider Zendesk, alongside a $15m facility provided by Silicon Valley Bank.
LDC appoints investment director
LDC has appointed Andrew Hampshire as an investment director in its value enhancement group.
HIG combines US and European metallised paper firms
HIG Capital has acquired Belgium-based ARMetallizing (ARM) and US-based Vacumet Paper from their corporate parents, and will merge the businesses following the transaction.
HIG acquires Rio Tinto's speciality alumina business
HIG Capital has completed the acquisition of the speciality alumina business of listed company Rio Tinto.
Connect Ventures appoints MD
London-based Connect Ventures has appointed Sitar Teli as its new managing director and partner.
Kernel backs Kinesense
Kernel Capital has invested €500,000 in Dublin-based software company Kinesense.
Industrifonden backs Anyfi Networks
Industrifonden has invested SEK 9m in Swedish Wi-Fi technology developer Anyfi Networks, alongside the current owners' SEK 1m investment.