Early-stage
MTI et al. invest in Oxford Photovoltaics
MTI Partners has led a £2m investment round for Oxford Photovoltaics Ltd (OPV), an Oxford University spinout commercialising solid-state solar cells.
UK activity falls behind France and DACH
The UK & Ireland private equity market has been overtaken by the French and DACH regions in January according to figures from unquote” data.
Sofinnova et al. invest in MetGen
Sofinnova Partners has led a €2.2m round for Finnish start-up MetGen, with participation from Finnish Industry Investment and Finnvera.
Albion backs healthcare software firm MyMeds&Me
Albion Ventures has invested £2m in British healthcare software-as-a-service (SaaS) business MyMeds&Me.
Banexi Ventures Partners backs Adyoulike
Banexi Ventures Partners has led a €1.2m series-A round funding for French online advertising start-up Adyoulike.
2013: long on exits, short on new deals
The year ahead will be one of exits and pockets of liquidity in financing markets – but new deals and traditional funding may be weak.
Baxter Ventures invests €2m in Zytoprotec
Baxter Ventures has invested €2m as part of a €4m series-A round for Vienna-based biotech company Zytoprotec.
Early-stage deals bounce back in Q4
After a slow summer, early-stage investments took off in Q4, according to the latest unquote” Private Equity Barometer, published in association with Arle Capital Partners.
Conor Venture Partners et al. back Crystalsol
Conor Venture Partners has led an €8m series-A financing round for Crystalsol, a flexible photovoltaic film company based in Vienna and Tallinn.
Omnes Capital et al. invest in Medisse
IIG (Innovatie- en Investeringsfonds Gelderland), BioGeneration Ventures and Omnes Capital have invested €2.6m in Dutch pharmaceuticals company Medisse.
HTGF et al. back Advanova
High-Tech Gründerfonds, BayernKapital and a consortium of business angels have invested in German start-up Advanova, the developer of a mobile electronic patient chart for use in hospitals.
Nausicaa Ventures et al. invest €7.7m in Bone Therapeutics
Existing investors and two new regional backers have committed €7.7m to Belgian pharmaceuticals company Bone Therapeutics.
Gründerfonds Bielefeld-Ostwestfalen et al. back Greenergetic
Gründerfonds Bielefeld-Ostwestfalen and renewable energy developer Howaldt Energies have completed a series-A funding round in German solar power company Greenergetic.
A happy New Year for venture capital?
Happy New Year
UK Watch: Large deals boom in 2012
The final quarter of 2012 saw the highest large deal volume since early 2010, according to the latest unquote” UK Watch, in association with Corbett Keeling.
PE and venture houses converging on growth
Buyout houses and venture capitalists are increasingly moving into the growth capital space due to pressure in their normal market segments, according to Taylor Wessing.
bmp backs TestObject
bmp has invested in a seven-figure round for TestObject, a German developer of mobile apps optimisation solutions.
unquote" Private Equity Barometer - Q3 2012
Private equity dealflow has remained subdued over the three months to September, with the number of transactions completed plummeting 35% to 182 deals while the aggregated value dipped 14% to €11.7bn.
Ballpark Ventures et al. invest in LoopMe
Ballpark Ventures has led a VC- and angel investors-backed funding round for UK mobile ads company LoopMe.
CDC leads €10m round for McPhy Energy
CDC Entreprises has invested €5m as part of a €10m round for French hydrogen storage specialist McPhy Energy.
HTGF et al. back gestigon
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) and regional fund Mittelständische Beteiligungsgesellschaft Schleswig-Holstein have invested in a seed round for German software developer gestigon.
Target Partners invests €2m in Finanzchef24
Target Partners has made a €2m series-A investment in German online financial services start-up Finanzchef24 GmbH.
CDC Entreprises et al. invest $10.5m in DelfMems
CDC Enterprises, Iris Capital, Vives, Capitalaria and other investors have provided French technology company DelfMems with a $10.5m series-B round of funding.
Telefónica backs Taskhub
Telefónica Ventures has invested a six-figure sum in London-based task outsourcing start-up Taskhub.