Early-stage
Syndicate invests €29.2m in AM-Pharma
A consortium led by Ysios Capital Partners has invested €29.2m in Dutch biopharmaceutical company AM-Pharma BV.
GCP invests in 42matters
Gamma Capital Partners has provided seed financing for mobile phone software developer 42matters.
Aescap Venture et al. back Orphazyme
Aescap Venture has invested тЌ14m in a series-A round for biotechnology firm Orphazyme.
VC-backed PolyTherics raises £2.15m
Imperial Innovations Group, YFM Equity Partners and ProVen Health VCT have provided UK-based biotech company PolyTherics with ТЃ2.15m of funding.
bmp invests in Instream Media
Venture capital investor bmp has acquired a 25.4% stake in video and network marketing company Instream Media.
WHEB backs Green Energy Group
WHEB Partners has invested in Oslo-based Green Energy Group (GEG), a supplier of small-scale geothermal power plants.
Consortium invests €18m in Amakem
A consortium led by Forbion Capital Partners has invested €18m in Belgian biotechnology company Amakem.
Creathor Venture holds first closing
Creathor Venture has announced the first closing of its Creathor Venture Fund III at €51m.
Bosch invests in IDENT
Robert Bosch Venture Capital (RBVC) has backed IDENT Technology in a €7.1m round together with existing investors MIG Funds and Danube Equity.
Creathor Venture, RVC and KfW invest in Sividon Diagnostics
Creathor Venture, Rheinland Venture Capital (RVC) and KfW have invested an amount between €1-€5m in Sividon Diagnostics.
HTGF backs MeinProspekt
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) has, together with Mountain Super Angel and TheMediaLab, invested up to €10m in online marketing service MeinProspekt.
Nordic unquote" September 2011
Buyout activity in the Nordics could return to levels seen pre-credit crunch, according to unquoteт research. If Nordic deal activity continues at the pace seen in the first half of 2011, volume and value look set to almost reach 2007 levels, marking...
Consortium invests SEK 7.25m in Antrad Medical
A consortium, consisting of STING Capital, Innovationsbron and business angels, has invested SEK 7.25m in Swedish medical technology company Antrad Medical.
Sofinnova leads £6m investment in Mission Therapeutics
Sofinnova Partners has led a ТЃ6m funding round for Cambridge-based drug development company Mission Therapeutics.
Consortium invest £8m in KalVista
SV Life Sciences and Novo A/S have provided ТЃ8m in a series-A round for ophthalmology company KalVista Pharmaceuticals.
Creathor Venture invests in Shopgate
Creathor Venture has invested in online retail platform Shopgate with an undisclosed amount between €1-5m.
UK activity surges in July after slow start
Following a rather lacklustre start to 2011, the UK has seen a sudden spike in private equity investment activity this summer, and professionals will be hopeful this can continue through the rest of the year.
bmp leads finance round for iversity
bmp and Frühphasenfonds Brandenburg have completed a first round of funding for software company iversity, worth more than €1m.
Caixa Capital Risc invests in zero2infinity
Caixa Capital Risc, the venture capital division of Spain’s La Caixa savings bank, has invested in Barcelona-based aerospace company zero2infinity.
HTGF and Bayern Kapital back baimos
High-Tech Gründerfonds and Bayern Kapital have invested an undisclosed amount in mobile security solution provider baimos technologies.
Wellington Partners and Passion Capital back EyeEm
Wellington Partners and Passion Capital have provided German software developer EyeEm with seed funding of an undisclosed amount.
Creathor Venture backs ShopShare
Creathor Venture has invested in social media e-commerce platform ShopShare.
Imperial leads £40m investment in Nexeon
Imperial Innovations Group plc has led a ТЃ40m series-C round for battery materials and licensing company Nexeon.
Sud Investments leads financing in PneumaCare
Sud Investments has led a ТЃ2m round of funding for PneumaCare Ltd, together with a group of existing investors including Cambridge Enterprise, Cambridge Capital Group, Plextek Ltd and members of the Cambridge Angels group.