Early-stage
French buyouts lag behind rest of Europe
The French buyout market lagged behind its neighbours’ in Q2 2010, according to the unquote” Private Equity Barometer. However, the country saw a significant increase in growth capital and early stage deals.
Nordic PE activity keeps momentum
Nordic Buyout activity has more than doubled in the second quarter of 2010, according to the unquote” Private Equity Barometer.
UK buyout value falls 14% in Q2
UK and Irish buyout value fell 14% during the second quarter of 2010, according to figures from the latest unquote” Private Equity Barometer.
Buyout value jumps after mega-deals
The value of buyout deals in the Southern Europe region for Q2 has increased more than ten-fold compared to Q1, according to the unquote” Private Equity Barometer.
Notion Capital et al. invest $5.5m in Zattikka
Notion Capital and a group of individual investors have injected $5.5m in gaming company Zattikka.
Finance Wales backs GeoVS
Finance Wales has invested £250,000 in UK early-stage visualisation technology company, GeoVS.
Internet investments: Venture banking on social networks
Social networking has enjoyed a meteoric rise in recent years and the sector’s biggest player, Facebook, is this week set to announce it has 500 million users. However, there remain doubts over whether social networking can be profitable, but this has...
High-Tech Gründerfonds et al. invest €400,000 in Chromotek
High-Tech Gründerfonds and Bayern Kapital have provided biotechnology company Chromotek with €400,000.
Midven backs budget PR company pr2go
Midven has invested £263,000 in budget public relations company pr2go, marking the first investment from its recently launched Exceed - Midlands Advantage Fund.
Seraphim Capital et al. invest £1.35m in Pyreos
Seraphim Capital has led a £1.35m round of funding in fabless semiconductor company Pyreos, alongside existing shareholders.
Advent, Accel and Atlas back $9m Ubiquisys deal
Existing investors Advent Venture Partners, Accel Partners and Atlas Venture have participated in a further $9m funding round for mobile telecommunications company Ubiquisys.
Balderton backs my-wardrobe.com
Balderton Capital has invested $9m series-A funding in UK online fashion retailer, my-wardrobe.com.
Edmond de Rothschild et al. invest €16m in Poxel
Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners (EdRIP), CDC Entreprises and Crédit Agricole Private Equity have provided biopharma Poxel with a €16m series-A round of financing.
HTGF et al. in €2m evocatal series-B
Three years after receiving a round of seed finance, Düsseldorf-based industrial biotech group evocatal GmbH has raised a €2m round of early-stage funding.
Crédit Agricole PE et al. invest €7.5m in EyeTechCare
Crédit Agricole PE and insurance company SHAM have provided medical devices developer EyeTechCare with a €7.5m round of funding.
STING invests SEK 2m in ENCare
STING has injected SEK 2m in Swedish MedTech company ENCare.
Life sciences: testing times ahead?
Pharmaceuticals and biotechnology have fared marginally better than other sectors during the global recession, but the last two years have still been lacklustre for private equity investments in life sciences. However, with a healthy number of deals already...
Sofinnova Partners et al. invest €13.7m in McPhy Energy
Sofinnova Partners, GimV and Amundi Private Equity have backed McPhy Energy with a €13.7m second round of funding, alongside historic investors
Fouriertransform invests in El-Forest
Fouriertransform has invested SEK 20m through the issue of new shares in El-Forest AB.
Vækstfonden provides funding for EntomoPharm
Vækstfonden has taken a stake in EntomoPharm for an undisclosed amount.
SAP Ventures backs Irish software developer Aepona
SAP Ventures has joined the $10m series-C funding of UK software developer Aepona, bringing the funding round to completion.
UK Watch: 2010 activity ahead of 2009 at halfway mark
Large buyout activity in the UK has surpassed the whole of 2009 at the halfway mark, according to the latest unquote” UK Watch.
Capital-E backs eoSemi
Early-stage technology investor Capital-E has co-led a £3m funding round in UK semiconductor company, eoSemi.
Carbon Trust backs Concurrent Thinking
The Carbon Trust has backed the £1m spin-out of UK technology vendor, Concurrent Thinking, from Streamline Computing.