Early-stage
Berchmann Capital leads €1.2m round for Genolab
Berchmann Capital has led a €1.2m series-A round for medical diagnostics company Genolab.
NorthStar pumps £650,000 into Eutechnyx
NorthStar Equity Investors (NSEI) has invested £650,000 in Eutechnyx. The deal was carried out from the Finance for Business North East Fund.
BeCapital et al. in £5m round for Helveta
BeCapital has led a £5m round for software company Helveta, with Carbon Trust joining as a new investor.
AGF et al. in €8m round for Crocus
AGF Private Equity, CDC Innovation, CEA Investissement, Nanodimension, Sofinnova Ventures and Ventech have raised an €8m series-C round for IT firm Crocus Technology.
Rockport co-leads $40m round for Think
Venture capital firm Rockport Capital Partners and Ener1, a lithium-ion battery manufacturer have co-led a $40m financing round for electric car manufacturer Think.
Nauta leads €2.5m round for Groupalia
Venture investor Nauta Capital has led a €2.5m series-A round for online discount site Groupalia, alongside La Caixa, the company’s founders and its CEO.
EPi-V backs sands systems developer Scarlet
EPi-V has completed a series-A venture financing of sand control systems developer Scarlet. No financial details have been disclosed.
Blackberry et al. in $10m round for Aepona
BlackBerry Partners Fund has led a $10m round for Aepona alongside existing investors Amadeus Capital Partners, Polaris Ventures, Innovacom, Nordic Venture Partners and Sutter Hill Ventures.
T-Venture and Neuhaus invest in apprupt
T-Venture and Neuhaus Partners have, invested in mobile affiliate network apprupt GmbH, alongside KfW.
Capital-E and KfW back Nanda with $4m
Belgian venture firm Capital-E and KfW have invested roughly $4m in Nanda Technologies GmbH alongside its existing shareholders.
Galantos Pharma secures €4.4m
A large consortium of state and regional entities has backed drug company Galanthos Pharma with €4.4m of series C of funding.
CIC Vizille and Masseran lead $11m round for Nanobiotix
CIC Vizille Capital Innovation has led an $11m series-C round for biotech business Nanobiotix, alongside Masseran Gestion.
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Buyout activity in the UK has been growing now for six consecutive quarters as the industry recovers from the financial crisis.
Consortium raises €20m Series C for Affimed
Existing investors aeris Capital, BioMedInvest, LSP Life Sciences Partners, Novo Nordisk A/S and Orbimed have provided €20m in in a Series-C financing round for Affimed Therapeutics AG.
NLV leads $26m round for Immunotec
US-based New Leaf Venture Partners (NLV Partners) has led a second tranche of a $26m series-D round of funding for biotech business, Oxford Immunotec Ltd.
EPi-V backs sand systems developer
EPi-V has invested an undisclosed amount of growth capital in sand control systems developer, Scarlet.
MTI leads £1.15m round in PowerOasis
High tech VC investor MTI Partners has committed £650,000 from its UMIP Premier Fund (UPF) as part of a £1.15m investment round in Swindon based, intelligent telecoms power solutions provider, PowerOasis.
Gimv invests €4.7m in RES Software
Belgium-based pan-European investor Gimv has invested €4.7m in Dutch company RES Software, a company specialising in user workspace management.
ERIP et al. in €8m round for Implanet
Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners (ERIP), has led an €8m round for Implanet SA, a French developer of surgical implants for orthopedic and spine surgery, along side CM-CIC Private Equity, Wellington Partners and Seventures Partners.
Bmp in six figure round for vertical techmedia AG
Bmp AG has acquired 22.5% of online marketer, vertical techmedia AG, through a capital increase.
Private equity activity subdued despite industry optimism
European private equity remained subdued in early 2010 despite relative optimism over the economy, according to the unquote” Private Equity Barometer.
HenQ Invest leads round for Libersy
Dutch VC, HenQ Invest has led a round of financing for software company Libersy, alongside a group of existing shareholders.
CDC Enterprises in $18m round for biospace med
CDC Entreprises, (acting on behalf of the Strategic Investment Fund -SIF), has participated in an $18m round for biospace med alongside existing investors Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners, Crédit Agricole Private Equity, UFG Private Equity, NBGI...
Norinnova and Sarsia Seed back Prophyllix Pharma,
Norinnova Forvaltning, via Norinnova Invest, has alongside Sarsia Seed invested in Norwegian life science company Prophyllix Pharma, each taking a 7.7% stake.