Expansion
Greycroft leads $10m round for Azimo
Azimo money transfer services "85% cheaper" than high street banks
Octopus leads $7.5m series-A round for Adbrain
Existing backer Notion Capital also participates
IDG Ventures et al. inject $6m into Next Games
IDG Ventures and a group of co-investors have injected $6m into Next Games, a Finnish games company.
Accel Partners injects $40m into WorldRemit
Money transfer business plans to expand geographically
VC-backed Aérophile raises €4m
Isatis and Entrepreneur Venture contributed equal amounts to the round
Linkfluence raises further €3m from French VCs
Latest investment completes earlier €3.5m funding round
Atomico et al. invest £3.4m in Quipper
Japanese firms Globis and Benesse also back the round
XAnge et al. inject €6.75m into PrestaShop
Seventure and Serena Capital also take part in the round
Polaris leads $6m series-A for Boxever
Polaris Partners and Frontline Ventures have invested $6m in a series-A round for Boxever, a Dublin-based B2B platform for airlines and travel operators.
BGF invests £5m in Spex Group
Investor's fourth deal in Scotland this year
Springwater buys 30% of Aernnova
Deal values firm at €500m
Duedil raises $17m series-B
Company claims it has doubled in size since series-A
Crescent leads £1m round for Analytics Engines
VC invests from its ТЃ22.5m fund Crescent III
Deal in focus: GC Aesthetics receives $60m lift
Management targeting 30% growth per annum
BGF energises 3sun with £10m investment
The Business Growth Fund (BGF) has invested ТЃ10m in 3sun Group, a provider of products and services to the global energy industry.
BGF dials in £7m investment to Mono Consultants
The Business Growth Fund (BGF) has provided network support services provider Mono Consultants with a ТЃ7m growth capital injection, securing a minority stake.
Blackstone wins race for Versace
Blackstone has bought a 20% stake in high-end fashion brand Versace, making a €150m equity commitment and acquiring €60m in stock.
Industrifonden et al. inject SEK 29.4m into Apica
Industrifonden, KTH Chalmers Capital and SEB Venture Capital have invested SEK 29.4m in Apica, a Swedish IT company.
Electranova Capital leads Sunfire series-B
Electranova Capital has joined forces with Total Energy Ventures to invest in Sunfire, a German developer of high-temperature fuel cells and electrolysers.
Isis invests in Enterprise Finance
Isis Equity Partners has made a minority investment in specialist loan distributor Enterprise Finance, in a deal that values the business at ТЃ28m.
Sovereign-backed Cordium acquires Zodiac
Cordium, a Sovereign Capital-backed regulatory compliance consultancy, has picked up Maltese asset management industry advisory firm Zodiac Advisory Services.
Boost Communications raises further £1m
Existing backers Investinor and TeleVenture have contributed to a ТЃ1m funding round for Norwegian mobile advertising firm Boost Communications.
Beringea backs DCC with £3m
Beringea has invested ТЃ3m in Disposable Cubicle Curtains (DCC), a UK-based manufacturer of disposable curtains for hospitals that trades under All In One Medical.
Grovepoint Capital backs Grenade UK
Grovepoint Capital has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Grenade UK, a provider of weight-loss food supplements.