Expansion
Finnish Industry Investment et al. back Visedo
Finnish Industry Investment has invested тЌ4m in Visedo, a Finnish developer of electrical drive components, alongside previous backers.
Metail raises £2.6m in first funding round
British virtual fitting room company Metail has raised ТЃ2.6m in its first institutional funding round, led by New World Private Equity Partners.
Returbo secures debt and equity round
Online deal platform Returbo has raised debt financing from investment firm Harbert European Growth Capital Fund (HEGCF) and Generis Capital, as well as equity from BDMI, the venture investment arm of media publisher Bertelsmann.
BGF inks £3.2m Cass Art deal
The Business Growth Fund (BGF) has invested ТЃ3.2m in arts material retailer Cass Art in exchange for a minority stake.
IBB backs Surprise Internet
IBB Beteiligungsgesellschaft has backed toy delivery company Surprise Internet with a six-digit capital injection.
Atlantic Capital et al. back Miflora
Atlantic Capital Partners, Heilemann Ventures and HR Alpha Ventures have backed flower delivery business Miflora in a seven-digit funding round.
Almaz leads $6m round for Nival
Almaz Capital has led a $6m series-A funding round for Nival, a Russian game developer, alongside the company’s previous investors.
Gimv partially exits Punch Powertrain
Gimv has divested 30% of its stake in Punch Powertrain, a Belgian manufacturer of auto parts, to Chinese private equity house New Horizon Capital.
CGS-backed Top-Werk acquires Hess Group
Top-Werk, an industrial machinery business backed by Swiss private equity firm CGS Management, has bought Hess Group.
Rosslyn Analytics secures £2.1m investment
Cloud-based data management and analytics business Rosslyn Analytics has received ТЃ2.1m from existing and new investors.
Iris et al. invest $40m in Talend
Iris Capital and BPI France have led a $40m funding round for French open-source data integration company Talend alongside existing investors Silver Lake, Balderton Capital and Idinvest Partners.
PE-backed Keymile acquires Hytec Gerätebau
Data transmission system provider Keymile, backed by Halder and The Riverside Company, has bought Hytec Gerätebau, a provider of communication network products.
LPFA makes first direct co-investment with Secured Mail
The London Pension Fund Authority (LPFA) has completed its first direct co-investment, investing in postal operator Secured Mail alongside Adveq and Next Wave Partners.
Runa backs Anturis series-A
Runa Capital and VEB Innovations have injected $2m into Anturis, a Russia- and US-based provider of IT monitoring and troubleshooting services for SMEs.
Seventure et al. back EndoControl
Seventure Partners, CM-CIC Capital Innovation and Viveris Management have injected €4m into EndoControl, a French surgical robotics developer.
BGF backs Duncan & Todd with £5.6m
Business Growth Fund (BGF) has invested ТЃ5.6m in Scottish optical chain Duncan & Todd.
Addquity backs EzzingSolar
Spanish private equity firm Addquity has made a capital injection into photovoltaic software provider EzzingSolar.
MMC Ventures leads $2m round for Gousto
MMC Ventures has led a $2m series-A round for recipe box delivery business Gousto, with co-investment from the Angel CoFund, an existing backer of the company.
Electra's Davies Group acquires Garwyn
Electra Partners has supported the acquisition of liability loss adjuster Garwyn Group by its portfolio company Davies Group.
EmCap buys stake in Moretti
Newly launched investor EmCap has acquired a minority stake in Italian luxury shoemaker Alberto Moretti, marking the GP’s maiden investment.
Cipio et al. in $7m series-B for wywy
Multi-screen technology company wywy has raised $7m in a series-B financing round from previous investors, including Cipio Partners.
Insight leads $42m round for Datasift
Insight Venture Partners has led a $42m series-C funding round for Datasift, a UK- and US-based social data platform provider, alongside several existing investors.
BGF invests £5m in Exchange Lab
The Business Growth Fund has invested ТЃ5m in global digital media business The Exchange Lab.
Sketchfab raises $2m
Sketchfab, a French online publishing platform for 3D files, has raised $2m in a round led by Balderton Capital.