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Finance Wales backs Safety Technology
Finance Wales has provided Monmouthshire-based safety specialist Safety Technology with a six-figure loan.
LDC backs Fever-Tree
LDC has taken a 25% stake in Fever-Tree, valuing the UK tonic water and mixers brand at ТЃ48m.
UK consumer sector: private equity dealflow up 45% in 2012
High street woes notwithstanding, the UK consumer sector proved to be ripe for investment opportunities last year: private equity dealflow was up by 45% compared to 2011 figures while the overall value of these investments rose by a quarter.
Ingenious Ventures invests £900,000 in Casabu
Ingenious Ventures has led a ТЃ900,000 series-A funding round for UK-based online retailer Casabu.
MML invests €17.3m in ATA Group
MML Capital Partners has invested тЌ17.3m in Ireland-based engineering business ATA Group.
Foresight invests £7.5m in Utility Funding
Foresight Group has backed Utility Funding Ltd (UFL) with ТЃ7.5m to roll out smart metres across the UK.
Octopus in further funding round for Metrasens
Octopus Investments has made a further investment in technology business Metrasens.
Alpha's Savio bolts on Mesdan
Savio Macchine Tessili, a textile machinery producer owned by Alpha, has acquired a controlling stake in yarn splicing devices firm Mesdan.
Advent, Index and e.ventures back farfetch
Advent Venture Partners, Index Ventures and e.ventures have reinvested in farfetch, a UK-based e-commerce marketplace for independent fashion boutiques, in a $20m round led by CondУЉ Nast.
HTGF and K5 back Yorxs.de
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF), K5 Ventures and a group of business angels have invested in German business Yorxs.de, an online portal for bulk diamonds and diamond jewellery.
Finance Wales backs Fendor with growth capital
Finance Wales has invested ТЃ400,000 of mezzanine capital in Fendor, a Tyne and Wear-based manufacturer of glazing systems.
Omnes Capital injects €4m into Futuris
Omnes Capital has provided Futuris, an Italian developer of biomass-powered co-generation plants, with €4m of growth capital.
The North West Fund backs Diagnostic Healthcare
The North West Fund has invested ТЃ1m in UK-based diagnostic imaging company Diagnostic Healthcare Ltd.
Ventech et al. in €6.5m round for Ad Valem Technologies
Ventech and A Plus Finance have taken part in a €6.5m round of funding for French fibre optics broadcaster Ad Valem Technologies.
4D Global invests $17m in Aladdin Middle East
4D Global Energy Advisors has invested $17m in Aladdin Middle East, an oil and gas company with primary operations in Turkey, as part of a $20m funding round.
Siparex invests €1m in VitrineMedia
Siparex has injected €1m into French back-lit signs manufacturer VitrineMedia.
Seventure et al. inject €7.1m into Recommerce Solutions
Seventure Partners, CDC Entreprises and 3T Capital have provided French used electronic products retailer Recommerce Solutions with a €7.1m round of financing.
HTGF et al. invest in Notion Systems
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) has led a financing round for Notion Systems, a German developer of inkjet, laser and automation equipment for technical applications.
Northzone leads €3m funding round for Trac ID Systems
Northzone has invested тЌ3m in Statoil-owned Norwegian RFID tracking and optimisation company Trac ID Systems.
Torsa Capital injects €500,000 into Hielos de Asturias
Spanish investor Torsa Capital has injected €500,000 into Hielos de Asturias, a manufacturer and distributor of ice and frozen dough.
Mobeus invests further £3.2m in Motorclean
Mobeus Equity Partners has provided an additional ТЃ3.2m to Motorclean, the specialist car valeting business acquired by the GP in 2011.
Amadeus Capital Partners backs Bellco
Amadeus Capital Partners has entered the shareholding of Italian dialysis technology company Bellco, owned by Montezemolo & Partners.
Private equity-backed Eco Eridania bolts on three
Waste management firm Eco Eridania, backed by Fondo Italiano di Investimento, has acquired three companies: Paderno Energia, Elettrochimica Carrara and Technoplus, the waste management arm of Ghi.be.ca.
HTGF, Bayern Kapital et al. back crealytics
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF), Bayern Kapital, LBBW Venture Capital, Mountain Super Angel and new investor BayBG have backed German technology business crealytics with a fresh round of funding.