Expansion
Bridgepoint Development Capital invests in LOC
Bridgepoint Development Capital (BDC) has purchased a minority stake in offshore marine and engineering consultancy LOC.
Trustev raises $3m
Irish anti-fraud solutions provider Trustev has raised $3m in a seed funding round.
Enterprise Ventures backs ChargePoint with £1.625m
Enterprise Ventures has committed £1.625m to Merseyside-based ChargePoint Technology, a manufacturer of precision containment valves.
Rabobank spinout Anterra makes €5m maiden investment
Anterra Capital (formerly Rabobank Ventures) has made its maiden investment by injecting €5m into waste-saving technology provider Food Freshness Technology (FFT).
Notion Capital et al. back Rockabox
Notion Capital, Frog Capital and fourteen17 have invested £3m in a series-A funding round for Rockabox, a UK-based video advertising platform developer.
BaltCap invests €1.5m in Stenders
Baltic private equity firm BaltCap has backed Stenders, a Latvian cosmetics franchise, with a €1.5m investment.
HTGF et al. back Itembase with $3.25m
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF), Rheingau Founders and German Startups Group have invested $3.25m in online inventory platform Itembase.
VC-backed iLiga receives €5m funding round led by USV
Earlybird-backed football app iLiga has raised a €5m funding round led by Union Square Ventures (USV), a US-based venture capital house.
Funding Circle raises $37m in series-C round
UK-based crowdfunding platform Funding Circle has raised $37m in a series-C round led by Accel Partners.
F-star raises €9.4m from Atlas, Aescap et al.
Biopharmaceutical company F-star has raised €9.4m in a series-A round supported by Altas Venture, Aescap Venture, TVM Capital among others.
Faction raises further $3m
Ski equipment and apparel retailer Faction has received a further $3m in funding from Octopus Investments and London-based angel investors.
Mobiles Republic raises $6m series-B round
French mobile news app producer Mobiles Republic has raised $6m in a round led by Intel Capital with co-investment from existing backers Creathor Venture and XAnge Private Equity.
Intel, Index back onefinestay
Intel Capital has backed London-based start-up onefinestay in a round led by Index Ventures.
Intel Capital leads $20m round for SkySQL
Intel Capital has led a $20m series-B round for SkySQL.
DFJ Esprit et al. invest in Unbound
DFJ Esprit, Forward Investment Partners (FIP) and Cambridge Angels have injected £1.2m into Unbound, a London-based crowdfunding platform for book publishing.
Miroma backs SBTV
Miroma Ventures has invested in SBTV, a UK-based online youth broadcaster, in a deal that values the company at £8m.
HTGF backs Inreal Technologies
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) has backed virtual architecture company Inreal Technologies with a growth capital injection, alongside two private investors.
Albion invests in GHR hydropower scheme
Albion Ventures has invested £9.3m in a hydropower scheme developed by Green Highland Renewables (GHR), a Perth-based hydro-electric specialist backed by Scottish Equity Partners (SEP).
Mid Europa's Alpha Medical buys Euromedic’s laboratories
Alpha Medical, a provider of laboratory testing services backed by Mid Europa Partners, has acquired the Czech laboratory business of medical services provider Euromedic.
Elaia, Partech invest €4m in Teads
Elaia Partners and Partech Ventures have backed Teads, a French video advertisement platform, with a €4m investment.
BC Partners' Aenova acquires Haupt Pharma Gruppe
Aenova, a BC Partners-backed manufacturer of medicines and dietary supplements, has bought a majority stake in pharmaceutical company Haupt Pharma Gruppe.
RCIF buys 42% stake in RFP Group
The Russia-China Investment Fund (RCIF) has acquired a 42% stake in forestry holding company Russian Forest Products Group (RFP).
Khosla leads $8m series-B round for ParStream
Khosla Ventures has backed data analytics solutions provider ParStream as part of an $8m capital injection alongside other investors.
Advent's Douglas close to Nocibé deal
German retailer Douglas Holding, a portfolio company of Advent International, is reportedly close to acquiring French perfume brand Nocibé from Charterhouse.