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Vertis backs Blomming
Italian investor Vertis has backed social network e-commerce site Blomming.
Imperial Innovations in £17m round for Cell Medica
Imperial Innovations Group has invested in a ТЃ17m funding round for its portfolio company Cell Medica.
August Equity's Enara makes string of acquisitions
August Equity's portfolio company Enara, a British care provider, has completed four add-on acquisitions as part of its buy-and-build strategy.
Arts Alliance et al. back RollUp Media
Arts Alliance and a group of individual investors have injected тЌ1.2m into UK-based online platform for publishers RollUp Media.
Fondo Italiano injects €5m into Antares
Fondo Italiano di Investmento has acquired a minority stake in Italian artificial vision systems producer Antares Vision via a €5m investment in holding company Imago Technologies.
Via Venture acquires Hostnordic
Via Venture Partners and retail investor Christian Winther have jointly acquired a majority stake in Danish web hosting and IT outsourcing provider Hostnordic.
UK Watch: Smaller buyouts still growing
The UKтs smaller buyout space has gone from strength-to-strength in the second quarter of 2012, according to figures in the latest unquoteт UK Watch, in association with Corbett Keeling.
HPE Holland backs Cotesa with €20m
HPE Holland Private Equity has invested €20m in German fibre-reinforced composites manufacturer Cotesa.
Investcorp buys 30% of Turkish retailer Orka Group
Investcorp has taken a 30% stake in Orka Group, a Turkish retailer of high-end menswear.
Seventure leads €2m round for Domain Therapeutics
Seventure Partners has led a €2m financing round for biopharmaceutical firm Domain Therapeutics, contributing half of the fresh capital.
Cipio et al. back wywy with €2.5m investment
Cipio Partners, business angel Tobias Schmidt and other investors have provided German second-screen service provider wywy with €2.5m of venture capital.
Nauta leads €13.5m round for Mysportgroup
Nauta Capital has injected €3.5m into German e-commerce platform Mysportgroup as part of a €13.5m funding round.
YFM backs Finance Online with £1m
YFM Equity Partners has injected ТЃ1m of mezzanine financing into UK Finance Online Ltd, a Bolton-based company that handles PPI claims.
DFJ Esprit leads $5m round for Lyst
DFJ Esprit has led a $5m financing round for e-commerce platform Lyst.
HTGF et al. invest in Subitec
High-Tech Gründerfonds, eCAPITAL entrepreneurial Partners, Fraunhofer Venture and KfW Bankengruppe’s ERP-Startfonds have invested €4.5m in a second round for German cleantech company Subitec, according to reports.
Ratos-backed Arcus-Gruppen buys spirits brands portfolio
Ratos portfolio company Arcus-Gruppen has acquired Nordic spirit brands Aalborg, BrУИndums, Gammel Dansk and Malteser from Pernod Ricard.
Turenne Capital funds Cibex bolt-on
Turenne Capital has invested €2.5m in French real estate developer Cibex to partly finance its acquisition of Infinim.
Phoenix's Andrew Page buys Camberley Auto Factors
Phoenix Equity Partners portfolio company Andrew Page has acquired automotive parts wholesaler Camberley Auto Factors.
Notion Capital backs The Currency Cloud with £2m
Notion Capital has invested ТЃ2m in UK-based payments platform The Currency Cloud.
Fondo Italiano invests €10m in EMARC
Fondo Italiano di Investimento has injected €10m into italian industrial group EMARC in exchange for a minority stake.
Idinvest leads €6m round for Social Point
Idinvest has led a €6m series-B financing round for online games producer Social Point, alongside BBVA and Nauta Capital.
Riverstone backs Fairfield Energy with $150m
Riverstone Holdings has injected $150m in British oil & gas company Fairfield Energy.
EQT backs Sportradar
EQT has invested €44m in exchange for a minority stake in German sports data provider Sportradar.
Filas injects €1.2m into iLike.Tv
Italian regional investor Filas has injected €1.2m into online streaming and social media platform iLike.Tv.