Expansion
August invests in Minerva Education
August Equity has invested in Minerva Education, the parent company of Eaton Square School Group (ESS) and Ravenstone School.
Avedon backs 2theloo
Avedon Capital Partners has provided funding to Netherlands-based 2theloo, a provider of public toilets and hygiene-related products.
BBVA joins SumUp extended series-B
BBVA Ventures, the venture capital arm of Spanish bank BBVA Group, has invested in Dublin-based SumUp in an extension of the company’s previous series-B round.
Menlo, Iris and FSN lead $22m round for Scality
Menlo Ventures, Iris Capital and FSN PME have led a $22m funding round for French software solutions company Scality.
B4 Investimenti buys 24% stake in Migeca
Italian private equity investor B4 Investimenti has completed its maiden investment with the acquisition of a 24% stake in catering group Migeca.
Leaf leads €1m round for BlikBook
Leaf Investments has led a €1m funding round for BlikBook, a university online interaction platform, alongside Delta Partners, Forward Investment Partners and Enterprise Ireland.
BGF backs Better Bathrooms with £10m
Business Growth Fund (BGF) has injected £10m into UK-based bathroom retailer Better Bathrooms in exchange for a minority stake.
Deutsche Boerse leads $20m Zimory investment
Berlin-based cloud management software business Zimory has secured $20m in funding led by new investor Deutsche Boerse.
Isis picks up 35% stake in Nigel Frank
Isis Equity Partners has acquired a 35% stake in recruitment agency Nigel Frank International alongside HSBC Bank in a £22m investment.
Isis backs BathEmpire with £8.5m
Isis Equity Partners has injected £8.5m into BathEmpire.com, an online bathroom products retailer.
Axa PE ups stake in Genesi Uno
AXA Private Equity is to acquire Unicredit’s 40% stake in Holding di Investimenti in Sanità e Infrastrutture (HISI), the holding company of hospital construction firm Genesi Uno, increasing its overall shareholding to 80%.
Turkey’s Evim.net raises $5m
Evim.net, a Turkish homeware e-commerce site, has raised a $5m series-A round from 212, Simile Ventures and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).
Northzone backs £9.5m Ocapo series-A round
Northzone Ventures has led a £9.5m series-A funding round for online performance marketing and technology company Ocapo.
EdRip injects €5m into Prozone-Amisco
Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners (EdRip) has invested €5m in Prozone-Amisco, a French sports data business that is also backed by XAnge Private Equity and Midi Capital.
Enterprise Ventures fund backs Centaur
The North West Fund for Venture Capital, managed by Enterprise Ventures, has backed a £750,000 funding round for Centaur Technologies alongside the Lancashire Rosebud Fund.
Phenomen Ventures backs Delivery Hero
Russian VC Phenomen Ventures has led a $30m series-D financing round for Delivery Hero, an online food ordering platform.
Principia backs Im3D with €2m
Italian VC investor Principia has injected €2m into oncologic medical imaging company Im3D Clinic Sud.
Odyssée et al. back eNovance
Odyssée Ventures and Entrepreneur Venture have backed eNovance, a provider of open-source cloud computing, with a €6m investment alongside banks BNP Paribas and Oséo.
Maven injects £3.8m into Lambert Contracts
Maven Capital Partners has invested £3.8m in Paisley-based Lambert Contracts.
KCP backs WHP Projects
Key Capital Partners has led a £3m investment in WHP Projects, a provider of support services to the UK mobile phone industry.
Arkex raises $15m from 4D Gea
Non-seismic geophysical imaging provider Arkex has raised $15m from 4D Global Energy Advisors (4D Gea).
Heptares raises $21m from Clarus and Takeda
Venture capital firms Clarus Ventures and Takeda Ventures have backed a $21m round for UK-based drug discovery and development company Heptares Therapeutics, alongside the Stanley Family Foundation.
Young Associates backs $10m round for XConnect
Young Associates and existing investor Crescent Group have taken part in a $10m funding round for XConnect, a provider of federation-based interconnection and registry services.
Scope Capital leads $9.4m round for Artificial Solutions
Scope Capital has led a $9.4m funding round from existing backers for Artificial Solutions, a developer of orally interactive software based in Stockholm.