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Fidelity Growth leads $11m funding round for Stylistpick
Fidelity Growth Partners Europe has joined existing investors Accel Partners and Index Ventures in an $11m series-B funding round in London-based online fashion service Stylistpick.
Trident Capital leads $8m investment round for AlienVault
Trident Capital has led an $8m series-B investment round for Spanish security information and event management service provider AlienVault. Coinvestment was provided by previous investors in the company Adara Venture Partners and Neotec Capital Riesgo....
Afinum's Caseking buys Overclockers
Afinum portfolio company Caseking has acquired UK-based ecommerce business Overclockers UK.
Innovacom et al. in $12m Videoplaza round
Innovacom and Qualcomm Ventures have joined existing investors in a $12m series-B funding round for Videoplaza, a UK-based company developing ad-serving technology for managing and monetising online video content.
Consortium of investors injects $5.5m into TeraView
A consortium of EU, US and Asian-based investors that includes YFM Equity Partners and Turquoise International has invested $5.5m in UK-based Terahertz systems and solutions provider TeraView.
Advent Life Sciences leads series-A for CN Creative
Advent Life Sciences has injected ТЃ2m of series-A funding into British healthcare equipment developer CN Creative.
BayBG invests in Prevero
BayBG has backed software company Prevero with a mezzanine structure in the form of a silent partnership.
BayBG invests in Rosner Fashion
BayBG has taken a 43.5% stake in clothing retailer Rosner Fashion as part of a capital increase.
Altima and Finance Wales back Acuitas with €1m+
Welsh medical company Acuitas Medical Limited has secured a funding round of just more than тЌ1m from private and institutional investors including Altima Partners and Finance Wales. According to Acuitas, the funding round was oversubscribed.
Entrepreneur Venture injects €1m in TBS Group
French growth capital investor Entrepreneur Venture has injected €1m into marketing software developer TBS Group.
La Caixa backs vLex
La Caixa has led a €4m investment in online legal research platform vLex alongside reinvestment from shareholders, public money from the Spanish government’s Plan Avanza initiative and the European Network and Information Security Agency. La Caixa invested...
Axis invests in Industrias Hidráulicas Pardo
Axis Participaciones Empresariales has invested an undisclosed amount in hospital equipment manufacturer Industrias Hidráulicas Pardo, part of the Grupo HCS and a portfolio company of MCH Private Equity.
Gestión de Capital Riesgo backs Kondia Me Taldea
Gestión de Capital Riesgo del País Vasco (GCRPV), the venture arm of the Basque Country government, has injected €750,000 into machine tools manufacturer Kondia Me Taldea in exchange for a 22.5% stake.
Cabiedes & Partners reinvests in Uvinum
Cabiedes & Partners has led a second round of funding for online marketplace for alcoholic beverages and gourmet products Uvinum, investing a total of €830,000 from its fund and business angels.
Active Venture backs Whisbi
Active Venture Partners has backed start-up online communications service provider Whisbi.
ievo secures £150,000 early-stage investment from Northstar ventures
Finance for Business North East Accelerator Fund has invested ТЃ150,000 in security company iEvo.
Electra backs Park Resorts with £45.5m debt purchase
Electra Partners has acquired Lloyds' stake in Park Resorts, which is due to refinance in 2014.
Accel leads €7.5m round for Comuto
Accel Partners has joined existing investors ISAI and Cabiedes & Partners in a €7.5m financing round for France-based Comuto, which edits various carpooling websites in Europe.
PEP invests €18m in Allsystem
Private Equity Partners SGR (PEP) has injected €18m into Italian security company Allsystem Group in exchange for a significant minority stake. Investment took place through Private Equity Partners Fund IV, which closed on €300m in 2007.
BayBG invests in BMI
BayBG has invested an undisclosed amount in dairy company BMI Bayerische Milchindustrie in the form of a silent partnership.
Fondo Italiano-backed Arioli acquires Brazzoli
Fondo Italiano di Investimento has reinvested in textile machinery manufacturer Arioli to facilitate the company’s acquisition of 100% of Brazzoli, a manufacturer of textile dyeing machines. Varese Investimenti provided co-investment.
Suma acquires 48% of GEC and takes control
Spanish private equity firm Suma Capital has acquired a further 48% of Barcelona-based e-learning company Gestión del Conocimiento (GEC) from Caixa Penedès, increasing its stake in the business to 98%.
Prime Ventures invests €13m in takeaway
Prime Ventures has backed online company takeaway.com in a €13m funding round.
UK Watch: Bigger not better in Q4
The smaller buyout segment in the UK thrived in Q4 2011 while larger deals faltered, according to the latest findings of the unquoteт UK watch, in association with Corbett Keeling.