Expansion
Leeds Equity takes 25% stake in Into University Partnerships
US-based Leeds Equity Partners has made a £66m investment in British education services company Into University Partnerships in return for a 25% equity stake.
Key Capital et al. back Wells Plastics with £1.5m
Key Capital Partners and current shareholders have injected £1.5m as a follow-on investment in UK plastics specialist Wells Plastics.
Vermeer injects €7m into Compagnie de Bel Air
Vermeer Capital Partners has invested €7m in French campsites operator Compagnie de Bel Air in exchange for a minority stake, according to local media reports.
Point Nine Capital et al. back ePetWorld
Point Nine Capital, Mountain Super Angel and Blumberg Capital have invested in German online pet products retailer ePetWorld.
Ingenious invests £750,000 in Digital Theatre
Ingenious Ventures has injected £750,000 into Digital Theatre, a London-based filming company for theatrical productions.
Ingenious Ventures backs Property Network
Ingenious Ventures has made an equity investment in Property Network, an online accommodation platform.
Altor increases Åkers Group stake
Altor Equity Partners has increased its stake in Swedish steel and aluminium company Åkers Group.
Balderton Capital backs Rentify
Balderton Capital has invested in a £2m series-A round for UK-based online letting service Rentify.
IBB invests in seed round for food.de
IBB Beteiligungsgesellschaft has taken part in a €500,000-1m seed round for German online food retailer food.de.
Mercapital injects €40m into Betapack group
Spanish GP Mercapital has secured an 80% stake in Spanish plastic caps group Betapack in exchange for a €40m investment.
Elaia backs Sensorly with €1m
Elaia Partners has provided French wireless coverage maps developer Sensorly with a €1m series-A round of funding.
BGF et al. invest in Magma
The Business Growth Fund (BGF) has invested £8.76m in Magma Global Limited, a UK manufacturer of high performance carbon fibre pipe for the oil and gas sector.
MML invests in Instant
MML Capital Partners has invested £16m in London-based office solutions provider Instant, securing a minority stake in the business.
Norrlandsfonden backs ConMine
Norrlandsfonden has invested in ConMine AB, a Swedish manufacturer of equipment for the mining industry.
Spark and Highland Capital invest in GetYourGuide
Spark Capital and Highland Capital Partners Europe have invested $14m in German online tour booking company GetYourGuide.
Gresham-backed ICR in third bolt-on
Gresham Private Equity portfolio company ICR Integrity has acquired UK-based oil & gas services provider Chemical Injection Utilities (CIU).
Holtzbrinck and Sunstone back Paymill
Holtzbrinck Ventures and Sunstone Capital have invested €10m in German payment services provider Paymill.
MVM leads $10m round for eZono
MVM Life Science Partners has led a $10m funding round for eZono, a German developer of portable ultrasound systems.
Fondo Italiano backs Surgital with €11m
Fondo Italiano di Investimento has invested around €11m in frozen foods firm Surgital.
Fondo Italiano backs Marsilli
Fondo Italiano di Investimento has injected €10m into winding and automatic assembly systems provider Marsilli & Co in exchange for a minority stake.
Fondo Italiano and EdRIP back Unitedcoatings Group
Fondo Italiano di Investiment and Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners (EdRIP) have injected €20m into coatings company Unitedcoatings Group.
BaltCap invests in Coffee Inn
BaltCap has backed Baltic coffee shop chain Coffee Inn with up to €2m of debt and equity.
AlpInvest and Honeywell Capital Management invest £35m in Towry
AlpInvest Partners and Honeywell Capital Management have invested £35m in Towry Group, a UK-based wealth advisory firm backed by Palamon Capital Partners.
Ludgate et al. back ECO Plastics
Ludgate Environmental Fund, SAM Private Equity and other existing shareholders have invested £6m in UK-based plastic bottle re-processor ECO Plastics.