Expansion
CT Investment Partners et al. back Cable-Sense
CT Investment Partners' North West Fund for Energy & Environmental and MTI Partners' UMIP Premier Fund have backed UK-based infrastructure management company Cable-Sense with £800,000.
Silver Lake buys friedola Tech stake from WHEB
Silver Lake Partners has taken over WHEB Partners' majority stake in German recycled plastics processor friedola Tech, through its energy investment initiative Silver Lake Kraftwerk.
Inveready in second round for Indisys
Inveready has participated in a $5m funding round for portfolio company Indisys, a Spanish dialogue systems developer.
Critical Ventures backs Watchful Software
Critical Ventures I Fund, in conjunction with Critical SGPS, has provided funding for Portugal-based information security technology company Watchful Software.
Mangrove backs HTGF's ezeep
Mangrove Capital Partners has backed German software start-up ezeep, a portfolio company of High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF).
Northzone buys 11% of Trustpilot from DSI
Northzone Venture has acquired an additional 11% of consumer reviews website Trustpilot from Danish governmental seed investment vehicle DTU Symbion Innovation AS.
Iris leads €2m round in YouScribe
Iris Capital has led a €2m funding round for French online content publication platform YouScribe.
Impax-backed Epuron buys wind project from Gamesa
Epuron, a renewable energy project developer backed by Impax Asset Management, has acquired La Souterraine, a French wind project, from wind energy technology firm Gamesa.
Inventure et al. invest in Web of Trust
Sino-Finnish venture capital group Inventure has invested €1m in surfing tool Web of Trust (WOT), alongside private investor Risto Siilasmaa and the Finnish Industry Investment.
Finance Yorkshire et al. back Magnomatics
Finance Yorkshire, IP Group and Fusion IP have backed Magnomatics, a UK-based developer of magnetically geared motors, with £2.5m.
MMC Ventures reinvests in Love Home Swap
Following its investment in December 2011, MMC Ventures has led a £800,000 second round of funding for holiday website Love Home Swap.
XAnge and Astutia invest in Pactas
XAnge Private Equity and Astutia Ventures have invested in German e-invoicing specialist Pactas.
XAnge and Siparex back La Ruche qui dit Oui!
XAnge Private Equity and Solid, a social enterprise fund managed by Siparex, have invested €1.5m in French marketplace La Ruche qui dit Oui!
NVM backs Haystack Dryers
NVM Private Equity has invested £3.5m in UK-based manufacturer of body dryers Haystack Dryers.
Digiteka raises €2m from French GPs
A Plus Finance, Siparex and Calao Finance have participated in a €2m funding round for French B2B video distribution company Digiteka.
Alven leads €1.64m round for TextMaster
Alven Capital has led a €1.64m funding round for Belgian translation, copywriting and editing platform TextMaster.
Index Ventures et al. invest in Socialbakers
Index Ventures has led a $6m growth capital round for Czech social media analytics company Socialbakers.
La Caixa et al. invest in Miscota
La Caixa et al. have invested €500,000 in Spanish online retailer of pet products Miscota, completing a €1m financing round that started in July.
MMC Ventures et al. invest £1m in Breathing Buildings
MMC Ventures, the Berti Green Accelerator programme and Adapt Low Carbon Group have invested £1m in British ventilation specialist Breathing Buildings.
EdRCP backs Artedist in Alpem acquisition
Edmond de Rothschild Capital Partners (EdRCP) has supported the acquisition of French paper specialist Alpem by its portfolio company Artedist.
MMC's Base79 gets equity injection from Chernin
British online video company Base79 has received a $10m equity investment from US media company Chernin Group, on top of additional funding from existing backer MMC Ventures.
Omnes backs Adictiz with €2m
Omnes Capital (formerly Crédit Agricole Private Equity) has invested €2m in French video games developer Adictiz.
BC Partners and TPG circle Greek lottery business
BC Partners and TPG Capital are among the potential bidders for a 33% stake in Greek lottery monopoly OPAP, put up for sale by the country's Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF).
Wellington Partners leads series-C for Sensimed
Wellington Partners, Agate Medical Investments and Vinci Capital/Renaissance PME have invested CHF 17m in Swiss medical supplies business Sensimed.