Expansion
Neuhaus Partners et al. back apprupt
Neuhaus Partners, T-Venture and KfW have invested an undisclosed amount in a finance round for affiliate network apprupt.
MMC leads £2.75m round for Base79
MMC Ventures has led a ТЃ2.75m financing round for online content publisher Base79.
ISAI invests €1.25m in StickyADStv
ISAI has provided French online advertising agency StickyADStv with €1.25m of growth capital funding.
Bridges Ventures invests £2m in Ardenham Energy
Bridges Ventures has provided ТЃ2m of funding for renewable energy company Ardenham Energy.
AXA PE invests in KRDS
AXA Private Equity has taken a 20% stake in French online marketing agency KRDS.
Inveready subscribes to €1.5m Lucierna round
Inveready and Caixa Capital Risc have led a €1.5m funding round for a minority stake in Spanish technology firm Lucierna.
Mercapital ups stake in Q Diagnóstica
Spanish private equity firm Mercapital has upped its stake in private diagnostic imaging operator Q Diagnóstica to 97.1%.
Invercaria boosts Gptech with €4m
Invercaria, the private equity arm of the Junta de Andalucía, has invested €4m in Spanish electronics firm Green Power Technologies (Gptech).
CEE buys Solarpark Richelbach Ost
Hamburger Beteiligungsgesellschaft CEE has acquired solarpark Richelbach Ost from ecolutions.
Nordic unquote" September 2011
Buyout activity in the Nordics could return to levels seen pre-credit crunch, according to unquoteт research. If Nordic deal activity continues at the pace seen in the first half of 2011, volume and value look set to almost reach 2007 levels, marking...
TPG invests in Saxo Bank
TPG Capital has bought a 30% stake in Danish online investment banking platform Saxo Bank from existing investors.
FII and Etera invest in Academica
Finnish Industry Investment (FII) and Etera Mutual Pension Insurance Company have invested in Finnish ICT service provider Academica.
Ludgate and Novusmodus invest £2m in Lumicity
Cleantech investors Ludgate Investments and Novusmodus have led a new ТЃ2m funding round for UK-based photovoltaic (PV) solar developer Lumicity.
PPF Group increases Eldorado stake
Czech private equity group PPF has acquired the remaining shares in Russian retail chain Eldorado.
Vorwerk and venturecapital.de back pauldirekt
Vorwerk Direct Selling Ventures, the investment arm of Vorwerk Group and venturecapital.de have invested in online retailer pauldirekt.
Industrifonden et al. invest SEK 9m in SEEC
Industrifonden, STING Capital and ALMI Invest have invested SEK 9m in SEEC, a company that develops, markets and sells energy stores with energy modules for large buildings.
Triton-backed Talis adds Raphael Valves
Triton portfolio company Talis has acquired valve manufacturer Raphael Valves Industries from Tyco International.
FII et al. invest €2m in Multitouch
Finnish Industry Investment (FII) and Veritas Pension Insurance have invested тЌ2m in Finnish interactive display developer Multitouch Ltd.
LDC invests £12m in WRG
LDC has invested ТЃ12m in Salford-based live events and marketing agency WRG.
UK activity surges in July after slow start
Following a rather lacklustre start to 2011, the UK has seen a sudden spike in private equity investment activity this summer, and professionals will be hopeful this can continue through the rest of the year.
Fondo Italiano acquires 25% of TrueStar
Fondo Italiano has acquired a 25% stake in TrueStar Group, an Italian company that offers baggage wrapping services at airports.
Fondo Italiano invests €10m in Eco Eridania
Fondo Italiano d'Investimento, a public-private partnership which is backed by the Italian government, has subscribed €10m to the capital increase carried out by Eco Eridania.
Vitruvian's Tinopolis acquires Base Productions
Vitruvian Partners-backed Tinopolis has acquired US-based TV production company Base Productions for a reported $65m.
Landon invests €3.5m in Sercotel
Landon Investments, the venture capital arm of Grupo Corporativo Landon, has invested €3.5m in Spanish hotel chain Sercotel via a capital increase, thus upping its stake to 70%.