Expansion
Octopus leads $3m round for Faction
Octopus Investments has led a $3m funding round for ski equipment and apparel retailer The Faction Collective.
PROfounders Capital invests in busuu.com
PROfounders Capital has invested in a €3.5m funding round for London-based language learning network busuu.com, alongside private investors, according to reports.
XAnge invests £1.2m in The Currency Cloud
XAnge Private Equity has invested £1.2m in UK foreign exchange capital services provider The Currency Cloud.
Inveready leads €850,000 round for MyStarAutograph
Inveready has led an €850,000 funding round for online signed merchandise retailer MyStarAutograph.
Beringea backs InSkin Media
Beringea has led a £2m funding round for UK-based advertising technology and digital media specialist InSkin Media (ISM).
Vertis Venture et al. back AppsBuilder
Vertis Venture, Zernike Meta Ventures and business angels have backed Milan-based app development platform AppsBuilder with €1.5m.
Strong Q3 puts UK back on track
A strong third quarter showing in UK deal activity has helped put the market back on track for 2012, according to the latest unquote” UK Watch, in association with Corbett Keeling.
Caixa participates in €3m round for Gigas
Caixa Capital Risc has committed capital to the €3m funding round for technology infrastructure and cloud hosting service provider Gigas.
Kinnevik buys extra 10% of Zalando from existing investors
Kinnevik has acquired an additional 10% of shares of German online retailer Zalando for €287m from existing investors Holtzbrinck Ventures, Tengelmann and Rocket Internet.
T-Venture et al. invest in Netbiscuits
T-Venture invested in a $27m funding round for German software-as-a-service company Netbiscuits, led by Stripes Group.
LBBW and KfW invest in avandeo
LBBW Venture Capital and KfW Bankengruppe have invested in a second funding round for Munich-based furniture e-commerce business avandeo.
Octopus invests in IOVOX
Octopus Investments has backed London-based telephony analytics provider IOVOX, taking a minority stake in the business.
Unquote” Regional Mid-Market Barometer
The latest unquote" Regional Mid-Market Barometer, produced in association with LDC, shows that mid-cap investors are not letting a lacklustre economy hamper their ability to close deals.
Alven injects €1m into iAdvize
Alven Capital has invested €1m in French online customer relations services provider iAdvize.
Alven injects €1m into iAdvize
Alven Capital has invested €1m in French online customer relations services provider iAdvize.
Index Ventures leads £8m funding for Secret Escapes
Index Ventures has led an £8m funding round for UK-based online luxury travel club Secret Escapes.
HIG Europe backs Vértice 360 Servicios Audiovisuales
HIG Europe has acquired a 49.99% stake in Spanish audiovisual group Vértice 360 Servicios Audiovisuales (VSA) for €16m.
Enterprise Ventures invests in Powelectrics
Enterprise Ventures (EV) has invested in UK-based sensors and telemetry business Powelectrics.
Enterprise Ventures backs LabelSneak
Enterprise Ventures has backed online men's fashion retailer LabelSneak with a £525,000 investment.
Notion and e.ventures lead $3.2m funding for Shutl
Notion Capital and e.ventures have led a $3.2m financing round for British delivery company Shutl.
Canaan Partners leads $26m round for borro
Canaan Partners has led a $26m funding round for UK-based personal asset lender borro.
Synergia buys Dutch bread and snacks business Boboli
Synergia Capital Parners has acquired Dutch frozen bread and snacks company Boboli.
DACH PE Congress: Sourcing in a low-growth environment
With the eurocrisis overshadowing any economic and fiscal concern on the continent, GPs have to rethink how to successfully source deals and impress investors to secure commitments for future funds. Anneken Tappe reports from the unquote” DACH Private...
Sunstone et al. back Freespee
Sunstone Capital and existing investor Inventure have invested €3.3m in Swedish mobile advertising services company Freespee.