Expansion
BGF backs Swanbridge Hire and Sales with £5.4m
The Business Growth Fund (BGF) has injected £5.4m into Welsh industrial scaffolding services firm Swanbridge Hire and Sales (SHS).
Insight leads $62m round for Mimecast
Insight Venture Partners has led a $62m funding round for email services provider Mimecast.
Asclepios backs Genmedica with €12m
Life sciences-focused VC Asclepios Bioresearch has invested €12m in Spanish biotech firm Genmedica Therapeutics.
Inveready pumps €600,000 into Indisys
Inveready has invested €600,000 into Spanish dialogue systems developer Indisys.
Acton backs sofatutor.com
Acton Capital Partners has backed online tutoring platform sofatutor.com with a growth equity investment of around €5m.
SEP backs Matches Fashion with £12m
Scottish Equity Partners has backed UK-based fashion retailer Matches Fashion with a £12m growth capital injection.
Inveready in €1m round for AB Therapeutics
Inveready has taken part in a €1m funding round for Spanish pharmaceuticals firm AB Therapeutics.
Rutland's Laidlaw buys Timbmet Door Solutions
Laidlaw Interiors Group, an interior products firm backed by Rutland Partners, has acquired doorsets and interior products supplier Timbmet Door Solutions Ltd (TDSL) for £7.8m.
BDMI backs Whisbi
Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments (BDMI) has made an equity investment in online communications service provider Whisbi.
Berrier Capital backs Ploonge
Italian private equity firm Berrier Capital has acquired a 25% stake in social dining site Ploonge, according to reports in the Italian press.
Redpoint et al. invest in Zendesk
Redpoint Ventures, Index Ventures, GGV Capital, Goldman Sachs and existing backers have invested $45m in customer service software provider Zendesk, alongside a $15m facility provided by Silicon Valley Bank.
Cabiedes leads €1m round for Kantox
Spanish venture capital firm Cabiedes & Partners has led a €1m funding round for currency exchange firm Kantox.
Faraday participates in $1.9m round for PlaySpace
Spanish VC Faraday Venture Partners has participated in a $1.9m funding round for PlaySpace, a developer and operator of Spanish and Portuguese social games.
General Atlantic leads $44m round in Yemeksepeti.com
General Atlantic has acquired a minority stake in Turkish online food ordering business Yemeksepeti.com as part of a $44m funding round that also included Endeavor Catalyst.
French PE-backed Ludendo buys Hamleys
Ludendo, a French toy store chain backed by NiXEN Partners and other French private equity players, has acquired iconic UK-based toys retailer Hamleys in a deal believed to be worth £60m.
ECI-backed Fourth buys Adaco
ECI Partners portfolio company Fourth, a software-as-a-service (SaaS) provider targeting the hospitality sector, has acquired Adaco, a global supplier of SaaS to the hotel sector.
Kernel backs Kinesense
Kernel Capital has invested €500,000 in Dublin-based software company Kinesense.
Second deal in a week for BGF with SkyDox investment
Scottish Equity Partners (SEP) and the Business Growth Fund (BGF) have taken part in a £20m round for UK-based business software developer SkyDox.
Industrifonden backs Anyfi Networks
Industrifonden has invested SEK 9m in Swedish Wi-Fi technology developer Anyfi Networks, alongside the current owners' SEK 1m investment.
Synova backs Kinapse
Synova Capital has invested in UK-based consultancy services provider Kinapse.
Intel et al. in €10m round for Sigfox
Intel Capital has joined existing investors Elaia Partners, Partech Ventures International and iXO Private Equity in a €10m funding round for French technology company Sigfox.
BGF's Shuropody marks GP's third Midlands deal
The Business Growth Fund (BGF) has invested £3m in Midlands-based footcare provider Shuropody.
North West Fund backs Connect Technology Group
The North West Fund for Digital & Creative has invested in Burnley-based systems developer Connect Technology Group.
TIME backs Transmedia Communications
TIME Equity Partners has invested €6m in Swiss digital media company Transmedia Communications, which operates the iConcerts brand.