Expansion
SEB Venture leads $5m series-C for Apica
SEB Venture Capital has led a $5m series-C financing round for website performance testing and monitoring company Apica.
Quilvest PE buys stake in Acrotec
Quilvest Private Equity, the private equity arm of French family-owned wealth manager Quilvest Group, has invested around CHF 30m in Swiss watch components maker Acrotec.
Acton leads financing round for Fashion For Home
Acton Capital has led a funding round for German online furniture retailer Fashion For Home.
NBGI-backed ATR Group acquires UES
NBGI Private Equity portfolio company ATR Group, an oil & gas equipment services business, has acquired subsea equipment rental firm Underwater Engineering Services (UES).
BGF invests £4.2m in AFG Media
The Business Growth Fund (BGF) has invested £4.2m in Scottish fancy dress and party fashion company AFG Media.
Ambar injects €1.1m into ProtOn
Ambar Venture Capital has invested €1.1m in Spanish online security company Protección On-Line (ProtOn).
Vorwerk and Omnes back Tennis-Point
Vorwerk Direct Selling Ventures and Omnes Capital have invested in German tennis e-commerce business Tennis-Point.
Target Partners leads series-A for Theva
Munich firm Target Partners is understood to have led a seven-figure series-A round in BayBG-backed German energy technology company Theva Dünnschichttechnik.
Vauban and Participex take 25% stake in NCS
Vauban Partenaires and subsidiary Participex Gestion have acquired a 25% stake in French IT systems provider NCS.
Earlybird et al. invest $4m in Traxpay
Earlybird Venture Capital has invested around $3.2m in German-American B2B payments service provider Traxpay as part of a $4m series-A round together with three business angels and a strategic investor.
Cinven's Guardian acquires annuity book
Cinven-owned Guardian Financial Services has acquired a substantial book of business from Phoenix Group.
Fondo Italiano backs General Medical Merate
Fondo Italiano di Investimento has injected €13m into radiology equipment producer General Medical Merate in exchange for a minority stake.
Omnes-backed SVP acquires FYM Conseil
French support services provider Groupe SVP, a portfolio company of Omnes Capital, has bought training agency FYM Conseil.
Industrifonden et al. invest SEK 70m in Bonesupport
Industrifonden, Healthcap and Lundbeckfond Ventures have led a second funding round worth SEK 70m for Swedish medical equipment company Bonesupport.
FW Capital backs UTS Group
FW Capital has made a £700,000 mezzanine investment in pipeline repair company UTS Group.
Innogest Capital invests $5m in Beintoo
Italian venture capital firm Innogest Capital has invested $5m in a series-A round for Beintoo, a mobile commerce and social platform for mobile app users.
Canaan leads $12m round for onefinestay
Canaan Partners has led a $12m series-B funding round for London-based accommodation manager onefinestay.
Industrifonden leads €11m round in Nuevolution
Industrifonden and existing investors have provided Danish biotech company Nuevolution with a DKK 80.5m (€11m) round of funding.
Intel leads €20m round in FlatFrog
Intel Capital has led a €20m funding round in Swedish touch screen pioneer FlatFrog Laboratories backed by existing investors Invus and Sunstone Capital.
Intel Capital et al. back KupiVIP
Intel Capital has led a $38m funding round for Russian e-commerce fashion retailer KupiVIP Holding.
FSI Régions backs Raynier Marchetti
FSI Régions has invested €1m in French corporate catering company Raynier Marchetti.
Climate Change Capital et al. in €12m PPC series-B
Climate Change Capital (CCC) has invested alongside strategic investors Siemens Financial Services Venture Capital and British Gas in a €12m series-B round for German smart grid company Power Plus Communications (PPC).
Antares backs Chili
Antares Private Equity has bought a 15.4% stake in Italian film streaming platform Chili.
VCs in $28m funding round for Oxford Immunotec
A pool of venture capital firms has backed a $28m funding round for Oxford University’s medical diagnostics spin-off Oxford Immunotec.