Expansion
Sovereign Capital funds fifth add-on for NFA Partnerships
Buy-and-build specialist Sovereign Capital has committed new equity to fund a fifth add-on acquisition for its portfolio firm National Fostering Agency Partnerships (NFAP).
Caja Navarra invests in Nanobiomatters
The private equity arm of Corporación Caja Navarra has acquired a 17% stake in Nanobiomatters, a material science company specialising in nanoclay-based additives.
ALMI and K-Svets invest SEK 6m in Bluetest
ALMI Invest and K-Svets Ventures have completed a SEK 6m funding round in Bluetest AB.
Aescap Venture, De Hoge Dennen and Jeroen Cammeraat invest in i-Optics
Aescap Venture, De Hoge Dennen and private investor Jeroen Cammeraat have invested €4.2m in i-Optics.
Oaktree lifts Beluga Shipping with major investment
Oaktree Capital Management has committed €200m to support the German operator of heavy-lift vessels Beluga Shipping.
AXA PE invests €150m in KOS
AXA Private Equity is to invest €150m in KOS, the health services unit of Compagnie Industriali Riunite (CIR), increasing its stake in the firm to 47%.
Vendis Capital invests in Eyes and More
Vendis Capital has reached an agreement to invest up to €12m in Dutch optical chain Eyes and More.
IKEA GreenTech invests €2m in Alelion
Corporate venture capital firm IKEA GreenTech, owned by the IKEA Group, has invested тЌ2m in Alelion Batteries AB.
Private equity firms invest €10.5m in Cappella
Polytechnos Partners, ACT Venture Capital, Fountain Healthcare Partners and Mitsui & Co Venture Partners have invested тЌ10.5m in medical device company Cappella.
Resource Partners backs MAVIT Medical Center
Resource Partners has structured an undisclosed package of expansion funding to back the Polish private healthcare provider Centrum Medyczne MAVIT (MAVIT Medical Center).
Dawn Capital invests in Bathrooms.com
Dawn Capital has invested an undisclosed amount into Bathrooms.com in a series-A round of financing.
Enterprise Investors injects €57m in X-Trade Brokers
Enterprise Investors has agreed to give Polish brokerage house X-Trade Brokers a €57m cash boost.
Maven Capital Partners backs Flexlife
Maven Capital Partners has led a ТЃ5.5m investment in Aberdeen-based Flexlife.
ALMI co-invests in Speedment
ALMI Invest and FУЖrsta EntreprenУЖrsfonden have invested in Swedish IT company Speedment AB.
Gilde invests in Stepping Stones Home & Care
Gilde Healthcare Partners has invested in elderly care provider Stepping Stones Home & Care.
Mercapital secures majority stake in Panasa
Private equity firm Mercapital has secured a majority stake in bakery business Panaderías Navarras (Panasa).
XAnge and Promelys invest €2.95m in Sport Universal Process
XAnge and Promelys Participations have invested €2.95m in French technology company Sport Universal Process.
La Caixa and Nauta Capital lead €5m Groupalia round
Caixa Capital Risc - the venture capital division of La Caixa - and Nauta Capital have led a €5m second round of funding for online collective buying website Groupalia.
Audacia invests in Storvision
Audacia has provided French CCTV solutions manufacturer Storvision with €2m of growth capital funding.
Lyceum invests £17m into Compact Media
Investment firm Lyceum Capital has injected ТЃ17m into Compact Media Group, an independent rights administrator and royalties distributor for TV, film and music.
3TS Cisco Growth Fund invests in Rankomat.pl
3TS Capital Partners’ 3TS Cisco Growth Fund has acquired a minority stake in Rankomat.pl.
Dansk Kapitalanlæg invests in Secunia
Dansk KapitalanlУІg has acquired a 31% stake in IT security provider Secunia.
BayBG backs noris network AG
BayBG Bayerische Beteiligugnsgesellschaft has invested an undisclosed amount in IT outsourcing service provider noris network AG.
Ingenious invests £2m in Jongleurs
Ingenious Ventures, the private equity arm of investment company Ingenious, has invested ТЃ2m in comedy club chain Jongleurs.