Expansion
InnovationsKapital injects capital into Oxeon
InnovationsKapital has invested in spread tow carbon reinforcements specialist Oxeon AB.
BaltCap invests €1.4m in Primekss
BaltCap has invested тЌ1.4m in Riga-based concrete floors contractor Primekss.
Sopromec invests €300,000 in Alterpro Energie
French venture firm Sopromec has provided alternative energy company Alterpro Energie with €300,000 of funding.
Gimv leads €10m Eden Chocolates round
Gimv has backed a €10m funding round for Belgium confectioner Eden Chocolates.
DFJ Esprit heads $13m LBO round
Venture capital firm DFJ Esprit has led a $13m financing round for Light Blue Optics (LBO), a Cambridge-based company that develops miniature projection systems.
Consortium increases Silentsoft's capital
A consortium consisting of EPS Value Plus, Venture Incubator, Zug and SVC have increased Silentsoft SA’s capital by CHF 4.85m.
UK large buyouts hit €8bn
Larger deals have made a major comeback in the UK, with an aggregate deal value of тЌ8bn in he third quarter, according to the latest unquoteт UK watch.
Index et al give AlertMe £15m cash boost
Index Ventures has led a ТЃ15m round of funding for online energy management specialist AlertMe.
Naxicap invests in Laboratoire Gravier
Naxicap Partners has taken a minority stake in France-based Laboratoire Gravier, a manufacturer of organic cosmetics and cleaning products.
T-Venture invests in Intelligent Apps
T-Venture and e24 have invested the taxi booking system 1TouchTaxi, developed by Intelligent Apps GmbH.
Gimv invests €3m in DataContact
Gimv has provided Polish telemarketing services provider DataContact with €3m of growth capital funding.
Naxicap injects €1.5m into Diamoco
Naxicap Partners has invested €1.5m in French oil equipment and services group Diamoco.
123Venture injects €1.6m in Sorec
123Venture has provided French furnishings company Sorec with €1.6m of funding.
Investors pump €70m into private sales club Privalia
General Atlantic and Index Ventures have joined existing investor Highland Capital Partners to inject €70m into online sales company Privalia.
Avenir Entreprises invests in Optilog
Avenir Entreprises has provided logistics company Optilog with mezzanine funding.
Inventure invests in Canatu
Inventure Oy has participated in a тЌ4.7m funding round for Finnish nanotechnology company Canatu Ltd.
Naxicap and Avenir Entreprises reinvest in Oralia
Naxicap Partners and Avenir Entreprises have participated in the capital restructuring of real estate company Oralia, injecting respectively €27m and €3m.
Foresight Group invests in juwi solar plant
Environmental investor Foresight Group has provided construction-stage funding for a solar plant owned by renewable energy group juwi.
EdRIP invests €2m in Garden Price
Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners (EdRIP) has provided French garden goods retailer Garden Price with €2m of funding.
R Capital et al. back CommentCaMarche and Benchmark merger
R Capital Management, Time Investors and Idinvest have provided funding to finance the merger of French online media groups CommentCaMarche and Benchmark Group.
Chequers-backed Accelya to acquire Kale Consultant
Chequers Capital portfolio company Accelya has reached an agreement to acquire a controlling stake in Indian support services business Kale Consultants.
Inveready et al. invest €380k in Proretina
Inveready, Corporación CAN, Clave Mayor and Sodena have teamed up to invest €380,000 into Proretina Therapeutics as part of a capital increase.
Avenir Entreprises leads €1m round for Benne SA
Avenir Entreprises, Midi-Pyrénées Croissance and Nord Midi-Pyrénées Développement have invested €1m in French diversified industrials company Benne SA.