Expansion
Fresh €1.5m round for Novapost
Existing investors including Alven Capital and Fa Dièse have contributed to a €1.5m funding round for French electronic HR solutions provider Novapost.
Panoramic Growth injects £1m in Dog Digital
Scottish venture capital firm, Panoramic Growth Equity, has invested £1m in digital communications agency Dog Digital Limited.
CDC Entreprises et al. in €7m round for E-Blink
CDC Entreprises has joined existing shareholders 360 Capital Partners, Masseran Gestion, I-Source Gestion and Alven Capital Partners in a €7m round for French telecoms company E-Blink.
Wellington invests in BonusBox
Wellington Partners has invested in German social commerce provider BonusBox.
YFM and MMC inject £1.5m into KnowledgeMill
YFM Equity Partners and MMC Ventures have co-invested £1.5m in London-based email management platform KnowledgeMill.
venBio leads CHF 37m funding round for Cytos
An international syndicate of investors comprised of venBio, Amgen, Aisling Capital and Abingworth has invested up to CHF 37m in equity and debt in Swiss biotech company Cytos Biotechnology Ltd.
High-Tech Gründerfonds invests in fruux
High-Tech Gründerfonds and netSTART Venture have invested a six-figure sum in German cloud solutions company fruux GmbH.
XAnge PE and Creathor Venture in €2.5m round for Mobiles Republic
XAnge Private Equity and Creathor Venture have invested a joint €2.5m in French mobile apps developer Mobiles Republic.
Gimv leads €5.4m capital increase in NovoPolymers NV
Gimv, Capricorn Cleantech Fund and new investor SFPI-FPIM have joined forces to increase the capital base of cleantech firm NovoPolymers by €5.4m.
Iris leads myThings funding round
Iris Capital has led a $15m investment round for display ad company myThings, together with Accel Partners, Carmel Ventures and T‐Venture.
Nauta Capital backs Brandwatch
Nauta Capital has led a €4.6m funding round for Brighton-based social media monitoring service Brandwatch.
WHEB and Bosch lead €5.6m series-C round for Torqeedo
Robert Bosch Venture Capital has joined existing investor WHEB Partners to lead a €5.6m series-C funding round for Starnberg-based manufacturer of electric motors for boats Torqeedo.
Rabo buys specialist products company Kanters
Rabo Private Equity has taken a stake in Dutch nutritional supplement and water hygiene company Kanters.
Arle Capital portfolio company acquires Nightfreight
DX Group, a portfolio company of Arle Capital Partners, has acquired British mail, courier and logistics network provider Nightfreight.
Atlas Venture leads $4M round for The Currency Cloud
Atlas Venture has joined existing investor Anthemis Group in a $4M series-A funding round for The Currency Cloud.
BGF backs STATS Group
The Business Growth Fund has invested £7.8m in Aberdeen-based oilfield service sector firm STATS Group in exchange for a minority stake.
SGECR backs Media For Future
Gestión de Capital Riesgo del País Vasco has provided an equity and subordinated debt package worth €436,000 in exchange for a 20% stake in Basque online interactive content producer Media For Future.
LDC's A-Gas acquires Australian Technochem
LDC portfolio company A-Gas has acquired Australian refrigerant re-packer Technochem.
Business Growth Fund invests £4.8m in Wow! Stuff
The Business Growth Fund has made its fifth investment with the purchase of a £4.8m minority stake in British toy company Wow! Stuff.
Denham Capital leads $190m FRV deal
Energy-focused private equity firm Denham Capital has led a funding round of more than $190m for Madrid-based solar company Fotowatio Renewable Ventures (FRV).
Gimv leads €6m funding round in GreenWatt
Gimv, Innogy Venture Capital, SRIW and existing investors have committed €6m of capital to fund the expansion of Belgian alternative energy company GreenWatt.
Alven et al. in $5m round for Commerce Guys
Alven Capital and Open Ocean Capital have joined existing investor ISAI in a $5m round of funding for French e-commerce solutions provider Commerce Guys.
General Atlantic and Axel Springer set up €1.25bn joint venture
General Atlantic has invested €237m for a 30% stake in Axel Springer Digital Classifieds GmbH, a joint venture with German publisher Axel Springer.
BGF: “We are not scraping the bottom of the barrel”
Business Growth Fund (BGF) chief executive Stephen Welton today addressed concerns about the fund’s approach to financing small UK businesses. Greg Gille reports