Expansion
Blackstone refinances Center Parcs
Blackstone has refinanced holiday provider Center Parcs, injecting a further £100m of equity
Idinvest leads $5.5m round for Leetchi.com
Idinvest Partners has joined existing investor 360° Capital Partners in a $5.5m series-B round for French online payment business Leetchi.com.
Accel Partners in $7m series-A for ForgeRock
Accel Partners has invested $7m in a series-A round for Norwegian software company ForgeRock.
YFM and EV reinvest in Peckforton Pharmaceuticals
YFM Equity Partners and Enterprise Ventures have joined the management in investing over £1m in portfolio company Peckforton Pharmaceuticals.
gamma capital partners portfolio company expands to Austria
gamma capital partners' icomasoft AG has established opvizor GmbH as its Austrian business outlet.
Gamesa backs N2S
Gamesa Venture Capital has acquired a 20% stake in Spanish energy services management firm N2S.
High-Tech Gründerfonds leads round for German software provider
High-Tech Gründerfonds, Bayern Kaptial and Gebrüder Mende GmbH have invested <€1m in German software provider FTAPI Software GmbH.
HgCapital backs Hidrodata
HgCapital has acquired a 29.25% stake in Catalan renewable energy firm Hidrodata for €14m from Invercartera Capital SCR.
NBGI-backed Ochre House adds two bolt-ons
NBGI Private Equity portfolio company Ochre House has acquired Dubai-based strategic resourcing firms TAAHEED and Carmichael Fisher.
Investinor in €3.3m round for Boost Communications
Investinor has led a €3.3m round for Norwegian internet company Boost Communications.
YFM backs Castlerock
YFM Equity Partners has completed a development capital injection into UK-based healthcare recruitment company Castlerock Recruitment Group Limited.
VC-backed Deezer looking to raise €100m
French music streaming website Deezer is looking to raise a further €100m of funding, according to media reports.
Notion Capital reinvests in eSellerPro
Notion Capital has invested a further £1m in portfolio company eSellerPro, a Gloucestershire-based e-commerce software provider.
NiXEN's Babeau Seguin makes first bolt-on
NiXEN's portfolio company, French home construction group Babeau Seguin, has acquired competitor Maisons et Jardins.
Summit invests in German trading platform 360T
Summit Partners has invested in the German multi-bank, multi-asset trading platform 360T Group.
Constellation acquires Ibis Acam
Switzerland-based private equity firm Constellation Capital AG has acquired a majority stake in Vienna-based education provider Ibis Acam Group.
BeCapital backs Verdesis
BeCapital has backed EDF Energies Nouvelles biogas subsidiary Verdesis.
MML Capital and Sports Investment Partners back Arena
MML Capital has led a £16.5m funding round for events management company the Arena Group alongside Sports Investment Partners, chaired by Sir Martin Broughton, the former chairman of Liverpool FC. MML Capital contributed £15m alongside a £1.5m coinvestment...
Perceva takes majority stake in BPI
Perceva Capital has taken a majority stake in French HR consulting firm BPI, through a capital increase and the purchase of existing shares in the business.
LDC's EDM Group acquires Filing Plus
LDC portfolio company EDM Group has acquired document consultancy services provider Filing Plus.
August-backed Active Assistance acquires Neural Pathways
August Equity LLP portfolio company Active Assistance, a clinical care services provider, has acquired rehabilitation therapy provider Neural Pathways Limited from managing director Vikki Gilman.
BGF backs GCI Telecom
The Business Growth Fund (BGF) has invested £10m in Midlands-based telecoms and data service provider GCI Telecom in return for a minority stake.
Verdane buys EasyPark
Verdane Capital Partners has acquired a majority stake in pay-by-phone parking provider EasyPark.
Newfund supports Izeos
Newfund has made a growth equity investment in Izeos, a French company offering a range of online services to medical professionals.