Expansion
Caledonia injects £24m into Bowers & Wilkins
Caledonia Investments has invested £24m for a 20% share in audio equipment company Bowers & Wilkins Group Limited.
August-backed Independent Vetcare makes bolt-on
August Equity-owned veterinary services platform Independent Vetcare has completed the acquisition of Berry House Group.
Lyceum portfolio company acquires Drain Control
Lyceum Capital-backed UK Drainage Network (UKDN) has acquired commercial drainage company Drain Control.
Carlyle Group's Marle International acquires Deloro Stellite
Marle International, a French medical equipment business backed by The Carlyle Group, has acquired ATS Sferic, the non-core medical division of Deloro Stellite, owned by Duke Street Capital.
Bridges Ventures et al. inject £2.6m in Historic Futures
Bridges Ventures has led a £2.6m funding round in UK-based supply chain traceability company Historic Futures (HF).
Intesa San Paolo injects €2m into Samares
Intesa San Paolo has invested €2m into Samares, which provides software and hardware solutions for the renewable energy market.
Intesa San Paolo backs mobile marketing company
Intesa San Paolo has invested €600,000 in mobile marketing company Pantea, alongside a €150,000 co-investment from Italian mobile media and commerce company Neomobile.
Intesa San Paolo backs augmented reality start-up
Intesa San Paolo has agreed to invest €2m in augmented reality specialist SpinVector.
First Reserve injects $150m into renewable energy firm
First Reserve has invested $150m in a joint windfarm venture with Spain’s Renovalia Energy.
CAPE invests €1.5m in viavoo
Crédit Agricole Private Equity (CAPE) has invested €1.5m in French CRM software developer viavoo.
YFM Equity Partners invests in PowerOasis
YFM Equity Partners has announced a £4.5m injection of growth funding for energy saving company PowerOasis.
Avenir Entreprises injects €1.5m in M Energies
Avenir Entreprises has invested €1.5m in French heater servicing company M Energies.
3TS Capital Partners backs eCift.com
CEE growth capital investor 3TS Capital Partners and fund-of-funds The Istanbul Venture Capital Initiative (iVCi) have invested €3m in Turkish dating website eCift.com.
BayBG et al. invest €3.1m in CargoGuard
BayBG, LBBW Venture, FBcon as well as M-Investar have joined the existing investors in a further financing round for CargoGuard.
arGEN-X secures €27.5m series-B funding
OrbiMed Advisors and Seventure Partners have led the series-B funding round for Dutch biopharma firm arGEN-X.
Forbion's CircuLite raises $30m
Forbion Capital Partners portfolio company CircuLite has secured $30m series-D funding.
Perceva Capital backs bolt-on for Shark
Perceva Capital has supported motorcycle helmet supplier Shark's add-on acquisition of Holding Trophy.
Van den Ende & Deitmers backs Pictura
Van den Ende & Deitmers has taken a 45% stake in Pictura, a Dutch business that digitises cultural heritage collections for various organisations.
PGE invests £1m in Concorde Solutions
Panoramic Growth Equity (PGE) has injected £1m into software company Concorde Solutions.
Cathay Capital backs Minafin
French-Chinese investor Cathay Capital has taken a minority stake in French chemicals manufacturer Minafin.
Stirling Square invests in Omni Helicopters
Stirling Square Capital Partners has backed transportation service provider Omni Helicopters' expansion plans with a €40m investment.
KKR takes minority stake in Saba Infraestructuras
KKR has taken a 12.5% stake in Spanish car park and logistics park management company Saba Infraestructuras.
Alven injects CHF 2.5m into Koala.ch
Alven Capital has invested CHF 2.5m in Swiss online shoes retailer Koala.ch.
EdRCP makes first add-on to Béaba
French baby care products business Béaba, a portfolio company of Edmond de Rothschild Capital Partners (EdRCP), has acquired Red Castle.