Expansion
3i gains control of Mosaicon
UK-based private equity firm 3i has gained control of Mosaicon (formerly Antichi Pellettieri Bags), following the debt restructuring of the parent company Antichi Pelletieri.
Doughty Hanson hands ATU to KKR
According to reports, Doughty Hanson has sold its 18.5 percent stake in car servicing chain Auto-Teile Unger to KKR, which holds the majority.
T-Venture invests in software company Jcom1 AG
-Venture, the venture capital subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom, has invested in BPM specialist Jcom1 AG.
Russia Partners and Bessemer Venture Partners invest in Parallels
Russia Partners, an affiliate of Siguler Guff, and Bessemer Venture Partners have invested in software company Parallels.
High-Tech Gründerfonds et al. invest in design2desire
High-Tech Gründerfonds has led a funding round in design furniture maker design2desire.
Consortium funds Cuculus with EUR 2.6m
Yellow&Blue Investment Management has led a EUR 2.6m round in smart metering company Cuculus GmbH.
CVC's Evonik to divest minority stake in energy business
Evonik, in which CVC Capital Partners holds a minority stake, is weighing the sale of a minority stake of its energy division.
Neuhaus Partners takes stake in Searchmetrics
Neuhaus Partners has invested in software company Searchmetrics GmbH to fund the company's international expansion.
CDC-backed EI-Technologies acquires ADEON
CDC Innovation et Entrepreneurs & Investisseurs Capital backed EI-Technologies has acquired IT business ADEON.
CPE invests €10m in Metallkraft
Climate Change Capital Private Equity (CPE), has led a convertible bond issue in Metallkraft, a Norwegian company that has developed a patented process to recycle spent slurry used in cutting solar silicon wafers.
Scope invests EUR 7m into Footbalance
Swedish growth investor Scope has backed the Finnish producer of moulded insoles Footbalance.
Amplio invests in solar project
Dedicated environmental investors The Amplio Group has completed and connected two plants of 1MW each expecting to connect four additional 1MW plants by the end of the month.
Frog Capital invests EUR 3m in agri.capital
Growth capital investor Frog Capital has invested EUR 3m in biogas producer agri.capital.
Growth to remain strong in 2010
While the Belgian buyout market has suffered along with the rest of Europe over the last two years, growth capital has gone from strength to strength. Francinia Protti-Alvarez reports.
Venture-backed Cycleenergy acquires Gaishorn
Venture-backed biomass plant company Cycleenergy has acquired Bioenergie Gaishorn GmbH and doubled its capacities.
EK Fin acquires 15% of Transfer Industries
Mittelstandsfinanzierungs AG has acquired 15% of Transfer Industries GmbH, which owns turbine manufacturer Global Hydro Energy GmbH.