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FII et al. invest €2m in Multitouch
Finnish Industry Investment (FII) and Veritas Pension Insurance have invested €2m in Finnish interactive display developer Multitouch Ltd.
LDC invests £12m in WRG
LDC has invested £12m in Salford-based live events and marketing agency WRG.
UK activity surges in July after slow start
Following a rather lacklustre start to 2011, the UK has seen a sudden spike in private equity investment activity this summer, and professionals will be hopeful this can continue through the rest of the year.
Fondo Italiano acquires 25% of TrueStar
Fondo Italiano has acquired a 25% stake in TrueStar Group, an Italian company that offers baggage wrapping services at airports.
Fondo Italiano invests €10m in Eco Eridania
Fondo Italiano d'Investimento, a public-private partnership which is backed by the Italian government, has subscribed €10m to the capital increase carried out by Eco Eridania.
Vitruvian's Tinopolis acquires Base Productions
Vitruvian Partners-backed Tinopolis has acquired US-based TV production company Base Productions for a reported $65m.
Landon invests €3.5m in Sercotel
Landon Investments, the venture capital arm of Grupo Corporativo Landon, has invested €3.5m in Spanish hotel chain Sercotel via a capital increase, thus upping its stake to 70%.
VCs invest another $26m in Groupalia
Index Ventures, Caixa Capital Risc, Nauta Capital, General Atlantic and Insight Venture Partners have subscribed to a $26m capital increase carried out by Spanish discounts website Groupalia.
CapVest's Valeo acquires Jacob Fruitfield
CapVest-backed Valeo Foods has acquired Jacob Fruitfield Food Group in a deal valued between €60-70m.
GCRPV backs Azcue with €1m
Gestión de Capital Riesgo del País Vasco (GCRPV), the venture arm of the Basque Country government, has backed the Basque Country's Azcue y Cia with a €1m investment.
GCRPV leads €750,000 Goialde round
Gestión de Capital Riesgo del País Vasco (GCRPV), the venture arm of the Basque Country government, has led a €750,000 funding round for Basque firm Goialde.
GCRPV leads €750,000 Goialde round
Gestión de Capital Riesgo del País Vasco (GCRPV), the venture arm of the Basque Country government, has led a €750,000 funding round for Basque firm Goialde.
GCRPV injects €1.1m in GMTK
Gestión de Capital Riesgo del País Vasco (GCRPV), the venture arm of the Basque Country government, has injected €1.125m into Basque company GMTK.
GCRPV invests €1m in Sagola
Gestión de Capital Riesgo del País Vasco (GCRPV), the venture arm of the Basque Country government, has invested €1m in Basque business Sagola.
Fondo Italiano invests in Sanlorenzo
Fondo Italiano di Investimento (FII) has participated in a €30m capital increase for Italian yacht builder Sanlorenzo SpA.
SHS acquires Spiegelberg
SHS Gesellschaft für Beteiligungsmanagement has acquired shares in medical equipment producer Spiegelberg for an undisclosed amount.
T-Venture backs VeliQ
Deutsche Telekom's venture arm T-Venture has invested in mobility solution specialist VeliQ.
Sovereign acquires CHS for City & Country
Sovereign Capital has acquired Community and Homecare Services (CHS) as an add-on for City & County Healthcare Group.
Reiten-backed QuestBack acquires Globalpark
Reiten & Co’s portfolio company QuestBack AS has acquired and merged with German social CRM vendor Globalpark AG.
OCAS, Octopus and IP Group inject £3.6m in ASL
OCAS Ventures, Octopus Ventures and IP Group have invested £3.6m in renewable energy technology business Applied Superconductor Ltd (ASL).
Acton invests in Bueroservice24
Acton Capital Partners has invested an undisclosed amount in online company Bueroservice24 AG.
GCRPV invests in four Basque firms
Gestión de Capital Riesgo del País Vasco (GCRPV), the venture arm of the Basque Country government, has invested €4m in four Basque businesses.
Gimv backs XL Video with €19m
Gimv has invested €19m in technology company XL Video in return for a 47% stake.
Notion and Eden back NewVoiceMedia with £2.5m
Notion Capital and Eden Ventures have injected £2.5m into UK call centre technology vendor NewVoiceMedia as part of a second round of funding.