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DFJ Esprit invests in Redkite Financial Markets
DFJ Esprit has invested in a series-A round for real-time financial markets surveillance products specialist Redkite Financial Markets.
YFM-backed Fishawack acquires Phocus
YFM Equity Partners’ portfolio company Fishawack has acquired Swiss medical communication service provider Phocus Services GmbH.
Firm of the month: Advent Venture Partners
Venture is not renowned for consistent homeruns. But one firm has hit a hat-trick of exits in four months, netting an average 6x. Greg Gille reports
RJD backs Verdant Leisure bolt-on
RJD Partners portfolio company Verdant Leisure has completed its first add-on acquisition, adding holiday park Viewfield Manor to its portfolio.
VC-backed PhotoBox acquires Moonpig for £120m
PhotoBox, which is backed by a consortium of investors that include Highland Capital Partners, Index Ventures and HarbourVest, has acquired online greetings card retailer Moonpig.com for £120m.
Waterland invests €100m in Sarens
Waterland Private Equity has agreed to invest €100m in Dutch crane hire company Sarens Group.
L Capital buys 35% stake in TWC L'Amy
L Capital, a PE firm sponsored by luxury group LVMH, has acquired a 35% stake in French fashion accessories company TWC L'Amy from Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners (EdRIP).
Catapult invests £850,000 in Kick Sport
Catapult Venture Managers has invested £850,000 in martial arts retailer Kick Sport.
Imperial Innovations backs Stanmore Implants
Imperial Innovations Group has invested €4m in customised implants specialist Stanmore Implants.
LBBW invests in crealytics
LBBW Venture Capital has backed search marketing specialist crealytics with an undisclosed amount.
GIMV, CapMan back Russia’s Expert Photo
GIMV and CapMan have backed Russian photo business Expert Photo with an injection of growth capital.
Bertelsmann et al. join series-B round for deal united
Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments, KfW Bankengruppe, High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) and Venture Incubator have invested in a series-B round of finance for payment specialist deal united.
North West Fund invests in 4i Security
The North West Fund for Venture Capital has invested £320,000 in 4i Security Limited, an automated software-based security company.
unquote" Private Equity Barometer – Q2 2011
Preliminary figures released today in the Q2 2011 unquote" Private Equity Barometer reveal renewed activity during Q2.
Blackstone looking to back UK construction firm
Blackstone is in talks to take a stake in UK construction firm Miller Group, according to reports.
Nordic unquote” Private Equity Index Q2 2011
In the latest edition of Nordic unquote” Private Equity Index, in association with KPMG.
CCC backs NEURA with €8m
Climate Change Capital (CCC) has been the sole subscriber of an €8m capital increase carried out by Austrian renewable technology company NEURA.
Tiger Global subscribes to €3m Mequedouno round
US private equity firm Tiger Global Management has subscribed to the €3m capital increase carried out by Spanish online sales website Mequedouno.
Carlyle et al circle Spain’s Mare Nostrum
Buyout firms Carlyle Group, Apax Partners, Cerberus Capital Management and TPG have placed first-round bids for a stake in Spanish savings bank group Mare Nostrum.
French tech investments in need of higher gear?
Although optimistic about the sector’s growth prospects in the coming months, French tech entrepreneurs claim capital is hard to come by. Do tech-focused venture firms need to step up their game? Greg Gille reports
Eurazeo invests another €15m in Fonroche
Eurazeo has invested a further €15m in French renewable energy producer Fonroche.
ISIS-backed Encore acquires West End Bookings
ISIS Equity Partners-owned Encore Tickets has acquired event tickets supplier West End Theatre Bookings from Holidaybreak for more than £10m.
Creathor Venture and HTGF invest in Sirion Biotech
Creathor Venture and current investors HTGF, KfW and Bayerkapital have invested in biotechnology company Sirion Biotech.
Butler-backed Sernam interested in Mory
French industrial delivery services company Sernam, owned by turnaround fund Butler Capital, is reportedly looking to acquire rival Mory.