Expansion
Core Capital leads £4m round for Georgina Goodman
VCT manager Core Capital has led a ТЃ4m financing round for luxury goods retailer Georgina Goodman.
UK - Inventages Venture Capital invests £4m in Tanfield Foods
Inventages Venture Capital has invested ТЃ4m in food manufacturer The Tanfield Food Company.
CZECH/POLAND - ARX backs opthamology bolt-on
CEE GP ARX Equity Partners has backed its Czech portfolio company Lexum Group in its acquisition of Intermedica, a private Polish opthamology chain.
Scope becomes majority owner in Wright Trafikkskole
Swedish growth investor Scope has taken a 65% stake in driving school Wright Trafikkskole.
GERMANY – Hasso Plattner Ventures co-invests in RIB Software
Venture firm Hasso Plattner Ventures and listed software company SAP AG have invested in software provider RIB Software AG.
UK - Balderton-backed Codemasters to undergo restructuring
Computer games developer Codemasters, owned by UK venture investor Balderton Capital, is reportedly close to agreeing a restructuring that will see its private equity owners inject fresh equity into the business, while seeing its stake diluted.
UK - YFM invests £120,000 into New Net Technologies
YFM, alongside management, has invested ТЃ120,000 into software company New Net Technologies in a second round of financing for the business.
GERMANY - Acton acquires stake in mytheresa
Acton Capital Partners has acquired a minority stake in luxury online retailer mytheresa through an undisclosed investment.
UK - Bestport in £4.5m round for Intela
Bestport Ventures has led an investment in internet marketing company Intela, committing a little over ТЃ3m in a round totalling ТЃ4.5m. ETV Capital will provide the remainder in facilities and loans.
GERMANY - Seventure and DuMont invest EUR 2m in Tradoria
Seventure Partners and DuMont Venture have invested EUR 2m in e-commerce solutions company Tradoria, in a series-B funding round.
FRANCE - Alven invests EUR 500,000 in QuelleEnergie
Alven Capital has invested EUR 500,000 in online energy consultancy QuelleEnergie, alongside business angels who have supported the company since its formation in 2008.
FRANCE - Avenir et al. purchase Coverpla
Avenir Entreprises, Société Générale Capital Partenaires and BNP Paribas Développement have supported Bruno Diépois in the purchase of Coverpla, a company specialised in packaging for the perfume industry.
FRANCE - EdRIP invests EUR 2.5 in Smile
Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners has backed Smile, an open source solutions company, with EUR 2.5m. The investment was rounded off with EUR 1m to purchase a part of the founders shares.
FRANCE - I-Source supports eYeka
I-Source has invested an undisclosed amount into eYeka, a company which a provides online video and image service applications.
FRANCE - I-Source invests EUR 2m in Mobigard
I-Source, alongside Direct Energie and Bouygues Telecom Initiatives, has provided software business Mobigard with a EUR 2m investment.
SPAIN - Apax-backed Electro Stocks in debt-for-equity swap
ING has agreed to a debt-for-equity swap with Apax-backed electric equipment supplier Electro Stocks.
GERMANY/US - Jordan's PRG acquires Procon
The Jordan Company's portfolio company Production Resource Group has acquired Frankfurt-listed live events business Procon Multimedia.
FRANCE - Highland CP and Endeavour provide Spartoo with EUR 12m
Highland Capital Partners and Endeavour Vision have led a EUR 12m Series-B round of financing of Online shoe distributor Spartoo.
GERMANY - SHS invests in TNI medical
SHS Gesellschaft für Beteiligungsmanagement has, together with KfW bank and management, acquired a majority stake in medical technology firm, TNI medical AG.
GERMANY - JCMB and IBB back online learning portal sofatutor
JCMB Beteiligungs and IBB Beteiligungsgesellschaft have invested an undisclosed sum in online learning portal sofatutor.
GERMANY - WHEB Ventures leads EUR 4.7m Torqueedo funding
WHEB Ventures has led an investment of close to EUR 5m in electric outboard motors developer Torqeedo.
UK- Zeus-backed Hallmark Hotels acquires Hotel Elizabeth
Zeus Private Equity has backed portfolio company Hallmark Hotels in its acquisition of The Hotel Elizabeth in Hull.