Expansion
VC-backed Shazam raises $32m
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB) and Institutional Venture Partners (IVP) have led a further $32m funding round for UK-based mobile music discovery application Shazam.
Venture follows money on cleantech
Global investment into the cleantech sector reached a record high last year of nearly $250bn, but venture is losing market share as it shies away from early-stage funding.
Sentica-backed MediaPex acquires Suomen Telecenter
Sentica Partners has acquired Suomen Telecenter Oy as an add-on for portfolio company MediaPex Oy.
LSP et al. invest €8.1m in Mendor
A consortium, consisting of Life Sciences Partners (LSP), Finnish entrepreneur Risto Siilasmaa, Finnish Industry Investment, Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Company, Biothom and Finnvera Venture Capital, has participated in a €8.1m series-B funding...
Altitude backs domiciliary care provider
New regional private equity player Altitude Partners has made its debut investment from its first fund, Altitude One LP.
Kernel Capital backs MPSTOR
The Bank of Ireland Kernel Capital Fund has invested €700,000 in data storage specialist MPSTOR Ltd.
bmp acquires brand eins
Private equity house bmp has acquired 28.7% of shares in publishing company brand eins Medien AG, bringing its total holding up to 35.23%.
Portfolio companies eager for large bolt-ons
The average value of bolt-ons for European private equity-backed businesses has shot up in Q1 this year, according to a study published by Silverfleet Capital.
Leonardo Venture invests in InovisCoat
Leonardo Venture has backed InovisCoat in a further round of funding with €275,500.
Apax, CVC and KKR in talks to acquire 20% of Caser
Private equity firms Apax Partners, CVC Capital Partners and KKR are at a critical stage in their talks with Caser about purchasing a 20% stake in the Spanish insurance firm.
Active invests €1m in Restalo.es
Technology investor Active Venture Partners has injected €1m into Spanish online restaurant bookings platform Restalo.es via a capital increase.
Industrifonden et al. invest SEK 116m in Triventus
Industrifonden, Sustainable Technologies Fund and existing shareholders have invested SEK 116m in Swedish alternative energy company Triventus AB.
AC Desarrollo acquires 21% of Postigo
AC Desarrollo, the private equity arm of banking group Ahorro Corporación, has acquired a 21.28% stake in Spanish road safety firm Grupo Postigo via a capital increase.
Leonardo Venture backs Cartago Software GmbH
Leonardo Venture has invested in online document solutions provider Cartago Software GmbH.
HTGF et al. make follow on investment in m2p-labs
High-Tech-Gründerfonds, KfW, the Seed Fund for the Region of Aachen and the ERP Start-UP Fund have backed biotechnology company m2p-labs with a third round of funding.
Highland leads $24m round for wooga
Highland Capital Partners has led a $24m series-B funding round for social games developer wooga.
S-Refit invests in TM3 Software
S-Refit has funded software developer TM3 Software with an undisclosed amount.
Blackstone et al consider BMN investment
Blackstone, Lone Star and Cerberus are among the private equity firms which have offered to invest in major Spanish financial group BMN.
Blackfin et al invest €57m in Kepler
BlackFin Capital Partners has led a €57m investment in Kepler Capital Markers, a pan-European equity and fixed income broker.
WHEB Partners backs pvXchange
WHEB Partners has invested less than €5m in online trading service provider pvXchange.
LDC's Trustmarque buys Nimbus
LDC portfolio company Trustmarque Solutions has bought Nimbus Technology Systems.
N+1 in talks to acquire 20% of CRC
N+1 Private Equity and Dinamia are in talks to acquire a 20% stake in Catalan medical diagnosis company CRC Corporació Sanitària via a capital increase of €10-12m.
LBBW backs caprotec bioananlytics
LBBW Venture Capital has joined Creathor Venture, IBB Beteiligungsgesellschaft, ERP Startfonds and private investors in a second closing of a series-B finance round for biopharmaceutical company caprotec bioanalytics GmbH.
DuMont Venture et al. invest in yourvideocard
DuMont Venture, the venture arm of publishing house DuMont, CFP & Founders Investments and business angels have invested close to €10m in video greeting card company yourvideocard.