Expansion
UK - PAI to inject additional £20m into Kwik-Fit
French buyout house PAI Partners is said to be injecting ТЃ20m of fresh capital into portfolio company Kwik-Fit, the ailing tyres and exhausts retailer, in an effort to prevent the business breaching it's banking covenants.
NORWAY - ETF leads EUR 12m Kebony funding
Environmental Technologies Fund has led a EUR 12m investment in Kebony, a Norwegian supplier of environmentally friendly wood.
GERMANY - Palamon Capital Partners invests in Polikum
Palamon Capital Partners has agreed to invest in health clinic operator Polikum, taking a significant minority stake in the business.
UK - ePlanet invests over £1m into eCommera
ePlanet Ventures has invested in e-commerce service provider eCommera in a deal valued at ТЃ1.3m.
ITALY - Helio Capital and Siliken sign agreement for PV development
Renewable energy investor Helio Capital has signed an agreement with renewable energy solutions firm Siliken Italia for the development of six photovoltaic farms with total output of 6 MW.
UK - Octopus Capital for Enterprise invests £1.5m into Coal Grill and Bar
Octopus Investments, via its Capital for Enterprise Fund, has invested in restaurant chain Coal Grill and Bar in a deal valued at ТЃ1.5m.
BELGIUM - Waterland pays EUR 62.4m for 25.1% stake in Arseus
Waterland Private Equity Investments becomes the second largest shareholder in listed medical equipment business Arseus, after having invested EUR 62.4m for a 25.1% stake in the company.
PORTUGAL - Espírito Santo Capital acquires 30% of Amal Group
Espírito Santo Capital has acquired a 30% stake in tube and silo maker Amal Group.
UK - Atlas et al invest $20m into picoChip
Atlas Venture, Highland Capital Partners, Pond Venture Partners and Scottish Equity Partners have invested $20m into wireless infrastructure company picoChip, alongside Rothschild, AT&T, Intel and Samsung, in a Series E funding round.
ROMANIA – 3TS Cisco backs InternetCorp
3TS Capital Partners has acquired a minority stake in Romanian online media company InternetCorp. The transaction was funded through the 3TS Cisco Growth fund, which focuses on small- and medium-sized technology, media and communications companies in...
FRANCE - Avenir backs spin-out of CNCP Bordet with EUR 2m
Avenir Entreprises has invested EUR 2m for a minority stake in CNCP Bordet to support the B2B tubes and plastics business' spin-out from Frans Bonhomme.
FRANCE - Avenir backs spin-out of CNCP Bordet with EUR 2m
Avenir Entreprises has invested EUR 2m for a minority stake in CNCP Bordet to support the B2B tubes and plastics business' spin-out from Frans Bonhomme.
GERMANY/US – IK's Minimax to merge with Viking Group IK
IK Investment Partners backs its portfolio company Minimax in its merger with US-based Viking Group.
UK - Orkos Capital et al. invest EUR 9m into Muzicall
Orkos Capital, Veddis Ventures and GP Bullhound have invested EUR 9m into ringback tone service provider Muzicall, alongside existing backers BlueRun Ventures and Thule Investments.
UK - NorthStar leads £800,000 Cogenta funding
NorthStar Equity Investors (NSEI) has led an ТЃ800,000 investment into software company Cogenta Systems, alongside Hotspur Capital Partners.
SPAIN - Platina acquires Arico solar farm
Platina Partners has acquired the Arico solar energy farm, a 11MW facility in Tenerife, from energy company Endesa.
GERMANY - Balderton Capital leads EUR 5m wooga funding
Balderton Capital has led a EUR 5m investment in social gaming company wooga.
AUSTRIA - Tyrol Equity acquires 27% of Eisbär Sport
Tyrol Equity has agreed to acquire 27% of sport fashion company Eisbär Sport from Athena funds.
GERMANY - MIT acquires 26% of Belte
MIT Munich Industrial Technologies has acquired a 26% interest in aluminium refiner Belte, investing an undisclosed sum as part of a capital increase.
SPAIN - Debaeque takes 10% in BuyVip
Venture firm Debaeque has invested an undisclosed sum in online private buyers club BuyVip, acquiring a 10% stake in the business.
BELGIUM - Waterland Private Equity buys 25% of Arseus
Waterland Private Equity has acquired a 25% interest in Euronext-listed Belgian healthcare business Arseus, purchasing Omega Pharma's entire 24% shareholding and an additional 1% from Couckinvest, the second-largest shareholder in the healthcare company....
GERMANY - BayBG invests in WeWebU
BayBG Bayerische Beteiligungsgesellschaft has completed an undisclosed investment in WeWebU Software in the framework of a silent partnership.
ROMANIA - Lime Rock makes $25m Expert investment
Energy-focused investor Lime Rock Partners has invested $25m in Expert Petroleum, a Romanian oil and gas business.
UK - YFM makes follw-up investment in Cornish Sea Salt
YFM Group, via its South West Ventures Fund, has further invested an undisclosed amount in salt company Cornish Sea Salt Co.