Expansion
Cantabria Capital invests in Softec-Internet
Cantabria Capital has invested in Softec-Internet, a Spanish firm which develops Cloud and Software as a Service (SaaS) technology solutions.
BDC-backed Lumison acquires Blue Square Data
Bridgepoint Development Capital (BDC) portfolio company Lumison has acquired UK data centres operator Blue Square Data for £22m.
AXA acquires 10% of CLH Group
AXA Private Equity has acquired a 10% stake in Spain’s Compañia Logistica de Hidrocarburos, in a deal that values the oil storage and transportation firm at €3.6bn.
Vector Capital backs Efectivox
Vector Capital has participated in the €4.5m capital increase carried out by its Spanish portfolio company, Efectivox.
Atomico invests €10m in FON
Early-stage technology investor Atomico has invested 10m in wifi telecommunications firm FON.
Invercaria leads €1m Ingeniatrics round
Invercaria and Caixa Capital Risc have participated in a €1m funding round for Seville-based technology company Ingeniatrics.
ISIS invests £14m in HPF
ISIS Equity Partners has invested £14m of growth capital funding in UK engineering consultancy firm hurleypalmerflatt (HPF).
unquote" Private Equity Barometer - Q4 2010
Preliminary figures released today in the Q4 2010 unquote" Private Equity Barometer (published by unquote" and sponsored by Candover Partners) reveal a fall in activity during Q4.
German Capital backs ALNO AG
German Capital has backed the restructuring plan of its portfolio company ALNO. The company is planning to raise capital to aid its restructuring from both existing and new investors.
BayBG backs Siebenwurst
BayBG Bayerische Beteiligungsgesellschaft has invested €2m in mould-making and tooling company Christian Karl Siebenwurst GmbH.
Alven Capital et al. invest €3m in Happyview.fr
Alven Capital and a consortium of private investors have provided French online optician Happyview.fr with €3m of growth capital funding.
Octopus invests £1.6m in Vega-Chi
Octopus Investments has provided UK online trading platform Vega-Chi with £1.6m of growth capital funding.
EdRIP and Siparex invest €32m in Sergent Major
Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners (EdRIP) and Siparex have provided French childrens' clothing distributor Sergent Major with €32m of growth capital funding.
T-Venture invests in Cuculus
T-Venture has invested in a second round of finance for Cuculus in return for a stake in the company.
Kiss acquires extra 2% of Renta Corporación
Kiss Capital Group has acquired an extra 2% of Spain’s Renta Corporación, bringing its total share capital in the listed company to 9.7%.
Avante increases its stake in Mafresa
Avante, formerly known as the Sociedad de Fomento de Extremadura (Sofiex), has acquired an extra 9.52% of Spain’s Mafresa, bringing its total share to 49%.
Scottish Equity Partners and Target Partners invest in Hetras
Scottish Equity Partners and German venture firm Target Partners have invested a multi-million euro amount in Austrian developer of hotel management software Hetras.
SEB Ventures et al. invest €6.6m in Mobile Tag
New investor SEB Ventures has joined existing backers Alven Capital and XAnge Private Equity in a €6.6m funding round for French marketing software company Mobile Tag.
ISAI injects €715,000 in Evaneos
ISAI has invested €715,000 in French internet start-up Evaneos.
Frog Capital invests £3m in Rated People
Frog Capital has made a £3m growth capital investment in UK online service provider Rated People.
HIG Europe backs DSD
Private equity firm HIG Europe has backed the MBO of recycling specialist Duales System Deutschland with a significant investment.
21 Partners-backed Club Med Gym acquires Silhouette
Club Med Gym, a portfolio company of 21 Centrale Partners, has acquired Swiss gym operator Silhouette for an undisclosed amount.
Intel Capital et al. invest $10m in Voss Solutions
Intel Capital has led a $10m series-C funding round of unified communications and collaboration (UC&C) provider, Voss Solutions.
Consortium invests SEK 16.85m in Brainglass
A consortium, consisting of STING Capital, ALMI Invest and business angels Marc Beuls and Markus Berger-De León, has invested SEK 16.85m in Brainglass, previously known as Vocab AB.