Expansion
GERMANY - GMT's Docu acquires Reed's Nordic assets
GMT Communications Partners has completed the 12th bolt-on acquisition for portfolio business Docu Group, a business information provider for the construction industry, acquiring the Nordic assets of sector rival Reed Business Information.
FRANCE - Finorpa and Unigrains provide Demex with EUR 2.5m
French regional investor Finorpa SCR and Unigrains, a French investors focusing on agricultural related industries, have backed packaging and distribution company Demex with EUR 2.5m. The company's founders and management, Isabelle Lioene and Christophe...
FRANCE - Auriga leads EUR 3.2m Cytoo financing
Augriga Partners has led a second round of financing for technology company Cytoo, raising EUR 3.2m.
FRANCE - Icso backs EUR 4m AT Internet investment
Icso Private Equity and l'IRDI have provided software business AT Internet with an investment of over EUR 4m.
UK - Maven Capital invests £2m into Documetric
Maven Capital Partners, via its Capital for Enterprise Fund, has invested ТЃ2m into Documetric, a provider of business-to-business services.
SPAIN - DLJ acquires 25% stake in Santillana
According to a note from the Spanish regulator CNMV, DLJ South American Partners has acquired a 25% stake in education publishing house Santillana from its parent media group Prisa, in a deal that values the company at around EUR 1bn.
FRANCE - NextStage makes EUR 1m Expertissim investment
NextStage has invested EUR 1m in Expertissim, an online art retail platform.
NETHERLANDS - Gilde Healthcare supports EUR 16.6m Agendia funding
Gilde Healthcare Partners has participated in a series-E funding round worth a little under EUR 17m for biotechnology firm Agendia.
GERMANY - HBM et al. invest in Sloning
HBM BioVentures, LBBW Venture, DEWB and KfW have followed up their investment in biotechnology company Sloning BioTechnology.
UK - Frog Capital leads £5m investment into eCommera
Growth capital investor Frog Capital has led a ТЃ5m second round of financing for eCommera, a provider of e-commerce services to the retail industry, alongside West Coast Capital.
GERMANY - KKR And GS provide EUR 100m loan to KION
KKR and Goldman Sachs Capital Partners have provided portfolio company Kion Group, a manufacturer of warehouse equipment, with a EUR 100m loan, provided on the same terms as the company's existing senior debt, in a deal that also sees the business' covenants...
SWEDEN - Pod invests in Transmode
Swedish investor Pod Venture Partners has acquired a 42% stake in Transmode, a developer of optical networking solutions, from private and institutional backers.
FRANCE - AXA PE subscribes to Carbone Lorraine capital increase
AXA Private Equity has participated in a EUR 63m capital increase for portfolio company Carbone Lorraine, a graphic solutions company, maintaining its 16% interest in the business.
BELGIUM - Gimv pumps EUR 5m into Alfacam
Belgium-based Gimv has invested EUR 5m into listed television service supplier Alfacam Group, taking its stake in the business to close to 5%.
GERMANY – Capvis-backed Bartec acquires Vodec
Capvis portfolio company Bartec, a provider of industrial safety technologies, has acquired sector rival Vodec Ltd for an undisclosed sum.
UK- Foresight and Octopus invest £1.5m in iProfile
Foresight Venture Partners and Octopus Group, via its Titan VCT fund, have invested, alongside private investors, in online CV and career profile provider iProfile, in a funding round worth more than ТЃ1.5m.
EUROPE - Growth Capital to take the lead in 2010
In a market starved for debt, growth capital investments are in line to become the favoured deal type of 2010, as highlighted in Nordic editor Rikke Eckhoff's interview with Louis Elson, co-founder and managing partner of Palamon Capital Partners. See...
UK - Crescent Point Group et al. invest in XConnect
Crescent Point Group, alongside return backers Accel Partners, Grazia Equity and Venrock, has invested $10m in telecom company XConnect, as part of a series B funding round for the company.
GERMANY – NRW Bank and Cine Plus join DFT backers
NRW Bank and strategic investor Cine Plus have subscribed to a capital increase for broadcaster DFW Deutsche Fernsehwerke GmbH.
GERMANY – Consortium backs growth of Turtle Entertainment
A consortium of investors including Crédit Agricole Private Equity, Corporate Finance Partners CFP and Founders Investments GmbH & Co KGaA have invested an undisclosed amount into e-sports company Turtle Entertainment GmbH. Existing shareholder EKK Unternehmensbeteiligungen...
FRANCE - Gimv backs Made In Design with EUR 4.5m
Private equity firm Gimv has backed online furniture retailer Made in Design in a first institutional financing round worth EUR 4.5m.
UK - Citi Venture Capital International to invest $25m into SkyVision Holdings
Citi Venture Capital International, via its Citigroup Venture Capital International Africa Fund (CVCIAF), has agreed to invest $25m into IP service provider SkyVision Holdings Limited, in exchange for a 23% stake in the business.
GERMANY - caption acquires stake in RTS-Group
capiton has acquired a stake in electronics after-sale services provider RTS-Group.
FRANCE - Astorg to take stake in EUR 500m Gras Savoye
It is understood that Astorg Partners is in exclusive negotiations with insurance broker Gras Savoye regarding the acquisition of a minority stake in the business, in a deal that would value the business at EUR 500m.