Expansion
ITALY - Hutton completes EUR 45m Aquafil funding
Hutton Collins has invested EUR 45m into flooring specialist Aquafil, with the current owner, the Bonazzi Group, retaining majority control.
FRANCE - Siparex and FCPR lead EUR 6.5m Labellemontagne investment
Siparex and FCPR CERAE, the private equity arm of the Caisse d'Epargne Rhone-Alpes, have led a EUR 6.5m investment into ski station operator Labellemontage.
UK - Spectrum Equity invests in Business Monitor International
US-based Spectrum Equity Investors has invested in research company Business Monitor International (BMI).
SWITZERLAND - Novartis-backed Evolva acquires Arpida; prepares listing
Swiss biotechnology company Evolva, which is backed by a venture capital consortium including Novartis Venture, Aravis, Sunstone Capital and Dansk Innovationsinvestering, has acquired listed rival Arpida. The combined entity is to seek a listing on the...
ITALY - Crédit Agricole PE backs EUR 5m Elettrostudio funding
Crédit Agricole Private Equity, FCPR Capenergie fund, has backed an investment of EUR 5m into energy specialist Elettrostudio Energia.
GERMANY - DuMont and Tiburon lead stream5 funding
DuMont Venture and seed investor Tiburon Partners have led an undisclosed seven figure funding round for online video technology company stream5, alongside KfW and business angel Klaus Wecken.
GERMANY - IBB joins Affinitas GmbH backers
IBB Beteiligungsgesellschaft invested in Affinitas, operator of the online dating portal edarling, in a second closing of the business' first funding round. The first closing included investments from Holtzbrinck Ventures and Rocket Internet GmbH.
SWITZERLAND - Zurmont Madison's CLS acquires Lexi-tech
Zurmont Madison Private Equity portfolio company CLS Communication, a provider of linguistic communication services, has aquired Canadian sector player Lexi-tech International.
ROMANIA – GED backs Total with EUR 12m
GED has backed Romanian cleantech firm Total Eurobusiness with a EUR 12m investment.
ITALY - CPE invests EUR 10m into Enerqo
Clean tech investor Climate Change Capital Private Equity (CPE) has backed Enerqos Spa with EUR 10m.
UK - August-backed Enara completes Care Agency add-on
August Equity-backed home care specialist has completed the bolt-on acquisition of The Care Agency Ltd, a provider of private pay live-in carers.
FRANCE – Auriga invests EUR 3m into Convertigo
Auriga Partners has provided Convertigo, an internet company, with EUR 3m in a first round of financing. The investment round took four months to complete.
FRANCE - AXA PE invests EUR 2m into Aviccia
AXA Private Equity has injected Aviccia, a solar turn-key company, with a EUR 2m investment.
FRANCE - Siparex invests EUR 1m into Groupe OZ
Siparex, via its funds Siparex Proximité 3 and Franche-Comté PME 3, has provided marketing business Groupe OZ, the parent company of TB Com' and its subsidiaries Galapagos and Aladin, with a EUR 1m investment.
SWEDEN - AP6 backs Plusvardag
The Sixth Swedish Pension Fund (AP6) has invested in Plusvardag, a wholesale company developing geriatric aid equipment.
SWEDEN - STF backs Pemtec with SEK 10m
Swedish venture investor Sustainable Technologies Fund (STF) has invested SEK 10m into Pemtec AB, a developer of collectors for ground source heat pumps.
UK - Intel and T-Online increase interest in ClickandBuy
Intel Capital and T-Online Venture Fund have, alongside two Swiss family offices, acquired founder Norbert Stangl's 40% interest in Firstgate Holding AG, the holding company of UK-headquartered payment services business ClickandBuy, for an undisclosed...
GERMANY - BayBG supplies growth financing for Viewento GmbH
BayBG Bayerische Beteiligungsgesellschaft has invested in in-store TV systems company Viewento GmbH, acquiring a minority stake in the business.
NORWAY - Creandum invests in Appear TV
Swedish venture investor Creandum has invested Appear TV, a broadcast and IP television equipment provider.
SWEDEN - Via Venture backs PlusFourSix with SEK 27m
Via Venture Partners, owned by Danish pension fund ATP, has invested SEK 27m into mobile marketing company PlusFourSix AB.
NORWAY - Investinor makes NOK 12m Think investment
Norwegian government-owned venture fund Investinor has backed electric vehicle manufacturerer Think with NOK 12m, with an option to invest a further NOK 18m in the near future. Following this round Investinor will hold a 5.5% stake in the compnay.
SWEDEN - Industrifonden and Eqvitec back eBuilder with SEK 40m
Industrifonden and Eqvitec Partners have invested SEK 40m into eBuilder, a developer of business process integration systems.
UK - Warburg may up Premier Foods stake to 18%
Warburg Pincus has been given consent to increase its stake in AIM-listed food manufacturer Premier Foods plc by 2%, bringing its shareholding in the company to almost 18%.
FRANCE - ENEX-backed Louise raises EUR 3m
ENEX Group-backed cosmetics business Louise Enterprises has raised a further EUR 3m in financing from a private investor.