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DENMARK/US - SLS supports $8m AdvanDx funding
Returning backers SLS Ventures and Danish pension fund LD Pension have contributed $8m in the second part of a series-C funding round for biotechnology business AdvanDx.
GERMANY - HTGF, DuMont and Draper back Plista
New backers High-Tech Gründerfonds and DuMont Venture and existing investor Draper Investment Company have invested an undisclosed seven figure sum into internet business Plista, alongside business angel Peter Schüpbach provided.
UK - GMT-backed Primesight acquires Titan assets
Outdoor advertising company Primesight Limited, backed by private equity firm GMT Communications Partners, has acquired the roadside assets of Titan Outdoor Advertising Limited for an undisclosed sum.
UK - Maven invests £1m into Vamosa
Maven Capital Partners, via the Capital Enterprise Fund, has invested ТЃ1m in Vamosa, a provider of software for Enterprise Content Governance.
SWITZERLAND - Zurmont Madison's CLS acquires Scandinavian Translators
Zurmont Madison Private Equity-backed communication technology business CLS Communication has acquired Copenhagen-based rival Scandinavian Translators for an undisclosed amount.
UK - Octopus leads £4.5m KeTech investment
Octopus Investments, through the Octopus Capital for Enterprise Fund, has invested ТЃ2m into systems integrator company KeTech Group as part of a ТЃ4.5m funding round for the business. Centric Commercial Finance provided ТЃ2.5m of invoice discounting...
UK - VC-backed Zoopla acquires PropertyFinder
Octopus Ventures- and Atlas Venture-backed Zoopla, a provider of residential property value data, has acquired rival PropertyFinder from News International and the REA Group for an undisclosed sum.
GERMANY - MIG leads nfon investment
MIG Funds has led an investment into web-based telephone company nfon AG, alongside Earlybird and High-Tech Gründerfonds, in a high single digit million Euro third round of funding.
SWITZERLAND - SHS backs Spinelab
SHS Gesellschaft für Beteiligungsmanagement (SHS) has participated in a second round of financing for medical technology company Spinelab AG.
UK - SEP et al. invest further $16m into VirtenSys
Returning backers Scottish Equity Partners (SEP), Celtic House Venture Partners and Gimv have completed a $16m series C round of funding for information communications technology company VirtenSys.
UK - SEP et al. invest further $16m into VirtenSys
Returning backers Scottish Equity Partners (SEP), Celtic House Venture Partners and Gimv have completed a $16m series C round of funding for information communications technology company VirtenSys.
GREECE - Lamda acquires 20% stake in Alapis for EUR 90m
London-based private equity house Lamda Partners LP has invested EUR 90.2m in pharma manufacturer Alapis, representing 20% of the new ordinary shares.
UK - ISIS EP increases holding in AIM-listed WIN
Private equity house ISIS Equity Partners (ISIS EP) has acquired another 130,000 shares in AIM-listed WIN, a provider of interactive mobile entertainment and information, bringing its total stake in the business to 12.8%.
GERMANY – BWK increases its R-Biopharm stake to 19.4%
BWK GmbH Unternehmensbeteiligungsgesellschaft has increased its stake in diagnostics company R-Biopharm AG to 19.4%, by acquiring a further 2% stake for EUR 1.3m from a leaving shareholder.
UK - SpinVox secures £15m in emergency funds
London-based provider of voice-to-screen messaging solutions, SpinVox, has reportedly raised in excess of ТЃ15m in an emergency round of funding from existing backers.
BELGIUM/NETHERLANDS - PPM Oost backs Epocat
Dutch investor PPM Oost has backed Belgian chemical company Epocat. Financial details were not disclosed.
GERMANY – Apollo to take up 14 million of Infineon shares
US-based private equity firm Apollo Management has subscribed for approximately 14 million shares of listed chip maker Infineon Technology AG at a price of EUR 2.15 per share, in a rights issue that will see the company raise at least EUR700m.
NETHERLANDS - H.I.G. takes stake in 3i-backed VNU
HIG Capital's distressed fund Bayside Capital has taken a stake in Dutch multimedia company VNU, alongside existing backer 3i and management, following a restructuring of the company's debt.
GERMANY – AUCTUS-backed Career Partner Group buys Adam-Ries University
AUCTUS-backed Career Partner Group has acquired a majority stake in the Adam-Ries University of Applied Sciences in Erfurt.
SPAIN - Mediterrània acquires 49% stake in Agrolito for EUR 2.9m
Riva y García has acquired a 49% stake in agribusiness Agrolito, for EUR 2.9m via Mediterrània Capital fund.
CYPRUS - Platina secures project financing for EUR 170m wind project
Platina Partners LLP has secured the financing required for the development of an EUR 170m wind farm project in Cyprus, from EIB, Commerzbank, ING and NordLB. The 82MW Orties project will be Cyrus' first wind farm.
UK - LTF et al. complete follow-on investment into Acrobot
A syndicate of investors including The London Technology Fund (LTF), Imperial Innovations and PUK Ventures, has completed a further investment in medical devices company Acrobot.
IRELAND - SEP et al. invest $10m into Powervation
Scottish Equity Partners (SEP), Intel Capital, Venture Tech Alliance and Fourth Level Ventures have invested $10m into digital power solutions provider Powervation, as part of a series B funding round for the company.
GERMANY – KKR and Goldman Sachs to bolster KION with EUR 100m
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co and Goldman Sachs Capital Partners have agreed to inject EUR 100m of fresh capital into forklift truck manufacturer KION.