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GERMANY - BPE's Neumayer completes EUR 42m restructuring
Barclays Private Equity (BPE) portfolio company Neumayer Tekfor Group, a global automotive supplier, has undergone a financial restructuring that will see EUR 42m of new capital invested into the business.
NETHERLANDS - Updata invests $12.5m in RES Software
Updata Partners has backed RES Software, an Amsterdam-based provider of user workspace management software, with an investment of $12.5m.
UK - Royal Mail's partial stake sale to CVC put on hold
The British government is reportedly putting on hold plans to sell part of state-owned Royal Mail, citing the depressed state of financial markets and the lack of parliamentary debate time.
SWEDEN - SLS Invest backs Gyros with SEK 80m
Life science investor SLS Invest has, alongside Industrifonden, invested SEK 80m into Swedish biotechnology company Gyros. Following the transaction, SLS owns 88% of the company, while Industrifonden will take an 8% stake.
FRANCE - NexStage and Elaia invest EUR 4m in Climpact
NextStage has joined returning investor Elaia Partners in a EUR 4m investment into Climpact, a provider of climate information for business intelligence.
UK - Permira-backed Principal Hayley acquires two hotels
Hotel and conference group Principal Hayley, backed by UK buyout house Permira, has acquired two new properties to its group: London's New Connaught Rooms and The Glasgow Central Hotel.
ITALY - SICI takes 45% stake in Digitart
Sviluppo Imprese Centro Italia (SICI) has invested EUR 2m into smart house specialist Digitart through a capital increase, taking a 45% stake in the business.
FRANCE - Sofinnova and Dassult invest EUR 4.7m into blueKiwi
Sofinnova Partners and Dassult Sytèmes have invested EUR 4.7m into blueKiwi Software, an enterprise social software company, in a second round of funding.
FRANCE - BNP PE and XAnge in EUR 2.6m Wedia investment
BNP Paribas Private Equity and XAnge Private Equity have invested EUR 2.6m into software company Wedia.
UK - Crescent Capital leads £2m Axis investment
Crescent Capital has led a ТЃ2m round of funding for medical imaging company Axis Three, alongside existing investors Clarendon Fund Managers and Siemens.
UK - NVM-backed CloserStill acquires two exhibition businesses
NVM Private Equity-backed events company CloserStill has acquired Pioneer Global Media and Principal Media for an undisclosed sum.
GERMANY - Frog doubles SiC stake
London-based venture firm Frog Capital has doubled its stake in portfolio company SiC Processing AG, a producer of wafer cutting fluids used in silicon wafers, through the purchase of holdings from other shareholders.
AUSTRIA - Consortium backs mobil data with EUR 2.3m
Wiener Wachstumsfonds and tecnet equity have invested more than EUR 2m into mobile working company mobil data IT & Kommunikationslösungen GmbH, with part of the funding being used to acquire sector rival Tempore Zeiterfassungssysteme.
UK - YFM further invests in CMS SupaTrak
YFM Group, via the South West Ventures Fund, has further invested in vehicle tracking and mobile working solutions company CMS SupaTrak in a third round of funding.
FRANCE - A Plus invests EUR 1.5m into Systancia
A Plus Finance has invested EUR 1.5m into software company Systancia in a first round of funding.
FRANCE - Avenir et al. invest EUR 1.2m into Canevaflor
Avenir Entreprises, Apicil Proximité and Calixte Investissement have joined returning investors Crédit Agricole Création, Rhône Alpes Création and Rhône Dauphiné Développement in a EUR 1.2m investment into Canevaflor, a producer of building materials....
UK - Seraphim and Oxford further invest in Sirigen
Seraphim Capital and Oxford Capital Partners have invested a further ТЃ1.2m in life sciences company Sirigen.
SWEDEN - AP6 backs mobile solutions business Accumulate
The Sixth Swedish Pension Fund has invested an undisclosed sum into Accumulate, a technology provider of connected mobile solutions.
UK - Finance Wales leads £500,000 Datmedia
Government-backed Finance Wales has invested ТЃ400,000 as part of a ТЃ500,000 investment into media company Datmedia Ltd, alongside business angel network xenos.
GERMANY - Earlybird leads EUR 3.3m round for Music Networx
Earlybird has alongside existing investor including DuMont Venture and Klaus Wecken invested EUR 3.3m into live music marketing company Music Networx. Earlybird committed approximately EUR 2m of the total deal value.
SWEDEN - Ratos-backed EuroMaint acquires EISAB for SEK 24.5m
EuroMaint Industry, a subsidiary of Ratos-owned EuroMaint, has acquired EISAB Energi och Industriservice AB, a service provider to industries within waste management and renewable energy, valuing the business at SEK 24.5m. Ratos will be injection a corresponding...
GERMANY - Carlyle acquires 29.34% of Personal & Informatik AG
The Carlyle Group has acquired 30% of listed Personal & Informatik AG (P&I), a supplier of software solutions for human resource management.
FRANCE - BV and Alven complete EUR 5m MyFab investment
BV Capital has joined returning investor Alven Capital in a EUR 5m funding round for e-commerce platform Myfab.com.
UK - Notion Capital invests in Cellcrypt
IT-focused vehicle Notion Capital has led an undisclosed investment into mobile voice solutions provider Cellcrypt, alongside existing investors.