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Gilde invests in Stepping Stones Home & Care
Gilde Healthcare Partners has invested in elderly care provider Stepping Stones Home & Care.
Mercapital secures majority stake in Panasa
Private equity firm Mercapital has secured a majority stake in bakery business Panaderías Navarras (Panasa).
XAnge and Promelys invest €2.95m in Sport Universal Process
XAnge and Promelys Participations have invested €2.95m in French technology company Sport Universal Process.
La Caixa and Nauta Capital lead €5m Groupalia round
Caixa Capital Risc - the venture capital division of La Caixa - and Nauta Capital have led a €5m second round of funding for online collective buying website Groupalia.
Audacia invests in Storvision
Audacia has provided French CCTV solutions manufacturer Storvision with €2m of growth capital funding.
Lyceum invests £17m into Compact Media
Investment firm Lyceum Capital has injected £17m into Compact Media Group, an independent rights administrator and royalties distributor for TV, film and music.
3TS Cisco Growth Fund invests in Rankomat.pl
3TS Capital Partners’ 3TS Cisco Growth Fund has acquired a minority stake in Rankomat.pl.
Dansk Kapitalanlæg invests in Secunia
Dansk Kapitalanlæg has acquired a 31% stake in IT security provider Secunia.
KKR-backed Alliance Boots increases stake in Anzag
KKR’s portfolio company Alliance Boots has increased its stake in German medicine wholesaler Anzag.
BayBG backs noris network AG
BayBG Bayerische Beteiligugnsgesellschaft has invested an undisclosed amount in IT outsourcing service provider noris network AG.
Energy Ventures invests £3.2m in ffA
Energy Ventures AS has invested £3.2m in Foster Findlay Associates (ffA), a 3D seismic analysis software and service provider for the oil and gas industry.
Ingenious invests £2m in Jongleurs
Ingenious Ventures, the private equity arm of investment company Ingenious, has invested £2m in comedy club chain Jongleurs.
InnovationsKapital injects capital into Oxeon
InnovationsKapital has invested in spread tow carbon reinforcements specialist Oxeon AB.
BaltCap invests €1.4m in Primekss
BaltCap has invested €1.4m in Riga-based concrete floors contractor Primekss.
Beringea invests in Monica Vinader
Beringea has invested in fashion jewellery brand Monica Vinader Limited.
Axa Private Equity 'looks to buy KOS'
Portfolio management company Axa Private Equity is looking to buy a stake in KOS, the health services unit of Compagnie Industriale Riunite (CIR), according to reports.
HIG Capital injects cash into Engine Group
UK marketing communications agency Engine Group has secured a £32.5m investment from HIG Capital to fund expansion into the US, Brazil and China.
Sopromec invests €300,000 in Alterpro Energie
French venture firm Sopromec has provided alternative energy company Alterpro Energie with €300,000 of funding.
Gimv leads €10m Eden Chocolates round
Gimv has backed a €10m funding round for Belgium confectioner Eden Chocolates.
DFJ Esprit heads $13m LBO round
Venture capital firm DFJ Esprit has led a $13m financing round for Light Blue Optics (LBO), a Cambridge-based company that develops miniature projection systems.
Consortium increases Silentsoft’s capital
A consortium consisting of EPS Value Plus, Venture Incubator, Zug and SVC have increased Silentsoft SA’s capital by CHF 4.85m.
Octopus and YFP invest £3.95m in Bluebell Telecom
Octopus Investments and YFM Private Equity have announced a £3.95m combined investment to help Bluebell Telecom expand and incorporate inbound telephony specialist Callstream into the newly formed Bluebell Telecom Group.
UK large buyouts hit €8bn
Larger deals have made a major comeback in the UK, with an aggregate deal value of €8bn in he third quarter, according to the latest unquote” UK watch.
YFM Private Equity and Acuity Capital support Connect2Media
YFM Private Equity and Acuity Capital have provided UK-based video games company Connect2Media with funding.