Expansion
UK - AFM and EV invest further in TPS
Alliance Fund Managers (AFM) and Enterprise Ventures (EV) have made a further instalment of ТЃ275,000 in foreign exchange and payment services specialist TransGlobal Payment Solutions (TPS), as part of a ТЃ1m first round funding package agreed last November....
FRANCE - Innovacom leads EUR 5.5m investment into Mixcommerce
Innovacom has invested EUR 3m into e-commerce company Mixcommerce as part of a EUR 5.5m financing round, with XAnge Private Equity providing the balance.
POLAND - Enterprise invests EUR 3m into R&C
Enterprise Investors, through the Enterprise Venture Fund, has pumped EUR 3m into Polish restaurant chain R&C Union, taking a 48% stake in the business.
UK - BPE-backed ATP acquires Instone from 3i in £37m deal
Barclays Private Equity-backed ATP International Group has acquired marine travel company Instone International from 3i, in a deal valued at ТЃ37m. Lloyds TSB Corporate Markets' acquistion finance team provided working capital facilities to support the...
FRANCE - Innovacom leads EUR 4m Streamezzo funding
Innovacom has joined returning investors Sofinnova Partners, Sofinnova Ventures, Qualcomm, NTEC and GET Valorisation in a EUR 4m funding round for Streamezzo, a provider of rich application software platforms for mobile.
SWEDEN - STF backs SEK 15m Swebo funding
Sustainable Technologies Fund (STF) has, alongside Norrlandsfonden, invested SEK 15m into Swebo Bioenergy, a supplier of heating devices based on bioenergy solutions for heating.
SWEDEN - Amadeus and Northzone lead EUR 16m Tobii funding
Amadeus Capital Partners and Northzone Ventures have led a EUR 16m series-B funding round for eye-tracking systems developer Tobii, alongside exisiting backer Investor Growth Capital, the venture capital arm of industrial holding Investor AB.
FRANCE - Quilvest PE invests EUR 6.5m into Swoon
Quilvest Private Equity has backed JDI Fashion, the owner of children's clothing retail chain Swoon, with an investment of EUR 6.5m.
SPAIN - HgCapital acquires fifth Spanish solar plant
HgCapital, alongside local partners, has acquired a 5MW photovoltaic (PV) project from Montebalito SA and Invercartera Energia.
SPAIN - Foresight acquires 9MW Spanish solar plant
Foresight Group has acquired a 9MW solar photovoltaic (PV) plant in the Castilla-La Mancha region from Banco Santander for an undisclosed sum.
FRANCE - BNP Développment in EUR 5.2m round for Télé-Animaux
BNP Développment has lead a EUR 5m financing of Télé-Animaux (formerly Buena Media), a media group focused on pets, to support the firms external growth plans. BNP Dévelopment provided nearly half of the total investment.
GERMANY – Yellow&Blue joins P21 backers in EUR 10m round
Yellow&Blue Investment Management has led a EUR 10m financing round in P21 GmbH alongside management and existing investors Target Partners and Conduit Ventures.
SWEDEN - Priveq takes over 3i stake in Carmel Pharma
Priveq Investment has acquired 3i's 26% stake in medical equipment company Carmel Pharma for an undisclosed sum. The company was part of 3i's Nordic venture portfolio which is understood to be up for sale.
UK - Eden Ventures et al. further invest in VoiceVault
Eden Ventures has further invested in Biometric Security's VoiceVault, the specialist provider of voice-based biometric identity verification solutions, as part of a ТЃ1.5m round of funding. Software development expert Kevin Lomax also contributed and...
SPAIN - AC Desarrollo ups its stake in Musgo to 87.5%
AC Desarrollo, the private equity arm of Grupo Ahorro Corporación, has carried out a capital increase in chain retailer Musgo - upping its stake to 87.5%.
FRANCE - Citizen Capital invests EUR 800,000 into G2J
Citizen Capital has invested EUR 800,000 into video-conference company G2J, taking a minority share in the company.
SWEDEN - Sustainable Technologies Fund and InnKap back Hexaformer
Sustainable Technologies Fund has alongside existing investor InnovationsKapital (InnKap) invested SEK 35m into Hexaformer, a Swedish developer of transfomer technology and reactor solutions.
FRANCE - Turenne provides EUR 1.7m to fund Satam acquisition
Turenne Capital has provided portfolio company Satam, a provider of industrial metering systems, with EUR 1.7m to finance the purchase of sector rival Meci.
FRANCE - Alven et al. invest EUR 12m into Ercom
Alven Capital, OTC AM and A Plus Finance have invested EUR 12m into telecommunications company Ercom, alongside historic investor Capzanine, which remains the largest shareholder in the company.
FRANCE - Evolem power Evasol with EUR 2.2m
Evolem has taken a minority stake in Evasol, a solar installations company for EUR 2.2m.
UK - PUK Ventures et al. invest £1.1m into Monica Healthcare
PUK Ventures has invested ТЃ750,000 as part of a funding round totalling just over ТЃ1m for Monica Healthcare Limited, alongside Catapult Venture Managers, University of Nottingham and private investors.
UK - LDC-backed Ultimate Products acquires Intempo
LDC-backed Ultimate Products, a homeware merchandise supplier, has acquired Manchester-based electronic equipment firm Intempo Digital for an undisclosed sum.
FRANCE - UFG PE invests EUR 5m into Arkadin
UFG Private Equity, via its funds FCPI Diadième III and IV, has invested EUR 5m into Arkadin, a provider of audio and web conferencing services, in a third round of funding.
UK - Sovereign-backed NFA makes three bolt-on acquistions
Sovereign Capital-backed National Fostering Agency (NFA) has completed three bolt-on acquisitions to expand its coverage across the nation: Children First Fostering Agency Ltd (CFFA), Alliance Foster Care Limited and Alpha Plus Fostering Ltd.