Expansion
SWEDEN - Segulah-backed Nordform to merge with Peab subsidiary
Segulah's portfolio company Nordform, a supplier of pre-fabricated concrete products for infrastructure, is to merge with S:t Eriks, a subsidiary of the construction company Peab. Following the transaction, Segulah will be the majority owner of the new...
FRANCE - AXA PE takes 25% stake in Goto Software
AXA Private Equity has acquired 25% of software producer Goto Software.
SPAIN - Platina backs EUR 134m solar investment
Renewable energy investor Platina has backed Madrid-based portfolio company Anemoi Renovables in a EUR 134m investment into three major Spanish solar energy projects.
BELGIUM - Gimv invests EUR 75m into Vandemoortele Group
Gimv, through its XL fund, is to invest EUR 75m into food business Vandemoortele Group.
UK - Kennet supports GoViral
Kennet Partners has supported video advertising company GoViral with a EUR 6.5m investment.
UK - Zeus-backed XLN makes acquisition
Zeus Private Equity has backed portfolio company XLN Telecom, a telecommunications provider, in its acquisition of sector rival OneBillTelecom.
RUSSIA - Aurora backs OSG with $1m
Listed Russian private equity fund Aurora Russia has invested a further $1m into OSG Records Management, a supplier of document storage and data facilities, in the form of a convertible loan.
UK – Braveheart invests £150,000 into Traak
Braveheart Investment Group has supported sensor technology business Traak Systems Ltd with aТЃ150,000 investment.
SPAIN - HgCapital builds solar presence
HgCapital's Renewable Power Partners Fund has purchased stakes in three Spanish solar photovoltaic (PV) plants from AIG Financial Products Corp and investment banking firm 360 Corporate. The deal represents an enterprise value of EUR 300m.
SWEDEN - Micron leads $8m funding round for Edgeware
Micron Technologies has a led an $8m series-B financing round for Edgeware, a supplier of server systems for on-demand TV, alongside existing investors Creandum Advisor and Amadeus Capital Partners.
FRANCE - A Plus and 360 invest EUR 3m into YellowKorner
A Plus Finance has joined previous investor 360 Capital Partners in a EUR 3m funding round for YellowKorner, an art-photography retailer.
FRANCE - Avenir and Oséo invest EUR 1.1m into Ecologistique
Avenir Entreprises, via its fund Avenir Entreprises Mezzanine, and Oséo have co-invested EUR 1.1m into eco-freindly chemical company Ecologistique.
FRANCE - Galaxis Capital supports Novomed
Galaxis Capital has purchased a stake in medical equipment company Novomed Group an undisclosed amount, alongside founders Hervé and Didier Libermann.
UK - Finance Wales supports £475,000 Agg Jones funding
Finance Wales has invested an undisclosed sum into recruitment company Agg Jones Search and Selection Ltd as part of a ТЃ475,000 funding round.
BELGIUM - UFG Private Equity invests in BSB International
UFG Private Equity, via its fund FCPI Diadème Innovation III, has invested an undisclosed sum into BSB International (Business Solutions Builders), taking a minority share in the listed company.
FRANCE - CAPE supports Keldélice
Crédit Agricole Private Equity (CAPE) has invested EUR 1.5m into Keldélice, an online fine foods market, in a first round of funding.
UK - Nimbus Partners receives backing
Solon Ventures and Chevron Technology Ventures have invested an undisclosed sum in software company Nimbus Partners.
BELGIUM - KBC Arkiv invests EUR 1.5m in LCL Belgium
KBC Arkiv, a subsidiary of KBC Private Equity and Arkimedes, has invested EUR 1.5m in LCL Belgium, a data centre operating in Diegem and Antwerp.
NETHERLANDS - ePlanet and PTV invest EUR 7m into Greetz
New investor ePlanet Ventures and existing backer Prime Technology Ventures have jointly invested EUR 7m into greeting card business Greetz.
FRANCE - CDC Innovation and Auriga invest EUR 10m into Stantum
CDC Innovation and Auriga Partners have co-led a EUR 10m serie-B round of financing for touch display technology business Stantum, alongside previous investor XAnge Private Equity.
UK - SEP et al. further back PicoChip
Reports suggest that Scottish Equity Partners, Highland Capital Partners and Atlas Venture are among returning institutional backers for a $25m series-E round of funding for wireless communications company PicoChip.
UK - Albion invests £1.5m in Mirada
Albion Ventures has invested ТЃ1.5m to back the buyout of software company Mirada from Siemens.
NETHERLANDS - Waterland invests EUR 36m into BioMCN
Private equity firm Waterland has co-invested EUR 36m into alternative fuel manufacturer BioMCN as part of a co-investment in the business with sustainable energy company Econcern.
UK - MMC invests 500,000 into Ibis Project Services
MMC Ventures has invested a further ТЃ500,000 in consultancy business Ibis Project Services Ltd.