Expansion
LDC acquires stake in Mountain Warehouse
LDC has acquired a significant minority stake in the outdoor specialist Mountain Warehouse valuing the company at over £50m.
Newfund et al. invest in TCMC
Newfund and three private investors have provided French eCRM specialist CRM Mobile Corp (TCMC) with growth capital funding.
Avenir Entreprises invests in logistics company Bomex
Avenir Entreprise has invested an undisclosed amount in Bomex, a Saint-Géréon-based logistics business.
Auctus backs two add-ons for Career Partner Group
Auctus Capital Partners portfolio company Career Partner Group has acquired majority stakes in further education providers Horst Rückle Team GmbH and Proaktiv Management.
SHS leads growth investment in phenox GmbH
SHS Gesellschaft für Beteiligungsmanagement mbH has invested an undisclosed amount in medical technology company phenox GmbH.
Key injects £5m in Dwell
Key Capital Partners (KCP) has invested £5m in furniture retailer Dwell to support its expansion strategy.
Accel provides €37m for Showroomprive.com
Accel Partners has invested €37m in the French e-commerce fashion website Showroomeprive.com.
ALMI Invest provide funding for EcoBag
ALMI Invest and business angels have invested approximately SEK 2.2m in waste separation specialist EcoBag AB.
Investinor injects NOK 10m in Ping
Investinor has provided NOK 10m as part of a NOK 22m funding round in broadband provider Ping Communications AS.
Investinor leads NOK 40m funding round in Verdande
Investinor has provided NOK 19.7m for Norwegian software provider Verdande Technology AS.
Dealflow: Autumn boom expected after slow summer
As the summer holiday season draws to a close, Europe’s private equity market is set to pick up. While activity has slowed significantly in some regions, industry players are expecting a deal-doing boom in the coming weeks and months.
Foresight invests in Vertal and Closed Loop
Foresight Group has injected further funding into London recycling specialists Vertal and Closed Loop Recycling.
Investor and Accel provide €10m for Telepo
Investor Growth Capital and Accel Partners have invested €10m in Stockholm-based software provider Telepo.
KTH Chalmers and ALMI inject SEK 9m into Apica
KTH Chalmers Capital and ALMI Invest have provided SEK 9m for Swedish IT company Apica.
Inventure invests in IPTune
Inventure Oy and two business angels have injected €1.3m into Finnish software solutions provider IPTune.
Summit backs avast! with $100m
Summit Partners has invested $100m growth capital for a minority stake in Czech software vendor avast!
Holland Private Equity injects €9m in Airborne
Holland Private Equity has invested €9m in Dutch developer and producer of composite components Airborne International.
Endless invests in Amdega
Endless has provided UK premium timber conservatories manufacturer Amdega Limited with growth capital funding.
ISIS-backed Enotria acquires Great Western Wine Company
Enotria has acquired UK wine distributor Great Western Wine Company, with the support of ISIS Equity Partners.
Dow Venture Capital takes minority stake in Blade Dynamics
Dow Chemical's Venture Capital arm has made a minority equity investment in UK wind turbine blades manufacturer Blade Dynamics.
Consortium invests in TimeTemp
A consortium led by Investinor has provided NOK 36m for Norway's TimeTemp AS.
Norinnova invests NOK 9.2m in ProBio
Norinnova Forvaltning has made a follow-on investment of NOK 9.2m in Norwegian producer of Omega-3 products ProBio ASA.
Growth capital: Quietly rising
As mega-buyouts slowly return to the scene, most media attention is focused on the high end of the market to see if it will maintain momentum. However, the biggest improvement for 2010 may well be a rather more low-key affair. Greg Gille reports on growth...
Finnish Industry Investment makes two investments
Finnish Industry Investment has recently provided venture capital funding for two deals; €2.7m in silver mining company Sotkamo Silver, and €3m in the passenger information and safety system developer Mitron Group Oy.