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GERMANY - Marfin Investment Group acquires 49.99% of FAI for EUR 15m
Marfin Investment Group Holdings SA has agreed to acquire 49.99% of Flight Ambulance International Rent-a-Jet Aktiengesellschaft from its main shareholder Axtmann Beteiligungs GmbH for EUR 15m.
SWITZERLAND - New Value-backed Silentsoft in CHF 2m capital increase
New Value AG has contributed CHF 1m in a CHF 2m growth financing of portfolio company Silentsoft. Existing investors such as Venture Incubator AG also participated in the capital increase.
GERMANY - Wachstumsfonds Mittelstand Sachsen invests in Martin Spieß
Wachstumsfonds Mittelstand Sachsen has provided a 'substantial' amount of mezzanine funding for MS Engineering und Beratungsgesellschaft mbH, the holding company of Dresden-based entrepreneur Martin Spieß, which emcompasses the companies Lomma GmbH and...
ITALY - Apax et al. seek Weather Investments capital increase
Apax, TA Associates and Madison Dearborn-backed telecommunications holding company Weather Investments has agreed to a $554m capital increase.
SWEDEN - ETF leads USD 20m investment into Chemrec
Environmental Technologies Fund (ETF) has led a USD 20m series-C funding round for Swedish bio-refinery technology company Chemrec, alongside existing investors Vantage Point Venture Partners and Volvo Technology Transfer.
SWEDEN/GERMANY - Ratos-backed Bisnode completes SEK 411m WLW acquisition
Ratos portfolio company Bisnode, a supplier of digital business information, has acquired German online search service company Wer liefert was? (WLW) from Seat Pagine Gialle for a total consideration of SEK 411m.
UK - AFM fuels Rowlico expansion with £600,000 investment
Alliance Fund Managers (AFM), through the Merseyside Special Investment Fund (MSIF) Venture Fund, has completed an investment of ТЃ600,000 into fuel distribution business Rowlico Fuels Ltd.
UK - Azini leads £1.5m Keronite funding
Azini Capital has invested ТЃ1.5m as part of a ТЃ2.5m funding round for advanced surface treatment technology business Keronite Group.
FRANCE - AGF leads EUR 14.5m Recupyl investment
AGF Private Equity has led a EUR 14.5m investment in Recupyl, a developer and operator of battery recycling plants, alongside return investor Aloe Private Equity.
UK - Catapult backs £1.8m Key investment
Catapult Venture Managers has made a ТЃ850,000 investment into engineering firm Kay Technologies as part of a ТЃ1.8m funding round.
FRANCE - Orkos and Alven inject EUR 3m into Liligo
Orkos Capital has led a EUR 3m investment into Findworks Technology which operates the search engine Liligo, in a second round of financing, alongside return investor Alven Capital.
GERMANY - Climate Change backs Power Plus with EUR 10m
Climate Change Capital Private Equity has invested EUR 10m into telecommunications business Power Plus Communications AG.
FRANCE - CAPE backs EUR 2m Weole funding
Crédit Agricole Private Equity (CAPE), via its FCPR Capenergie fund, has invested EUR 1m as part of a EUR 2m funding round for Weole Energy, a producer of small- to medium-capacity wind turbines, alongside alternative energy supplier Direct Energie.
SWEDEN - Ratos acquires remaining MCC shares for SEK 210m
Ratos has acquired the remaining 40% of MCC, a supplier of climate comfort systems for buses, off-road and speciality vehicles, from founder Gunner Mannerheim for SEK 210m.
SPAIN - Arcano invests EUR 20m into Contratas La Mancha
Arcano has invested EUR 20m into real estate developer Contratas La Mancha, taking a 44% stake in the business.
FRANCE - Demeter et al. back EUR 20 Solairedirect investment
Demeter Partners, Schneider Electric Ventures and TechFund have backed a EUR 20m capital increase in portfolio company Solairedirect, a renewable energy producer, alongside insurance companies Macif, AGPM, UMR and Ofivalmo Partners.
SWEDEN - Scope supports Pocketstället
Scope, through Scope Growth II LP, has invested an undisclosed sum into Swedish book distributor, P Pocketstället AB.
PORTUGAL - Inter-Risco-backed NewCoffee acquires New Espresso Co
Platform business NewCoffee Co, which is owned by Inter-Risco, Inovacapital and Iberpartners, has acquired New Espresso Co, the Horeca subsidiary of coffee manufacturer Lavazza in Portugal.
FINLAND - Sofinnova et al. inject EUR 40m into Blyk
Existing investors Sofinnova Partners, IFIC, Goldman Sachs and private individuals have invested EUR 40m into Finnish mobile network for young people, Blyk.
SWEDEN - Investor Growth Capital injects SEK 50m into PocketMobile
Investor Growth Capital has invested SEK 50m into mobile software developer PocketMobile.
SWEDEN - AP6 invests SEK 20m into Orsa Grönklitt
The Sixth Swedish AP Fund (AP6) has invested SEK 20m into Swedish tourism company, Orsa Grönklitt, becoming the second largest shareholder in the business.
GERMANY - MIT takes stake in TB&C
MIT Munich Industrial Technologies AG, via its Gulf One Buchanan Industrial Technologies Fund, has acquired a 25.1% stake in components manufacturer TB&C Outsert Center GmbH.
GERMANY - Target leads EUR 3m investment into Ubitexx
Target Partners has made the first investment from its second fund, Target Partners Fund II; leading a EUR 3m funding round for software developer Ubitexx GmbH, alongside incumbent backers BayBG and KfW.
UK - Solon supports GTS
Solon Ventures has made an indisclosed investment into gaming software developer Gaming Technology Solutions (GTS).