Expansion
Finance Wales provides £500,000 for Inspiresport
Finance Wales has provided a £500,000 follow-on debt and equity investment for Cardiff-based Inspiresport, a sports education company.
Edmond de Rothschild invests in Groupe Fontanel
Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners has acquired 20% of Groupe Fontanel through its Winch Capital II fund.
Rhône-Alpes Création et al. invest $1.5m in Docea Power SAS
Docea Power SAS has raised $1.5m in expansion capital from Rhône-Alpes Création, Alps Development Sustainable Investment, Siparex, Octalfia and private investors.
Weinberg Capital backs Pharma Omnium in Cellvir acquisition
French laboratory Pharma Omnium International, owned by Weinberg Capital Partners, has acquired biotech company Cellvir.
GED Capital acquires a stake in Bio-Oils
GED Capital has acquired a share in Huelva-headquartered biodiesel company Bio-Oils.
Montefiore Investment-backed Asmodee acquires Esdevium Games
Asmodee, a French distributor of board games and trading cards games, has acquired a majority position in Esdevium Games with the support of Montefiore Investment.
ETF et al. invest €5m in Compact Power Motors
Environmental Technologies Fund (ETF) has led a €5m financing round for German engine manufacturer Compact Power Motors GmbH.
Diet Chef receives £3m from Piper Private Equity
Diet Chef, the UK-based diet meals delivery company, has received £3m from Piper Private Equity to expand its operations.
Investinor et al. invest $4.2m in ExproSoft AS
Norwegian private equity funds Investinor and Viking Venture have acquired a 42.3% share of ExproSoft AS.
NewVoiceMedia gets £4m boost from Eden Ventures and Notion Capital
Eden Ventures and Notion Capital have provided £4m in expansion capital to UK technology vendor, NewVoiceMedia.
NorthStar leads £1.6m investment in Reinnervate
NorthStar Equity Investors has led a £1.6m funding round for start-up biotechnology company, Reinnervate.
AGF injects €12m in online poker company
AGF Private Equity has invested €12m in online-gaming company Winamax Holdings.
Ventech invests €10m in Funxional Therapeutics
French private equity firm Ventech entered the series-B financing round as a new investor, alongside existing backers Index Ventures and Novo A/S.
Quilvest invests €4m in social media firm Vanksen
Luxembourg-based private equity firm Quilvest group has invested €4m into marketing communications agency Vanksen.
Environmental investment: The many shades of green
Defining the environmental sector is not straightforward, as it overlaps with more ‘traditional’ sectors. The diversity of products and services that can be directly, or indirectly, categorised environmental technology goes well beyond the realm of...
Octopus Ventures appoints Dr Simon Murdoch
Octopus Ventures has appointed Simon Murdoch as senior investment partner. Murdoch is an internet entrepreneur, investor and the former European vice president of Amazon.com.
Consortium invests $7.5m in Movidius
Existing shareholders Celtic House Venture Partners, Capital E, Emertec Gestion, AIB Seed Capital Fund and angel investors have invested $7.5m in a series-B round in semiconductor company Movidius.
Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments and Venture Incubator fund deal united
Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments and Venture Incubator have invested in e-commerce platform deal united GmbH, in a deal thought to be worth around €5m.
BNP backs Telogic with €3m investment
BNP Paribas Private Equity has invested €3m growth capital in business technology services provider, Telogic.
Scottish Venture Fund joins £9.6m round for TPP
The Scottish Venture Fund has joined a £9.6m funding round for drug development company, TPP Global Development.
Icera gets $45m from backers
UK mobile semiconductor chip manufacturer, Icera, has received $45m in funding from its existing backers, which include Accel Ventures, Amadeus Capital Partners, Atlas Venture, Balderton Capital and DFJ Esprit.
Matrix Partners in Huddle series-B funding
Huddle, the London-based online workspace provider, has raised a substantial round of series-B funding from Matrix Partners and existing backer, Eden Ventures.
Fidelity Growth Partners invests in InnoGames
Fidelity Growth Partners Europe has invested in German videogames developer, InnoGames.
Viking Venture takes 37.5% stake in Evatic
Viking Venture has acquired 37.5% of the share capital in software business Evatic.