Expansion
TURKEY – Abraaj acquires 50% of Numarine
Abraaj Capital has acquired a 50% stake in Turkish luxury-yacht manufacturer Numarine.
SWEDEN - Scope invests SEK 30m into SafeTool
Scope has invested SEK 30m into SafeTool, a supplier of technological solutions for facilities management on construction sites.
RUSSIA – Mint Capital injects USD 10m into Tinkoff
Mint Capital has injected USD 10m into restaurant chain Tinkoff Restaurants.
SWEDEN - Nordic Venture Partners injects EUR 5m into NYX Interactive
Nordic Venture Partners has invested EUR 5m into NYX Interactive, a developer and supplier of online gaming technology.
NETHERLANDS – SpePharm raises EUR 26m
Paul Capital Healthcare, TVM Capital and Signet Healthcare Partners have invested EUR 26m into drug commercialisation business SpePharm Holding BV.
UK - NorthStar leads £500k investment in Durham Pipeline Technology
NorthStar Equity Investors (NSEI) has led a ТЃ500,000 investment into pipeline maintenance company Durham Pipeline Technology (DPT), alongside Enterprise Ventures (EV) and senior management.
IRELAND - Delta invests EUR 2.5m into Luzern Solutions
Delta Partners has invested EUR 2.5m into e-commerce platform Luzern Solutions Ltd.
BELGIUM - Carlyle- and Kennet-backed FRSGlobal completes acquisition
The Carlyle Group and Kennet Partners have supported portfolio company FRSGlobal, a provider of global risk and regulatory compliance reporting solutions, in its acquisition of Swiss risk management business IRIS integrated risk management solutions AG....
UK - YFM invests in Mobile Safety Solutions
YFM Group, through its Yorkshire & Humber Equity Fund, has invested an undisclosed sum in mobile technology software business Mobile Safety Solutions.
UK - YFM invests £250,000 into MyKnowledgeMap
YFM, through its Yorkshire & Humber Equity Fund (YHEF), has invested ТЃ250,000 in e-learning company MyKnowledgeMap.
UK - BankInvest leads £6.3m F2G funding
Danish venture capital firm BankInvest Biomedical Venture has led a ТЃ6.3m investment into F2G Limited, an antifungal drug discovery and development company, in a fifth financing round. Merifin Capital, Astellas Venture Management and K Nominees also...
BELGIUM - KBC Arkiv invests EUR 500,000 in Dilhome
KBC Arkiv has invested EUR 500,000 in Belgian nursing house Dilhome.
UK - Acuity invests £4.5m into Connect 2 Media
Return investor Acuity Capital has supported games platform Connect 2 Media with ТЃ4.5m.
UK - Advent backs EUR 15m SEP funding
Return investor Advent Venture Partners, alongside Generali Insurance subsidiary BSI, has invested EUR 15m in a second round of funding for pharmaceuticals business Speciality European Pharma Ltd (SEP).
LUXEMBOURG - CDC commits EUR 7m to Advans
CDC Group has committed EUR 7m to Advans SA SICAR, a venture capital company investing in greenfield microfinance institutions in Africa and Asia.
IRELAND - Nauta further supports MobileAware
Return backers Nauta Capital and Cross Atlantic Capital Partners have invested an undisclosed sum in MobileAware Ltd, a provider of technology for creating and managing mobile data solutions.
UK - Duke Street-backed 2e2 takes Netstore private in £58.1m deal
2e2 Holdings, an IT services company backed by Duke Street, has agreed to take IT networking company Netstore Plc private in a deal that values the company at ТЃ58.1m.
SWEDEN - Industrifonden and Eqvitec invest SEK 40m in Netadmin
Industrifonden and existing investor Eqvitec Partners have invested SEK 40m in an expansion funding round for Swedish software business Netadmin System i Sverige AB.
SPAIN - Clave Mayor increases its stake in Gocco
Clave Mayor has increased its stake in children’s fashion brand Gocco to 25% in a EUR 3.3m expansion capital deal.
ITALY - Ambienta acquires 80% stake in Italiana Pellets
Ambienta Sgr has announced it will acquire an 80% stake in bio-fuel producer Italiana Pellets in a deal valued at EUR 5.4m, with the founder, Ercole Cacciami, retaining the balance of the equity. The investment, which was structured as a capital increase,...
UK - Catapult invests £600,000 into DigePrint
Catapult Venture Managers has invested ТЃ600,000 as part of a ТЃ1.25m funding round for DigePrint Ltd, a designer and manufacturer of digital print processors.
UK - Amadeus et al invest USD 14m into Enigmatec
Amadeus Capital Partners, Pentech Ventures and Herald Ventures have continued to support data centre automation solutions provider Enigmatec Corporation Ltd in a USD 14m serices-C funding round, alongside Scottish Enterprise and Noble Venture Finance....
ITALY - Cape-backed TMQS acquires Meccanica Coatti for EUR 1.7m
Cape Natixis has provided additional funding through its Cape Natixis Private Equity fund to finance portfolio company TMQS Group's acquisition of steel company Meccanica Coatti, in a deal valued at EUR 1.7m.
UK - KKR-backed NIS aquires Anite in £54.3m deal
Northgate Information Solutions, a provider of specialist software, outsourcing and IT services backed by KKR, has acquired public sector IT specialist Anite Public Sector Holdings Ltd in a ТЃ54.3m deal.