Expansion
UK - LDC races to 15th investment of 2009
LDC has clocked up its 15th deal of 2009, having invested in motor racing team Manor Grand Prix, one of the new entrants to the 2010 Formula One chamionship, in a deal reported to be worth £10m.
FRANCE - Evolem buys Solemco
Evolem has purchased a majority stake in Solemco, an automatic distribution business, for an undisclosed sum.
IRELAND - Celtic House leads $5.6m RedMere funding
Canadian investor Celtic House Venture Partners has led a series-B funding round for fabless semiconductor company RedMere valued at $5.6m.
IRELAND - NCB invests €2.5m in Zamano
NCB Ventures, via its Ulster Bank Diageo Venture Fund, has invested in listed mobile data services company Zamano in a deal valued at EUR 2.5m.
UK - Maven's Capital for Enterprise invests £2m into Pentagon
Maven Capital Partners, via its Capital for Enterprise Fund, has invested £2m into chemical manufacturer Pentagon Chemicals.
UK - Carbon Trust invests £4m in New Earth Solutions
Carbon Trust Investments has invested £4m in waste treatment and renewable energy company New Earth Solutions.
FRANCE - CM-CIC makes EUR 2m YES investment
CM-CIC Capital Privé has invested EUR 2m in YES (Your English Solution), an English teaching company.
SWEDEN - InnKap back Medius with SEK 25m
Swedish venture capital fund InnovationsKapital (InnKap) has invested SEK 25m into business system support company Medius, through an equity issuance.
UK - Beringea invests £1m into TH_NK
Beringea, via its ProVen VCT fund, has made a £1m investment into digital agency TH_NK.
UK - Electra-backed Premier makes £23m acquisiton
Electra Partners-backed fund manager Premier Asset Management has completed the acquisition of the management contracts for two OEIC fund umbrellas from Aberdeen Asset Management, for a total consideration of £23m.
UK - Lyceum-backed Synexus acquires ClinPharm
Lyceum Capital-backed Synexus, an international clinical trials specialist, has acquired Germany-based ClinPharm in a deal of undisclosed value.
SWEDEN/GERMANY - Ratos-backed EuroMaint pays EUR 18m for RSM
Ratos' portfolio company EuroMaint, a provider of maintenance services to the rail transport and engineering industries, has acquired the German train maintenance company Rail Service Management Group (RSM) for EUR 18m from Hermann Wiese. Ratos will be...
GERMANY/US - BPE’s Eschenbach acquires Tura
Barclays Private Equity-backed eyewear manufacturer Eschenbach Group has acquired American eyewear company Tura.
UK - Carbon Trust et al. invest £2.7m in Whitfield Solar
Carbon Trust Investments and a private syndicate of new investors have co-led an investment of close to £3m in solar energy technology company Whitfield Solar, alongside existing investors the Cascade Fund and Kilsby Ltd.
UK/ITALY - Permira's BirdsEye and Lion's Findus interested in Findus Italy
According to reports, Permira-backed Birds Eye Iglo and Lion Capital's Findus Group are among the interested bidders for Unilever's frozen food unit Findus Italy.
UK - PAI to inject additional £20m into Kwik-Fit
French buyout house PAI Partners is said to be injecting £20m of fresh capital into portfolio company Kwik-Fit, the ailing tyres and exhausts retailer, in an effort to prevent the business breaching it's banking covenants.
NORWAY - ETF leads EUR 12m Kebony funding
Environmental Technologies Fund has led a EUR 12m investment in Kebony, a Norwegian supplier of environmentally friendly wood.
AUSTRIA - Pontis leads $3.5m round for Xendex
Pontis Capital and a group of business angels have invested in games developer Xendex, in a financing round worth $3.5m.
GERMANY - Palamon Capital Partners invests in Polikum
Palamon Capital Partners has agreed to invest in health clinic operator Polikum, taking a significant minority stake in the business.
UK - ePlanet invests over £1m into eCommera
ePlanet Ventures has invested in e-commerce service provider eCommera in a deal valued at £1.3m.
ITALY - Helio Capital and Siliken sign agreement for PV development
Renewable energy investor Helio Capital has signed an agreement with renewable energy solutions firm Siliken Italia for the development of six photovoltaic farms with total output of 6 MW.
UK - Octopus Capital for Enterprise invests £1.5m into Coal Grill and Bar
Octopus Investments, via its Capital for Enterprise Fund, has invested in restaurant chain Coal Grill and Bar in a deal valued at £1.5m.
BELGIUM - Waterland pays EUR 62.4m for 25.1% stake in Arseus
Waterland Private Equity Investments becomes the second largest shareholder in listed medical equipment business Arseus, after having invested EUR 62.4m for a 25.1% stake in the company.
PORTUGAL - Espírito Santo Capital acquires 30% of Amal Group
Espírito Santo Capital has acquired a 30% stake in tube and silo maker Amal Group.