Expansion
UK - Atlas et al invest $20m into picoChip
Atlas Venture, Highland Capital Partners, Pond Venture Partners and Scottish Equity Partners have invested $20m into wireless infrastructure company picoChip, alongside Rothschild, AT&T, Intel and Samsung, in a Series E funding round.
ROMANIA – 3TS Cisco backs InternetCorp
3TS Capital Partners has acquired a minority stake in Romanian online media company InternetCorp. The transaction was funded through the 3TS Cisco Growth fund, which focuses on small- and medium-sized technology, media and communications companies in...
FRANCE - Avenir backs spin-out of CNCP Bordet with EUR 2m
Avenir Entreprises has invested EUR 2m for a minority stake in CNCP Bordet to support the B2B tubes and plastics business' spin-out from Frans Bonhomme.
FRANCE - Avenir backs spin-out of CNCP Bordet with EUR 2m
Avenir Entreprises has invested EUR 2m for a minority stake in CNCP Bordet to support the B2B tubes and plastics business' spin-out from Frans Bonhomme.
GERMANY/US – IK's Minimax to merge with Viking Group IK
IK Investment Partners backs its portfolio company Minimax in its merger with US-based Viking Group.
UK - Orkos Capital et al. invest EUR 9m into Muzicall
Orkos Capital, Veddis Ventures and GP Bullhound have invested EUR 9m into ringback tone service provider Muzicall, alongside existing backers BlueRun Ventures and Thule Investments.
UK - NorthStar leads £800,000 Cogenta funding
NorthStar Equity Investors (NSEI) has led an £800,000 investment into software company Cogenta Systems, alongside Hotspur Capital Partners.
SPAIN - Platina acquires Arico solar farm
Platina Partners has acquired the Arico solar energy farm, a 11MW facility in Tenerife, from energy company Endesa.
GERMANY - Balderton Capital leads EUR 5m wooga funding
Balderton Capital has led a EUR 5m investment in social gaming company wooga.
AUSTRIA - Tyrol Equity acquires 27% of Eisbär Sport
Tyrol Equity has agreed to acquire 27% of sport fashion company Eisbär Sport from Athena funds.
GERMANY - MIT acquires 26% of Belte
MIT Munich Industrial Technologies has acquired a 26% interest in aluminium refiner Belte, investing an undisclosed sum as part of a capital increase.
SPAIN - Debaeque takes 10% in BuyVip
Venture firm Debaeque has invested an undisclosed sum in online private buyers club BuyVip, acquiring a 10% stake in the business.
BELGIUM - Waterland Private Equity buys 25% of Arseus
Waterland Private Equity has acquired a 25% interest in Euronext-listed Belgian healthcare business Arseus, purchasing Omega Pharma's entire 24% shareholding and an additional 1% from Couckinvest, the second-largest shareholder in the healthcare company.
GERMANY - BayBG invests in WeWebU
BayBG Bayerische Beteiligungsgesellschaft has completed an undisclosed investment in WeWebU Software in the framework of a silent partnership.
ROMANIA - Lime Rock makes $25m Expert investment
Energy-focused investor Lime Rock Partners has invested $25m in Expert Petroleum, a Romanian oil and gas business.
UK - YFM makes follw-up investment in Cornish Sea Salt
YFM Group, via its South West Ventures Fund, has further invested an undisclosed amount in salt company Cornish Sea Salt Co.
UK - DN backs Target 250
Venture investor DN Capital has provided b2b technology lead generation business Target 250 with its first institutional round of funding.
SWEDEN - Accent backs Bergteamet
Accent Equity has invested an undisclosed sum in Swedish mining contractor Bergteamet.
FRANCE - Naxicap and SCR power SolarQuest with EUR 1.2m
Naxicap Partners and SCR Provenceale et Corse, a subsidiary of Banque Populaire Provençale et Corse, have provided SolarQuest, a turnkey solar instillations company, with EUR 1.2m.
RUSSIA - Siguler Guff takes stake in MDM Bank
US-based private equity firm Siguler Guff has acquired a minority stake in MDM Bank, one of Russia's largest private banks, for an undisclosed amount.
UK - MidOcean restructures bezier group
MidOcean Partners has restructured its portfolio company bezier group, a retail marketing agency, in a deal that will see a new management team appointed and new equity injected into the business to the tune of £6.5m.
GERMANY - Creathor backs EUR 4m Cevec investment
Creathor Venture Fonds and NRW Bank have co-led a EUR 4m investment in biotechnology company Cevec Pharmaceuticals, alongside a syndicate of private and institutional investors, including the venture capital branch of Sparkasse KoelnBonn and KfW bank's...
FRANCE - AGF et al. complete EUR 20m TravelHorizon transaction
AGF Private Equity and CM-CIC Capital Privé have joined returning investor Wellington Partners in a EUR 20m investment in online travel operator TravelHorizon.
UK - MMC Ventures invests £1.2m in e-trader group
MMC Ventures has invested just over £1m in online trade business e-trader group.