Expansion
FRANCE - CDC and CapDecisif provide Caiman with EUR 2.5m
CDC Entreprises and CapDecisif have participated in an investment round for media support company Groupe Caiman, raising EUR 2.5m.
UK - Nauta Capital leads £1.6m financing for Fizzback
Nauta Capital has led a series B funding round for customer feedback service provider Fizzback worth almost £2m, alongside Advent Venture Partners.
UK - Mangrove Capital invests $1.5m in Amuso
Mangrove Capital Partners has further invested in online cash trivia company Amuso in a funding round valued at $1.5m .
UK - GI-backed Orchid may acquire Premium Bars & Restaurants
GI Partners-backed Orchid Group is said to be the preferred bidder to acquire Premium Bars & Restaurants from administrators at BDO Stoy Hayward.
FRANCE – AGF PE and CM-CIC back Deezer with EUR 6.5m
AGF Private Equity and CM-CIC Capital Privé have joined existing investors, the DOTCORP funds, in a second round investment for online music streaming site, Deezer, contributing EUR 6.5m.
FRANCE - AGF PE et al. return for EUR 15m Dailymotion investment
According to reports, Advent Venture Partners, AGF Private Equity, Atlas Venture and Partech International have returned for a EUR 15m third round of funding in Dailymotion, alongside a new investor.
GERMANY - eCAPITAL leads EUR 800,000 Amynova funding
eCAPITAL has led an EUR 800,000 round for in polymers company Amynova Polymers, alongside GoodVent Beteiligungsmanagement also investing.
NETHERLANDS - Earlybird and 360 invest EUR 6m into BMEYE
Earlybird Venture Capital and 360 Capital Partners have provided BMEYE, a medical equipment company, with a EUR 6m second round of financing.
UK - Lime Rock Partners invests £55m into ITS Group
Oil and gas investor Lime Rock Partners has invested £55m into ITS Group, a specialist provider of oil equipment and services, in exchange for a minority stake in the business.
ITALY - MCP backs Microgame as Cambria divests
International private equity fund Monitor Clipper Partners (MCP) has backed online game operator Microgame, in a deal thought to be valued in the tens of millions of Euros.
UK - LCA invests £1.5m into Proven Energy
Low Carbon Acceleratior (LCA) has further invested into small-scale wind turbine manufacturer Proven Energy, in a funding round worth £1.5m.
GERMANY/US – Riverside continues buy-and-build for Sage Holdings
The Riverside Company has acquired Chapter 11 advisory specialist Donlin, Recano & Company Inc from founders Louis Recano and Carole Donlin. The company will be added to corporate communications platform Sage Holdings, which is based in Germany and the...
UK - LEF invests £5m into New Earth Solutions
Cleantech investor Ludgate Environmental Fund has invested £5m into waste treatment and renewable energy company New Earth Solutions Group.
GERMANY - IBB et al. invests in intransID GmbH
IBB Beteiligungsgesellschaft, Sonne+Wind Beteiligungen and KfW have jointly invested in sensor systems company intransID GmbH.
GERMANY - IBB invests in Limmer Laser
IBB Beteiligungsgesellschaft has invested in medical technology company Limmer Laser.
FRANCE - Seventure invests EUR 1.6m into TalentSoft
Seventure Partners has provided software company TalentSoft with an investment of EUR 1.6m.
UK - LCA et al. invest £5.8m into ResponsiveLoad
Existing backer Low Carbon Accelerator (LCA), alongside Naxos Capital Partners and Carbon Trust Investment Limited, have invested in cleantech company ResponsiveLoad as part of a funding round totalling £5.8m.
GERMANY - GMT's Docu acquires Reed's Nordic assets
GMT Communications Partners has completed the 12th bolt-on acquisition for portfolio business Docu Group, a business information provider for the construction industry, acquiring the Nordic assets of sector rival Reed Business Information.
FRANCE - Finorpa and Unigrains provide Demex with EUR 2.5m
French regional investor Finorpa SCR and Unigrains, a French investors focusing on agricultural related industries, have backed packaging and distribution company Demex with EUR 2.5m. The company's founders and management, Isabelle Lioene and Christophe...
FRANCE - Auriga leads EUR 3.2m Cytoo financing
Augriga Partners has led a second round of financing for technology company Cytoo, raising EUR 3.2m.
FRANCE - Icso backs EUR 4m AT Internet investment
Icso Private Equity and l'IRDI have provided software business AT Internet with an investment of over EUR 4m.
UK - Maven Capital invests £2m into Documetric
Maven Capital Partners, via its Capital for Enterprise Fund, has invested £2m into Documetric, a provider of business-to-business services.
SPAIN - DLJ acquires 25% stake in Santillana
According to a note from the Spanish regulator CNMV, DLJ South American Partners has acquired a 25% stake in education publishing house Santillana from its parent media group Prisa, in a deal that values the company at around EUR 1bn.
FRANCE - NextStage makes EUR 1m Expertissim investment
NextStage has invested EUR 1m in Expertissim, an online art retail platform.