Expansion
SWITZERLAND - Zurmont Madison’s CLS acquires Lexi-tech
Zurmont Madison Private Equity portfolio company CLS Communication, a provider of linguistic communication services, has aquired Canadian sector player Lexi-tech International.
ROMANIA – GED backs Total with EUR 12m
GED has backed Romanian cleantech firm Total Eurobusiness with a EUR 12m investment.
ITALY - CPE invests EUR 10m into Enerqo
Clean tech investor Climate Change Capital Private Equity (CPE) has backed Enerqos Spa with EUR 10m.
UK - August-backed Enara completes Care Agency add-on
August Equity-backed home care specialist has completed the bolt-on acquisition of The Care Agency Ltd, a provider of private pay live-in carers.
FRANCE – Auriga invests EUR 3m into Convertigo
Auriga Partners has provided Convertigo, an internet company, with EUR 3m in a first round of financing. The investment round took four months to complete.
FRANCE - AXA PE invests EUR 2m into Aviccia
AXA Private Equity has injected Aviccia, a solar turn-key company, with a EUR 2m investment.
FRANCE - Siparex invests EUR 1m into Groupe OZ
Siparex, via its funds Siparex Proximité 3 and Franche-Comté PME 3, has provided marketing business Groupe OZ, the parent company of TB Com' and its subsidiaries Galapagos and Aladin, with a EUR 1m investment.
SWEDEN - AP6 backs Plusvardag
The Sixth Swedish Pension Fund (AP6) has invested in Plusvardag, a wholesale company developing geriatric aid equipment.
SWEDEN - STF backs Pemtec with SEK 10m
Swedish venture investor Sustainable Technologies Fund (STF) has invested SEK 10m into Pemtec AB, a developer of collectors for ground source heat pumps.
UK - Intel and T-Online increase interest in ClickandBuy
Intel Capital and T-Online Venture Fund have, alongside two Swiss family offices, acquired founder Norbert Stangl's 40% interest in Firstgate Holding AG, the holding company of UK-headquartered payment services business ClickandBuy, for an undisclosed...
GERMANY - BayBG supplies growth financing for Viewento GmbH
BayBG Bayerische Beteiligungsgesellschaft has invested in in-store TV systems company Viewento GmbH, acquiring a minority stake in the business.
NORWAY - Creandum invests in Appear TV
Swedish venture investor Creandum has invested Appear TV, a broadcast and IP television equipment provider.
SWEDEN - Via Venture backs PlusFourSix with SEK 27m
Via Venture Partners, owned by Danish pension fund ATP, has invested SEK 27m into mobile marketing company PlusFourSix AB.
NORWAY - Investinor makes NOK 12m Think investment
Norwegian government-owned venture fund Investinor has backed electric vehicle manufacturerer Think with NOK 12m, with an option to invest a further NOK 18m in the near future. Following this round Investinor will hold a 5.5% stake in the compnay.
SWEDEN - Industrifonden and Eqvitec back eBuilder with SEK 40m
Industrifonden and Eqvitec Partners have invested SEK 40m into eBuilder, a developer of business process integration systems.
UK - Warburg may up Premier Foods stake to 18%
Warburg Pincus has been given consent to increase its stake in AIM-listed food manufacturer Premier Foods plc by 2%, bringing its shareholding in the company to almost 18%.
FRANCE - ENEX-backed Louise raises EUR 3m
ENEX Group-backed cosmetics business Louise Enterprises has raised a further EUR 3m in financing from a private investor.
DENMARK/US - SLS supports $8m AdvanDx funding
Returning backers SLS Ventures and Danish pension fund LD Pension have contributed $8m in the second part of a series-C funding round for biotechnology business AdvanDx.
GERMANY - HTGF, DuMont and Draper back Plista
New backers High-Tech Gründerfonds and DuMont Venture and existing investor Draper Investment Company have invested an undisclosed seven figure sum into internet business Plista, alongside business angel Peter Schüpbach provided.
UK - GMT-backed Primesight acquires Titan assets
Outdoor advertising company Primesight Limited, backed by private equity firm GMT Communications Partners, has acquired the roadside assets of Titan Outdoor Advertising Limited for an undisclosed sum.
UK - Maven invests £1m into Vamosa
Maven Capital Partners, via the Capital Enterprise Fund, has invested £1m in Vamosa, a provider of software for Enterprise Content Governance.
SWITZERLAND - Zurmont Madison’s CLS acquires Scandinavian Translators
Zurmont Madison Private Equity-backed communication technology business CLS Communication has acquired Copenhagen-based rival Scandinavian Translators for an undisclosed amount.
UK - Octopus leads £4.5m KeTech investment
Octopus Investments, through the Octopus Capital for Enterprise Fund, has invested £2m into systems integrator company KeTech Group as part of a £4.5m funding round for the business. Centric Commercial Finance provided £2.5m of invoice discounting...
UK - VC-backed Zoopla acquires PropertyFinder
Octopus Ventures- and Atlas Venture-backed Zoopla, a provider of residential property value data, has acquired rival PropertyFinder from News International and the REA Group for an undisclosed sum.