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GERMANY - MIG leads nfon investment
MIG Funds has led an investment into web-based telephone company nfon AG, alongside Earlybird and High-Tech Gründerfonds, in a high single digit million Euro third round of funding.
SWITZERLAND - SHS backs Spinelab
SHS Gesellschaft für Beteiligungsmanagement (SHS) has participated in a second round of financing for medical technology company Spinelab AG.
UK - SEP et al. invest further $16m into VirtenSys
Returning backers Scottish Equity Partners (SEP), Celtic House Venture Partners and Gimv have completed a $16m series C round of funding for information communications technology company VirtenSys.
UK - SEP et al. invest further $16m into VirtenSys
Returning backers Scottish Equity Partners (SEP), Celtic House Venture Partners and Gimv have completed a $16m series C round of funding for information communications technology company VirtenSys.
GREECE - Lamda acquires 20% stake in Alapis for EUR 90m
London-based private equity house Lamda Partners LP has invested EUR 90.2m in pharma manufacturer Alapis, representing 20% of the new ordinary shares.
UK - ISIS EP increases holding in AIM-listed WIN
Private equity house ISIS Equity Partners (ISIS EP) has acquired another 130,000 shares in AIM-listed WIN, a provider of interactive mobile entertainment and information, bringing its total stake in the business to 12.8%.
GERMANY – BWK increases its R-Biopharm stake to 19.4%
BWK GmbH Unternehmensbeteiligungsgesellschaft has increased its stake in diagnostics company R-Biopharm AG to 19.4%, by acquiring a further 2% stake for EUR 1.3m from a leaving shareholder.
UK - SpinVox secures £15m in emergency funds
London-based provider of voice-to-screen messaging solutions, SpinVox, has reportedly raised in excess of £15m in an emergency round of funding from existing backers.
BELGIUM/NETHERLANDS - PPM Oost backs Epocat
Dutch investor PPM Oost has backed Belgian chemical company Epocat. Financial details were not disclosed.
GERMANY – Apollo to take up 14 million of Infineon shares
US-based private equity firm Apollo Management has subscribed for approximately 14 million shares of listed chip maker Infineon Technology AG at a price of EUR 2.15 per share, in a rights issue that will see the company raise at least EUR700m.
NETHERLANDS - H.I.G. takes stake in 3i-backed VNU
HIG Capital's distressed fund Bayside Capital has taken a stake in Dutch multimedia company VNU, alongside existing backer 3i and management, following a restructuring of the company's debt.
GERMANY – AUCTUS-backed Career Partner Group buys Adam-Ries University
AUCTUS-backed Career Partner Group has acquired a majority stake in the Adam-Ries University of Applied Sciences in Erfurt.
SPAIN - Mediterrània acquires 49% stake in Agrolito for EUR 2.9m
Riva y García has acquired a 49% stake in agribusiness Agrolito, for EUR 2.9m via Mediterrània Capital fund.
CYPRUS - Platina secures project financing for EUR 170m wind project
Platina Partners LLP has secured the financing required for the development of an EUR 170m wind farm project in Cyprus, from EIB, Commerzbank, ING and NordLB. The 82MW Orties project will be Cyrus' first wind farm.
UK - LTF et al. complete follow-on investment into Acrobot
A syndicate of investors including The London Technology Fund (LTF), Imperial Innovations and PUK Ventures, has completed a further investment in medical devices company Acrobot.
IRELAND - SEP et al. invest $10m into Powervation
Scottish Equity Partners (SEP), Intel Capital, Venture Tech Alliance and Fourth Level Ventures have invested $10m into digital power solutions provider Powervation, as part of a series B funding round for the company.
GERMANY – KKR and Goldman Sachs to bolster KION with EUR 100m
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co and Goldman Sachs Capital Partners have agreed to inject EUR 100m of fresh capital into forklift truck manufacturer KION.
FRANCE - NextStage transmits EUR 3m to Konibini
NextStage has provided Konibini, an online television station, with a EUR 3m investment. The company received an initial EUR 700,000 of seed funding in April 2008.
NORWAY - Return backer Capricorn takes 7% stake in Metallkraft
Existing investor Capricorn has subscribed to a new share issue for Metallkraft AS, a Norwegian waste and disposal technology business, taking a 7% stake. Norwegian government-owned Investinor also participated in the round, and took a 7% stake, investing...
GERMANY - Warburg Pincus takes 8.8% stake in Kontron
Warburg Pincus has acquired a stake of nearly 9% in embedded computer technology company Kontron AG for approximately EUR 38.6m.
UK - Morgan Stanley AIP invests £45m into Aldermore Bank
Morgan Stanley Alternative Investment Partners (Morgan Stanley AIP) has invested £45m into Aldermore Bank (formerly Ruffler Bank), alongside AnaCap Financial Partners.
HUNGARY - Permira's BorsodChem to get cash injection
Permira-backed Borsodchem, a Hungarian chemical business, may receive a loan from the Hungarian Development Bank (MFB) amounting to €100m. The injection is contingent upon Permira agreeing a debt restructuring of the company with lenders and Budapest.
GERMANY/US – KKR-backed BMG acquires Crosstown assets
KKR and Bertelsmann's BMG Rights Management, a company specialising in licensing and administrating music rights, has acquired the music publishing assets of Crosstown Songs America.
ROMANIA - Advent backs Romanian pharma bolt-on
Advent International's Central & Eastern European team has done its third deal of the year with the bolt-on of Ozone Laboratories to its Romanian pharmaceuticals business LaborMed. Advent has provided additional equity to fund the deal, which includes...