Expansion
GERMANY - BayTech Venture Capital leads EUR 5m inge funding
BayTech Venture Capital GmbH has led a EUR 5m funding round for water membranes company inge watertechnologies AG, alongside historic investors Taprogge Watertech, Emerald Cleantech Fund, Sustainable Performance Group, Siemens Venture Capital, StoneFund...
GERMANY - Neuhaus and HTGF close antispameurope funding
Neuhaus Partners and High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) have invested an undisclosed amount into e-mail security business antispameurope in a second round of funding.
UK - Silver Lake-backed i2 acquires KCC
Intelligence and investigation management software provider i2, a portfolio company of Silver Lake Partners, has agreed to acquire Arizona-based Knowledge Computing Corporation (KCC).
UK - Celtic Pharma backs £13m Novacta funding
Biotechnology-focused investor Celtic Pharma has participated in a £13m funding round for drug discovery company Novacta Biosystems, alongside existing investors. The capital will be payable against pre-agreed milestones.
GERMANY - BayBG supports Core-Competence
BayBG has invested an undisclosed sum into web-based training company Core-Competence, acquiring a minority stake in the business.
FRANCE - AXA PE invests in INDOM
AXA Private Equity has invested an undisclosed sum into domain broker INDOM, taking a stake of around 15%.
UK - BC Partners backs EUR 1.7bn Baxi merger
BC Partners-backed boiler maker Baxi has agreed to a EUR 1.7bn merger with Dutch rival De Dietrich Remeha Group, with the private equity house investing EUR 100m to support the transaction.
BELGIUM - BNP completes EUR 1.6m Eurogentec investment
French investor BNP Paribas Private Equity has invested EUR 1.6m into biotech business Eurogentec.
FRANCE/GERMANY - Gores-backed Sagen buys Gigaset assets
Sagem Communications, backed by US investor Gores Group, has acquired the broadband and WiMAX business of Gigaset Communications GmbH, a subsidiary of industrial holding Arques AG and Siemens AG.
SPAIN - Debaeque invests EUR 2.75m into Apesoft
Venture capital house Debaeque has invested close to three million into software firm Apesoft.
GERMANY - BPE's Premiumcommunications acquires adm
Barclays Private Equity (BPE) portfolio company Premiumcommunications Group, a call centre services business, has acquired sector player adm group for an undisclosed sum.
UK - Chrysalis backs Escape Studios
Venture capital trust Chrysalis has invested an undisclosed sum into computer graphics school Escape Studios.
NETHERLANDS - 3i and H.I.G provide EUR 17.2m new equity for VNU Media
3i-backed VNU Media has finally reached an agreement with its lender over its EUR 100m debt. The firm has been in talks with banks since January this year.
GERMANY - CFH invests EUR 2m into Synteks
CFH Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH has invested EUR 2m in automotive supplier Synteks Umformtechnik GmbH.
UK - Foresight invests £4m into Crumb Rubber
Foresight Group has invested £4m into tyre recycling company Crumb Rubber Ltd.
UK - YFM invests £125,000 in Brandzoo
YFM Venture Finance, via its Partnership Investment Fund (PIF), has invested £125,000 into licensing agency Brandzoo.
SWEDEN - InnKap et al. acquire 90% stake in Projectplace
Investor AB's venture arm, Investor Growth Capital (IGC), has, alongside InnovationsKapital and ViaVenture, acquired a 90% stake in Projectplace, a provider of web-based online collaboration tools. The three investors acquire a 30% stake each, while the...
GERMANY - BPE’s Neumayer completes EUR 42m restructuring
Barclays Private Equity (BPE) portfolio company Neumayer Tekfor Group, a global automotive supplier, has undergone a financial restructuring that will see EUR 42m of new capital invested into the business.
NETHERLANDS - Updata invests $12.5m in RES Software
Updata Partners has backed RES Software, an Amsterdam-based provider of user workspace management software, with an investment of $12.5m.
UK - Royal Mail's partial stake sale to CVC put on hold
The British government is reportedly putting on hold plans to sell part of state-owned Royal Mail, citing the depressed state of financial markets and the lack of parliamentary debate time.
SWEDEN - SLS Invest backs Gyros with SEK 80m
Life science investor SLS Invest has, alongside Industrifonden, invested SEK 80m into Swedish biotechnology company Gyros. Following the transaction, SLS owns 88% of the company, while Industrifonden will take an 8% stake.
FRANCE - NexStage and Elaia invest EUR 4m in Climpact
NextStage has joined returning investor Elaia Partners in a EUR 4m investment into Climpact, a provider of climate information for business intelligence.
UK - Permira-backed Principal Hayley acquires two hotels
Hotel and conference group Principal Hayley, backed by UK buyout house Permira, has acquired two new properties to its group: London's New Connaught Rooms and The Glasgow Central Hotel.
ITALY - SICI takes 45% stake in Digitart
Sviluppo Imprese Centro Italia (SICI) has invested EUR 2m into smart house specialist Digitart through a capital increase, taking a 45% stake in the business.