Expansion
FRANCE - Sofinnova and Dassult invest EUR 4.7m into blueKiwi
Sofinnova Partners and Dassult Sytèmes have invested EUR 4.7m into blueKiwi Software, an enterprise social software company, in a second round of funding.
FRANCE - BNP PE and XAnge in EUR 2.6m Wedia investment
BNP Paribas Private Equity and XAnge Private Equity have invested EUR 2.6m into software company Wedia.
UK - Crescent Capital leads £2m Axis investment
Crescent Capital has led a £2m round of funding for medical imaging company Axis Three, alongside existing investors Clarendon Fund Managers and Siemens.
UK - NVM-backed CloserStill acquires two exhibition businesses
NVM Private Equity-backed events company CloserStill has acquired Pioneer Global Media and Principal Media for an undisclosed sum.
GERMANY - Frog doubles SiC stake
London-based venture firm Frog Capital has doubled its stake in portfolio company SiC Processing AG, a producer of wafer cutting fluids used in silicon wafers, through the purchase of holdings from other shareholders.
AUSTRIA - Consortium backs mobil data with EUR 2.3m
Wiener Wachstumsfonds and tecnet equity have invested more than EUR 2m into mobile working company mobil data IT & Kommunikationslösungen GmbH, with part of the funding being used to acquire sector rival Tempore Zeiterfassungssysteme.
UK - YFM further invests in CMS SupaTrak
YFM Group, via the South West Ventures Fund, has further invested in vehicle tracking and mobile working solutions company CMS SupaTrak in a third round of funding.
FRANCE - A Plus invests EUR 1.5m into Systancia
A Plus Finance has invested EUR 1.5m into software company Systancia in a first round of funding.
FRANCE - Avenir et al. invest EUR 1.2m into Canevaflor
Avenir Entreprises, Apicil Proximité and Calixte Investissement have joined returning investors Crédit Agricole Création, Rhône Alpes Création and Rhône Dauphiné Développement in a EUR 1.2m investment into Canevaflor, a producer of building materials.
UK - Seraphim and Oxford further invest in Sirigen
Seraphim Capital and Oxford Capital Partners have invested a further £1.2m in life sciences company Sirigen.
SWEDEN - AP6 backs mobile solutions business Accumulate
The Sixth Swedish Pension Fund has invested an undisclosed sum into Accumulate, a technology provider of connected mobile solutions.
UK - Finance Wales leads £500,000 Datmedia
Government-backed Finance Wales has invested £400,000 as part of a £500,000 investment into media company Datmedia Ltd, alongside business angel network xenos.
GERMANY - Earlybird leads EUR 3.3m round for Music Networx
Earlybird has alongside existing investor including DuMont Venture and Klaus Wecken invested EUR 3.3m into live music marketing company Music Networx. Earlybird committed approximately EUR 2m of the total deal value.
SWEDEN - Ratos-backed EuroMaint acquires EISAB for SEK 24.5m
EuroMaint Industry, a subsidiary of Ratos-owned EuroMaint, has acquired EISAB Energi och Industriservice AB, a service provider to industries within waste management and renewable energy, valuing the business at SEK 24.5m. Ratos will be injection a corresponding...
GERMANY - Carlyle acquires 29.34% of Personal & Informatik AG
The Carlyle Group has acquired 30% of listed Personal & Informatik AG (P&I), a supplier of software solutions for human resource management.
FRANCE - BV and Alven complete EUR 5m MyFab investment
BV Capital has joined returning investor Alven Capital in a EUR 5m funding round for e-commerce platform Myfab.com.
UK - Index Ventures et al. invest £8m into Alertme
Index Ventures, Good Energies, SET Venture Partners and VantagePoint Venture Partners have invested £8m into online smart energy savings systems provider Alertme in a series-B funding round.
UK - Notion Capital invests in Cellcrypt
IT-focused vehicle Notion Capital has led an undisclosed investment into mobile voice solutions provider Cellcrypt, alongside existing investors.
FRANCE - Turenne funds EUR 6.6m Santé/Serf merger
Turenne Capital has provided portfolio company Menix with a EUR 6.6m capital injection to fund the merger between its subsidiary Dedienne Santé, a prosthetics company, and Serf, an orthopedics and dental implants company.
UK - Accel Partners and Greylock make $22m Wonga investment
Accel Partners and Greylock Partners have led a $22m funding round for online short-term cash lender Wonga, alongside existing investor Balderton Capital.
FRANCE - Evolem purchases stake in Ingerence & Connivence
Evolem has taken a 25% shareholding in Ingerence & Connivence, a consulting services company, for an undisclosed sum.
GERMANY/UK - 3i-backed Hyperion's subsidiary acquires Hendricks
3i-backed Hyperion Insurance Group's brokering arm, Howden, has acquired Hendricks & Co, a specialist directors and officers (D&O) and commercial legal expenses broker in Germany.
ITALY - Clessidra acquires 30% stake in Cavalli
Report suggest that private equity firm Clessidra has acquried a 30% stake in fashion house Cavalli in a deal valued at EUR 100m.
FRANCE - OFI-backed Fondis purchases Bioritech
OFI Private Equity-backed Fondis Electronic, a testing equipment company, has acquired analysers producer Bioritech from its founding managers.