Expansion
UK - TPG to pump more funds into British Vita
Reports suggest that TPG Capital has agreed a restructuring plan with lenders to portfolio company British Vita, a UK-based chemicals group, that will see the buyout house inject extra capital into the company, while some of the debt will be converted...
FRANCE - Avenir and Siparex back Sushi West
Avenir Entreprises and the Siparex Proximité 3 fund have invested an undisclosed sum into Sushi West, a fast food sushi restaurant chain, taking a minority stake in the company.
IRELAND - SEP et al. invest €2.1m into Clavis Technology
Scottish Equity Partners (SEP) has led a €2.1m series-A round of funding for software company Clavis Technology, alongside Delta Partners, Enterprise Ireland and software industry professional Jim Mountjoy.
FRANCE - ENEX supports Louise Entreprises
Geneva-based ENEX Group has backed perfume company Louise Entreprises with an investment valued at between EUR 1-8m.
FRANCE - Oddo and Galiléo back MeilleurMobile with EUR 3m
Oddo Private Equity has joined returning investors Galiléo Partners and Fastnet Investissements for a EUR 3m third round of financing for online mobile telephone retailer MeilleurMobile.
FRANCE/US - Elaia et al. invest EUR 11m into GOOM Radio
Elaia Partners, Partech International, Wellington Partners and 123 Venture have invested EUR 11m into Go On Media, the owner of digital radio station GOOM Radio.
UK - BlueGem invests £15m into Panmure
Mid-market investor group BlueGem Capital Partners has invested £15m into beleaguered listed stockbroker Panmure Gordon, taking a 40% stake in the business.
UK - Accel Partners et al. complete £4m Autoquake investment
Accel Partners and Highland Capital Partners have further backed online used-car retailer Autoquake with a £4m investment.
FINLAND - NorthZone et al. invest $15m into Imbera
NorthZone Ventures, Index Ventures, and Conor Venture Partners have invested $15m into technology company Imbera Electronics as part of a series-B funding round.
UK- Octopus Ventures further invests £900,000 in Phasor Solutions
Octupus Ventures has invested a further £900,000 in satellite communication company Phasor Solutions, as part of a £1.5m funding round.
BELGIUM - Gimv backs Demonstrate
Gimv has acquired an option to a part of the shares of marketing business Demonstrate.
GERMANY – 3i-backed Labco acquires AescuLabor-Karlsruhe
3i-backed Labco has acquired AescuLabor-Karlsruhe, a medical diagnostics company based in Karlsruhe. In addition to a debt package provided by a bank syndicate, 3i supported the transaction with additional financing of up to EUR 65m.
GERMANY – BayBG backs EUR 1m jCOM1 investment
BayBG and KfW banking group have jointly invested EUR 1m into software developer jCOM1 AG in the framework of a silent partnership.
UK - LCA provides £500,000 follow-on funding to Proven Energy
Low Carbon Accelerator (LCA), managed by Low Carbon Investors, has invested a further £500,000 into wind turbine manufacturer Proven Energy Ltd, increasing its equity holding in the business to 49.8%.
SPAIN - Kennet leads EUR 14.9m BuyVIP funding
Kennet Partners has led a EUR 14.9m financing round for online retailer BuyVIP, alongside existing investors Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments (BDMI), 3i Group and Active Capital Partners.
FRANCE - Sofinnova leads EUR 4m investment into Neosens
Sofinnova Partners has led a EUR 4m investment into technology company Neosens, alongside Belgian investor Capricorn Ventures, GALIA Gestion, ICSO Private Equity and IRDI.
UK - BRM and Cubits back $6.3m eToro investment
Isreali investor BRM Group and Cubit Investments are amongst several private equity groups that have supported online financial trading platform eToro with funding totalling more than $6m.
FRANCE - Carvest makes EUR 2m Olives investment
Carvest has completed an investment of EUR 2m into food products company Groupe Olives & Co to finance the acquisition of fellow food producer Raymond Geoffroy.
BELGIUM - Gimv invests in Bananas BC
Belgian private equity house Gimv has made an undisclosed investment into marketing business Bananas BC.
SWEDEN - Segulah-backed Nordform to merge with Peab subsidiary
Segulah's portfolio company Nordform, a supplier of pre-fabricated concrete products for infrastructure, is to merge with S:t Eriks, a subsidiary of the construction company Peab. Following the transaction, Segulah will be the majority owner of the new...
FRANCE - AXA PE takes 25% stake in Goto Software
AXA Private Equity has acquired 25% of software producer Goto Software.
SPAIN - Platina backs EUR 134m solar investment
Renewable energy investor Platina has backed Madrid-based portfolio company Anemoi Renovables in a EUR 134m investment into three major Spanish solar energy projects.
BELGIUM - Gimv invests EUR 75m into Vandemoortele Group
Gimv, through its XL fund, is to invest EUR 75m into food business Vandemoortele Group.
UK - Kennet supports GoViral
Kennet Partners has supported video advertising company GoViral with a EUR 6.5m investment.