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FRANCE - BNP PE and UFG PE invest EUR 1.5m into Petits Petons
BNP Paribas Private Equity and UFG Private Equity have backed a EUR 1.5m second round of funding for Petits Petons, a distributor of children's shoes.
BULGARIA - 3TS Capital Partners supports Investor.bg
3TS Capital Partners, through the 3TS Cisco Growth Fund, has invested an undisclosed sum into Investor.bg AD, an online media company based in Bulgaria, taking a 17% stake in the company.
LUXEMBOURG - DEFI et al. back DS Care funding
Swiss investor DEFI Gestion SA, Luxembourg-based Luxempart and French fund Sinequanon have invested a combined EUR 20.2m into healthcare provider DS Care in a second round of funding.
FRANCE - AXA Private Equity increases stake in Spotless
AXA Private Equity has acquired a further 50% in portfolio company The Spotless Group, a producer and distributor of homecare and cleaning products, taking its holding in the business to 65.6%.
SWEDEN - Chalmers leads SEK 4m funding round for Capee
Chalmers Innovation Seed Fund has invested SEK 4m into cleantech business Capee Group, alongside Förvaltnings AB Brunnen, Start Invest and Innovationsbron.
UK - Accel-backed Mind Candy acquires Tutpup
Games developer Mind Candy, backed by Accel Partners, Index Ventures and Spark Ventures, has acquired Tutpup, a games web page for children, for an undisclosed sum.
UK - Index Ventures backs $15m Viagogo funding
Index Ventures has participated in a $15m funding round for secondary tickets marketplace Viagogo Ltd, reports suggest.
DENMARK - Essex-backed Symphogen raise EUR 33m; merges with Receptor BioLogix
Essex Woodland Health Ventures, together with existing investors, has raised EUR 33m for portfolio biopharmaceuticals company Symphogen A/S and simultaneously merged the business with fellow portfolio company, Receptor BioLogix, in an all shares transaction.
UK - Accel further supports Cambridge Broadband
Return backers Accel Partners, Adara, Amadeus Capital Partners and TVM have invested $7.5m into Cambridge Broadband.
UK - August-backed Enara completes dual acquisitions
August Equity-backed care home business Enara Group has completed the acquisition of Companions Care and Freshfold Homecare Ltd, two providers of home care services to the elderly .
SWEDEN/BELGIUM - CVC abandons Posten merger; acquires De Post-La Poste stake
CVC has pulled out of the proposed merger between Danish postal system Post Danmark AB, in which it holds a 22% stake, and Swedish carrier Posten AB, and simultaneously acquired Post Danmark's stake in the Belgian postal service De Post - La Poste for...
ITALY - Alto Partners completes capital increase in IDM for add-on acquisition
Alto Partners SGR has increased its investment in Italian service company Integra Document Management (IDM) through a capital increase, completing the acquisition of the entire capital of Anacomp Italia Srl.
GERMANY - Siemens Venture Capital invests EUR 10m into Maxxtec
Siemens Venture Capital has invested EUR 10m into Maxxtec AG for a 20% stake.
GERMANY – Bmp backs Motor Entertainment
Bmp AG has acquired an 11% stake in Motor Entertainment GmbH from I-D Media AG.
UK - Foresight invests £3.25m in @Futsal
Foresight Group has invested £3.25m in @Futsal Ltd, a facilities management company.
UK - August portfolio company acquires Beech Care and Nursing
August Equity-backed Enara Group has acquired Beech Care and Nursing Agency Ltd, a provider of healthcare related services, for an undisclosed sum.
AUSTRIA/GERMANY - Ventizz-backed Cardfactory acquires Visioncard
Ventizz portfolio company CardFactory AG has acquired Tyrol-based Visioncard Kunstoffkarten-Produktions GmbH.
NETHERLANDS - BNP PE leads EUR 5m Anteryon funding
BNP Paribas Private Equity has led a EUR 5m second round of financing for Anteryon International, providing EUR 3.5m of the total alongside the original investors.
FINLAND - Ferd Venture leads EUR 5m Eniram funding
Ferd Venture has invested EUR 2.7m as part of a EUR 5m investment round for Eniram Ltd, a provider of maritime technology solutions, alongside Finnish Industry Investment and existing investor Conor Venture Partners.
FRANCE - AGF leads EUR 6.5m investment into 24h00.fr
Returning investor AGF Private Equity has invested EUR 3.5m as part of a EUR 6.5m second round of funding for online retailer 24h00.fr, alongside Seventure Partners.
FRANCE - Balderton leads $12m Talend funding
Balderton Capital has provided $9m as part of a $12m third round of financing for Talend, an open-source software developer, with returning investor AGF Private Equity supplying the balance.
FRANCE - Oddo invests EUR 3m into Mixicom
Oddo Private Equity has invested EUR 6m into publishing company Mixicom.
FRANCE - Seventure returns for EUR 11.5 financing of assurOne
Returning investor Seventure Partners has alongside new investors CDC Entreprises and Philippe Louis-Dreyfus invested EUR 11.5m into assurOne, an internet insurance provider.
FRANCE - Naxicap and ICSO invest EUR 3.4m into Exakis
Naxicap Partners and IRDI-ICSO have returned for a EUR 3.4m third round of financing for IT advisory services company Exakis, with each providing half of the total.