Expansion
FINLAND - Nexit Ventures and FII support Axel with EUR 2.4m
Existing investors Nexit Ventures and Finnish Industry Investment Ltd (FII) has invested EUR 2.4m in multistandard mobile TV developer Axel Technologies.
FINLAND - FII, InnKap and Tempo Capital back Silecs with EUR 6m
Government-backed Finnish Industry Investment Ltd (FII) has alongside InnovationsKapital and Tempo Capital Partners invested EUR 6m in Silecs Oy, a developer of materials for the microelectronics industry.
FINLAND - FII, InnKap and Tempo Capital back Silecs with EUR 6m
Government-backed Finnish Industry Investment Ltd (FII) has alongside InnovationsKapital and Tempo Capital Partners invested EUR 6m in Silecs Oy, a developer of materials for the microelectronics industry.
FRANCE - Argos invests EUR 1m into Buffet Crampon
Argos Soditic has invested EUR 1m into portfolio company Buffet Crampon to finance the development of a new line of 20,000 clarinets per year.
FRANCE - Banexi and CDC inject EUR 4.7m into Kewego
Existing investors Banexi Venture Partners and CDC Entreprises have supported Kewego, an internet video company, with EUR 4.7m in a third round investment.
SWEDEN - MedCap increases stake in Handitek
MedCap has acquired a further 33% of Handitek AB for SEK 6.6m, increasing its stake in the company to 51%.
FRANCE – Turenne Capital injects EUR 1.29m into Pellenc
Turenne Capital has invested EUR 1.29m into Pellenc Selective Technologies.
FRANCE - Montefiore-backed Asmodée makes three acquisitions
Montefiore Investment's portfolio company Asmodée Group, a distributor and publisher of collectible cards and board games, has made three external growth acquisitions: Belgian game distributor Hodin; Spanish game developer Cromola; and German Proludo.
IRELAND - Firecomms receives further backing
Swisscom and Alps Electric have supported Firecomms Ltd, a compound semiconductor company, with $5m, alongside existing investors Atlantic Bridge, ACT Venture Finance and Enterprise Ireland.
ITALY - PAI-backed Coin acquires Melablu for EUR 26m
PAI-backed clothing manufacturer Coin has acquired Tre.Bi, owner of the Melablu brand, in a deal valued at EUR 25.5m.
UK - Intel leads $ 11m Tribold funding
Intel Capital has led an $11m funding round for management software provider Tribold, alongside existing backers DFJ Esprit and Eden Ventures.
UK - Investec-backed Telinet acquires Ipitomi
Investec Growth & Acquisition Finance has provided portfolio company Telient, an integrated communications and technology group, with a combined senior debt and mezzanine package to support the acquisition of ICT solutions provider Ipiomi.
ITALY - Sici backs Conte of Florence
Sviluppo Imprese Centro Italia (Sici), via its Centroinvest fund, has invested EUR 3m as part of a EUR 5m investment into sportsware manufacturer Conte of Florence, with the Boretti family, the founding owners of the firm, contributing the remaining EUR...
UK - Seraphim invests a further £1.5m into TestPlant
Seraphim Capital has made a follow-on investment of £1.5m into software company TestPlant.
UK - MMC supports Neoss with £5.5m
MMC Ventures has participated in a £5.5m funding round for healthcare company Neoss Ltd, alongside Delta Partners, Medtronic and several high net worth individuals.
GERMANY - WMS supports IMM Group with EUR 1.75m
Wachstumsfonds Mittelstand Sachsen (WMS) has backed electrical components manufacturer IMM Holding GmbH with an investment of EUR 1.75m, which comprises a direct stakeholding and a silent partnership.
FRANCE - Turenne Capital invests EUR 5m into CEDE
Turenne Capital has invested EUR 5m into thermodynamic heating business Centre Européen de Domotique et d'Energie (CEDE).
UK - Acacia et al. invest $7m into Mirics
Acadia Capital Partners, Intel Capital and Pond Venture Partners have invested $7m into fabless semiconductor company Mirics Semiconductor.
UK - KCP-backed Pandora acquires Badger
Pandora Books, a supplier of school books backed by Key Capital Partners (KCP), has acquired rival business Badger Publishing Ltd from EDCO, the Irish educational publishing division of Smurfit Kappa Group Plc, for an undisclosed sum.
GERMANY - NORD Holding backs SIC
NORD Holding Unternehmensbeteiligungsgesellschaft mbH has acquired a silent partnership in care home provider SIC Vermögensverwaltungs GmbH & Co KG.
UK - LCA increases Proven stake
Low Carbon Accelerator Ltd (LCA) has increased its interest in Proven Energy, a manufacturer of small-scale wind turbines, through a new investment of £800,000 and the conversion of a £700,000 loan into equity. The deal takes LCA's total investment...
GERMANY - BayBG supports AUVICA
BayBG Bayerische Beteiligungsgesellschaft has invested an undisclosed sum into internet software provider AUVICA GmbH, acquiring a a minority stake. In addition, BayBG provided a mezzanine package in the form of a silent partnership.
SWEDEN - Northzone et al. invest EUR 3m into Playdo
Northzone Ventures and Miniclip Ltd have led a EUR 3m financing round for Playdo AB, an internet game developer.
NORWAY - Capricorn supports Metallkraft with EUR 3.5m
Capricorn Venture Partners, through the Capricorn Cleantech Fund, has invested EUR 3.5m into Metallkraft AS, a Norwegian recycling business for the solar industry, as part of a EUR 22.8 funding round.