Expansion
ITALY - MPS takes 40% stake in Igs Riva
MPS Venture has co-invested in Igs Riva alongside Gruppo Igs, with each taking a 40% stake in the company and the balance being held by Icmet Metalli.
FRANCE - Avenir and OSÉO invest EUR 1m into Nomia
Avenir Entreprises and OSÉO have supported software business Nomia with an investment of around EUR 1m.
UK - August acquires Enara as platform for buy-and-build
August equity has acquired home care provider Enara Ltd as the platform business for a buy-and-build growth strategy.
DENMARK - Vækstfonden backs DKK 6m Bjerre Media funding
Government-backed Vækstfonden has invested DKK 3m as part of a DKK 6m funding round for Bjerre Media, a Danish publisher that has developed a customer service system for publishing houses, alongside five business angels.
UK - MMC invests a further £1.5m into Clash-Media
MMC Venture has made a follow-on investment of £1.5m into marketing company Clash-Media.
NETHERLANDS - SET Venture invests in SolarTotal
SET Venture Partners has invested an undisclosed sum into photovoltaic business SolarTotal Holding BV.
SWEDEN - Riverside-backed Sage acquires H&H
The Riverside Company-backed international communications company Sage Holdings has acquired Hallvarsson & Halvarson (H&H), a Swedish corporate communications and web services firm.
HOLLAND - Aescap leads EUR 18m Avanium investment
Aescap Ventures has led an EUR 18m investment round for biofuels and bioplastics developer Avantium Technologies BV, alongside existing backers Capricorn Cleantech Fund, ING Corporate Investments and Navitas Capital.
FRANCE - 123 Venture backs balloon manufacturer
123 Venture has invested EUR 2.4m into Aerophile, a tethered gas balloon manufacturer, distributor and operator.
SWEDEN - Start Invests et al invests SEK 4m into digital pen developer
Start Invest AB has, together with other investors, subscribed to a SEK 4m capital increase by Penboost, a developer of digital pen solutions and paper technology.
UK - ISIS-backed Nexus completes acquisition
ISIS Equity Partners-backed vehicle rental specialist Nexus Vehicle Management has acquired roadside repair and recovery business FMG Support's vehicle rental management division for an undisclosed sum.
FRANCE - CDC Entreprises invests EUR 4m into Groupe Cap’Cinéma
CDC Entreprises, through its funds Patrimoine & Création and Fonds de co-investissement, has invested EUR 4m into Ciné Invest, the holding company of cinema operator Groupe Cap’Cinéma.
CEE - Accession Mezzanine supports EUR 14.6m EIG investment
Accession Mezzanine, through Accession Mezzanine Capital II, has provided an undisclosed sum of mezzanine financing to support industrial holding Eurohold Bulgaria's EUR 14.6m investment into Euroins Insurance Group (EIG).
CYPRUS - RC2 invests EUR 30m into EPH
RC2 has acquired a 21.3% stake in Cyprus-based holding company East Point Holding (EPH) for EUR 30m.
NORWAY - Viking Venture invests NOK 10m into Signicat
Viking Venture has invested NOK 10m into IT firm Signicat, taking a 22% stake in the business.
ITALY - JH Partners acquires remaining 30% stake in La Perla
US-based investor group JH Partners has acquired the remaining 30% stake in portfolio company La Perla Group, a producer of underwear, from Alberto Masotti's holding company Nute Partezipazioni Holding.
FRANCE - Ventech et al invest EUR 8m into Augure
New investors Ventech and Serena Capital have joined returning backers Société Générale Asset Management (SGAM AI), OTC Asset Management and Ouest Ventures in an EUR 8m fourth funding round for software business Augure.
CEE – Riverside acquires Metrolab to bolster Diatron
The Riverside Company has acquired Argentine chemical analyzer UV-Vis Metrolab as a bolt-on to Diatron, a Hungarian maker and marketer of hematology analysers for the human and veterinarian markets.
UK - KKR-backed Boots acquires Megapharm
KKR-backed pharmaceuticals retailer Alliance Boots has acquired a 90% stake in German oncology product distributor Megapharm. Matthias Ackerman, Megapharm's chief executive, will retain the balance and will continue to lead the business.
NETHERLANDS/GERMANY - Wadinko and PPM Oost support IBL
Wadinko and PPM Oost have invested an undisclosed sum into IBL International, a specialist developer of in-vitro diagnostic tests.
GERMANY - S-UBG AG invests in Op-tection GmbH
S-UBG has taken a minority stake in measuring technology company Op-tection GmbH for an undisclosed sum.
CEE - Crossroads and FRC-backed RPG invests £101m into Ferrexpo
Crossroads- and First Reserve Corporation-backed RPG Industries has acquired a 20.79% stake in iron ore producer Ferrexpo.
SWEDEN - NVP invests SEK 23m into Jalbum
Existing investor Nordic Venture Partners (NVP) has invested SEK 23m into Jalbum, which operates an online community for personalised photo sharing, in a second round of funding.
BELGIUM - KBC et al invest EUR 6.5m in PharmaNeuroBoost
KBC Private Equity, Saffelberg Investments and Biovest have invested EUR 6.5m in PharmaNeuroBoost. Saffelberg invested EUR 2.5m, while KBC and Biovest provided EUR 2m each.