Expansion
FINLAND - Via Venture Partnres and Inventure invests EUR 3m in Beneq
Via Venture Partners and Inventure Oy have together with previous investors invested EUR 3m in Beneq, a Finnish nanotechnology equipment supplier. The new round of financing enables development of the organisation and international growth.
UK - Hotbed backs Intempo with £1.825m of growth capital
Hotbed has provided Intempo Digital Ltd, a digital radio and iPod docking company, with ТЃ1.825m of growth capital. The investment from Hotbed is part of a total ТЃ11.8m of new funding the company has secured, with Bank of Scotland providing working capital...
UK - Ingenious backs second album in £500,000 deal
Ingenious' two Music VCT funds have invested approximately ТЃ500,000 to back the second album of three-piece girl band Sirens. The deal is a joint venture with Kitchenware Records Ltd.
UK - South Yorkshire Investment Fund backs plastic packaging company
South Yorkshire Investment Fund has provided William Beckett Plastics, a specialised plastic packaging company for the cutting tool industry with ТЃ100,000 of growth capital funding.
UK - NorthStar provides £750,000 funding for Broadband Computer Company
North-East focused NorthStar Equity Investors has backed the Broadband Computer Company with an equity investment of ТЃ750,000. The company has developed the hardware and software to provide PC users with a new platform for managing and maintaining a...
GERMANY - DZ Equity Partners invests in MK Metallfolien GmbH
Frankfurt-based DZ Equity Partners has acquired a minority stake in MK Metallfolien GmbH. The transaction value has not been disclosed. The founder of the company, Gerd Cloppenburg, remains invested and holds a majority stake. The new capital will be...
SPAIN - SRP invests EUR 3.4m in solar energy player
Government-backed agency Sociedad Regional de Promoción del Principado de Asturias (SRP) has led a funding round of EUR 3.4m for Rioglass Solar.
UK - Creative Ventures backs TNWA Group
Creative Ventures has invested in TNWA Group, a leading developer of a new online multiplayer gaming platform. The funding provided by Creative Ventures has enabled TWNA to acquire Enemy Down, a leading destination for Europeтs competitive PC gamers....
GERMANY - BayBG invests in B2B online retailer
BayBG Bayerische Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH has invested EUR 1m in Mercateo AG. The new capital will be used to further develop and optimise the company’s software. For this purpose it will employ 10 new software developers.
IRELAND - Amadeus, Balderton and Spark invest $17.75m in Intune Networks
Amadeus Capital Partners, Balderton Capital and Spark Capital have led a $17.75m investment in Intune Networks, a developer of technology for telecommunications networks. 3i and ICC Venture Capital are existing shareholders in the company having invested...
UK - Modus completes second deal with £11.4m development capital investment
Modus Private Equity has backed insurance administrator Fish Administration Ltd with ТЃ11.4m of development capital. The deal represents MPE's second since being set up 12 months ago by Paul Newton, Mike Rogan, Paul Hogarth and Brendan Flood.
UK - Enterprise Ventures completes further investment in Into Technology
Enterprise Ventures has completed a further investment in e-trading platform specialist Into Technology Holdings Ltd through its RisingStars Growth Fund. The ТЃ1.25m funding package included commitments from other existing investors North West Equity...
SPAIN - Kimia receives EUR 2m in backing from Debaeque
Media content developer Kimia Solutions has received EUR 2m in a series-A financing round led by Debaeque Venture Capital.
FRANCE - Fabless design company receives $10m A-round funding
Pond Venture Partners and Partech International have invested $10m in Acco, an analog and RF semiconductor design company.
UK - London Technology Fund participates in £2.6m funding for Acrobot
London Technology Fund (LTF) has completed an investment in Acrobot, a company focusing on computer assistance for orthopaedic surgery. LTF is part of a syndicate investing up to ТЃ2.6m. The syndicate includes PUK Ventures and Imperial Innovations Group...
UK - Bridges Ventures invests £2.3m in keyworker housing
Bridges Ventures has invested ТЃ2.3m to fund the purchase of three blocks of studio apartments to provide key worker housing. The buildings acquired by a newco established by Bridges will provide accommodation for hospital staff employed by Plymouth Hospitals...
GERMANY – BayBG invests in Proteros Biostructures
BayBG Bayerische Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH has participated in a EUR 4.2m second round of financing for protein analysis specialist Proteros Biostructures GmbH. BayBG invested EUR 1m as a ‘stille Beteiligung’.
UK - ECI-backed wireless networks company makes £24m acquisition
ECI Partners portfolio company Aerial Facilities (AFL) has acquired its Swedish-based competitor, Avitec AB for up to ТЃ24m. Avitec was formerly owned by CapMan, 3i and a number of private investors. AFL designs, manufactures and installs specialist products...
FRANCE - Dailymotion raises extra EUR 20m
Video sharing website Dailymotion has received EUR 20m in a second round of funding, according to French press reports.
UK - 3i invests in listed Venture Production
3i, alongside ArcLight Capital Partners, has invested in oil and gas firm Venture Production. The total investment of over ТЃ200m consists of newly issued convertible unsecured bonds, the conversion of one of ArcLight's existing joint investments with...
SPAIN - BuyVIP receives second round of funding from 3i
A 3i-led consortium has invested EUR 7m in a second round of funding for e-commerce community BuyVIP. 3i invested EUR 5.75m, with Active Capital Partners and several business angels providing the balance.
ITALY - Finlombarda and Innogest invest EUR 1.5m in IT security business
Finlombarda Gestioni and Innogest Capital Fund have announced their joint investment in HT S.r.l, a Milan-based firm focused on the development and trading of innovative IT security intelligence products and services.
NORWAY - TH!NK attracts $60m investment
TH!NK Global, a Norwegian producer of environmently friendly cars, has completed a private placement of $60m from several investors including, DFJ Element and RockPort Capital Partners. Other private high-net worth Norwegian investors including Petter...
SWEDEN - Industrifonden participates in SEK 20m round in Osteria Sverige
Industrifonden has invested SEK 6m in a SEK 20m round in Osteria Sverige, a company that is in the process of starting to produce and sell oysters.