Expansion
FRANCE - OTC AM invests EUR 1.2m in e-commerce business Ckado.fr
OTC Asset Management has injected EUR 1.2m in the first round of institutional funding in Toulouse-based e-commerce company Ckado.fr.
CEE - MCI Management invests in Geewa
MCI Management, a Polish-listed venture capital company has invested EUR 1.5m in Czech online games software developer Geewa.
FRANCE - XAnge invests EUR 3m in digital printing business
Via its FCPI funds, XAnge has injected EUR 3m in the second round of funding for Impika, a designer and manufacturer of industrial digital printing systems.
FRANCE - Investment bank leads EUR 20m VC funding round in Dibcom
Natixis has contributed EUR 10m of a EUR 20m fifth round of funding in mobile TV integrated circuit manufacturer Dibcom, bringing the total raised by the company to EUR 60m.
FRANCE - EPF Partners acquires 21% of IT systems advisor
EPF Partners has taken a 21% stake in Maltem Consulting, a company providing IT systems expertise in the banking, financial and insurance sectors.
FRANCE - Online DVD rental business raises additional EUR 6.1m
Glowria, the internet DVD hire specialist has raised EUR 6.1m from Seventure Partners, Crédit Agricole Private Equity and Mousse Partners.
UK - Ingenious Music VCT backs new UB40 album with £1m
Ingenious's two Music VCT funds have invested approximately ТЃ1m to back the 24th album of reggae band UB40. This deal is a joint venture with record label Reflex Muzic Ltd.
GERMANY - Venture capitalists back cellity AG
Neuhaus Partners, Mangrove Capital Partners and BrainsToVentures have invested in Hamburg-based developer of mobile internet applications cellity. The invested amount has not been disclosed. The fresh capital will accelerate the company’s growth and its...
NORWAY - ChapDrive raises EUR 2.25m from NorthZone el al.
ChapDrive AS and NTNU Technology Transfer AS have agreed with NorthZone Ventures, Hafslund Ventures and Statoil New Energy a new share issue combined with sale of shares for a total EUR 2.25m. The new investment will be used to build an international...
SWEDEN - OxThera receives SEK 150m in new share issues
A consortium of investors has invested SEK 150m in OxThera AB, a Swedish pharmaceutical compnay. The previous investors HealthCap, Scandinavian Life Science Venture and Q-Med AB, were joined by Industrifonden and other private investors in the new share...
SWEDEN - Moberg Derma raises SEK 27.7m for clinical trial
Moberg Derma AB, a Swedish pharmaceutical company, has raised SEK 27.7m to fund clinical phase II trial for a Novel treatment of nail fungus. The Baltic Sea Foundation (Östersjöstiftelsen) was the lead investor. Other institutional and private investors,...
UK - Lyceum strengthens risk management portfolio company with acquisition
Lyceum Capital risk management portfolio company National Britannia Group Ltd (NBG) has acquired Corporate Health & Safety Solutions Ltd (CHSS). CHSS is a strong player in the safety, health and environmental professional training market. It offers training...
FRANCE - Alyotech receives backing from Iris and CDC Entreprises
Iris Capital and CDC Entreprises have committed up to EUR 10m for technology consultancy group Alyotech.
SPAIN - Banesto Enisa Sepi Desarrollo invests in Global Events ID
Madrid-based private equity firm Banesto Enisa Sepi Desarrollo has acquired 25% of event organiser Global Events ID Corporation.
GERMANY - BayBG backs Via Optronics
BayBG has invested EUR 500,000 in LCD display manufacturer VIA Optronics. Part of the amount invested is carried out in the form of a 'stille Beteiligung'. The funding will be used to expand the company's production facilities and grow internationally....
UK - Oxford Capital Partners provides waste-to-energy project with £2.5m
Oxford Capital Partners has provided Inetec Ltd with a follow-on funding round worth ТЃ2.5m. Inetec is a developer of waste-to-renewable-energy projects in the industrial food manufacturing sector. Existing investors Finance Wales and other new investors...
UK - Finance South West backs DT Media
YFM-managed Finance South West has invested a substantial sum in software company DT Media. DT Media has just won a major contract to supply the German Air Force with military training software to reduce the risk of тfriendly fireт. Finance South West...
UK - YFM invests £200,000 in The Alternative Energy Company
The Yorkshire and Humber Equity Fund, managed by YFM Group, has invested ТЃ200,000 expansion capital in energy equipment supplier and installer, The Alternative Energy Company Ltd. The funding round was boosted by a ТЃ50,000 investment from a business...
FRANCE - Siparex leads investment in OneDirect
The fund Siparex Midcap and the fund SES Iberian I, which is co-managed by the Siparex and Portugal's Espírito Santo group, have invested more than EUR 3m for a minority ownership interest in OneDirect, a telephone hardware distributor.
FRANCE - IT security specialist raises EUR 3m from EdRIP
Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners (EdRIP) has invested EUR 3m in Exclsuive Networks, a distributor of IT security systems.
NORWAY/SWITZERLAND - ReVolt Technology raises EUR 10m
ReVolt Technology AS, a developer of rechargeable Zinc-air batteries, has raised €10 million in second-round funding. Backers include Northzone Ventures, Sinvent, Sofinnova Partners, TVM Capital, Verdane Capital and Viking Ventures. Revolt Technologies...
UK - Aberdeen commits £8.85m to oil and environmental services business
Aberdeen Asset Managers Private Equity has invested ТЃ8.85m of expansion capital in oil and environmental services provider Adler and Allan Ltd. Aberdeen takes a minority stake in the business.
SWEDEN - Industrifonden leads consortium of investors in a $5.6m round in Movimento
Industrifonden has participated in a $5.6m funding round for Movimento, a desiger and manufacturer of tools for the automotive and transportation industry. Industrifonden itself has invested $2.8m in this round alongside a $2.8m commitment from existing...
SWEDEN - Industrifonden invests SEK 9m in Accedo Broadband
Industrifonden, together with management and existing owners, have annouced that they will invest SEK 9m in Accedo Broadband, a distributor and developer of IPTV. The investment will be used to fuel product development and sales distribution in Europe,...