Expansion
NORWAY - HTV, Input/Output and Reservoir form joint venture
Hydro Technology Ventures (HTV) has formed a joint venture with Input/Output (I/O) and Resevoir Innovation, to deploy, pilot test and commercialise a full-wave seismic system for permanent monitoring of offshore reservoirs.
UK - IMAC makes a further £3m investment in Digital Rights Group
Ingenious Media Active Capital Limited (IMAC) has made a further ТЃ3m investment in Digital Rights Group Limited (DRG). In December 2006, IMAC made an initial investment of ТЃ3m in the company.
UK - LDC invests a further £15million in Commercial First
Mid-market private equity firm LDC has increased its stake in specialist commercial mortgage lender Commercial First. The transaction follows LDCтs initial investment in August 2006, taking its total investment to ТЃ42million.
AUSTRIA - Cycleenergy receives EUR 6.7m funding
3TS Capital Partners and Ventaac Beteiligungs- und Unternehmensberatung GmbH have invested EUR 4.3 and 2.4m respectivley in Austian bioenergy group Cycleenergy. The company will use EUR 6.7m financing to expand its biomass and biogas power plant activities...
UK - Investec backs Hamilton Bradshaw Human Capital in buyout of Eden Brown
Investec Private Bank's Growth & Acquisition Finance division has provided Hamilton Bradshaw Human Capital (HBHC) with funding to support the acquisition of leading recruitment specialist Eden Brown Ltd. The business has a turnover of ТЃ180m. HBHC specialises...
DENMARK- 7TM AS secures fourth-round investments of $22m
7TM Pharma AS, a Danish pharmaceutical, has raised around $22 million in a fourth-round funding from SR One Ltd, one of GlaxoSmithKline’s independent corporate healthcare venture capital fund. Other investors that have participated are Alta Partners,...
BALTIC - BaltCap attracts Catella Private Equity to finance expansion for Intrac
Intrac, a supplier of tracked and wheeled machines for forestry, material handling and earthmoving in the Baltic States, has attracted Catella Private Equity as an investor to fund further expansion. Catella Private Equity will become a shareholder through...
FRANCE - Nexway receives EUR 5m from CM-CIC, Turenne and XAnge
Electronic software distributor Nexway has raised EUR 5m in a second round of financing arranged by Chausson Finance.
IRELAND - Adaptive Mobile raises $14m
Doughty Hanson has led a $14m financing round in Dublin-based Adaptive Mobile. Kuwaiti investor Noor Financial Investment Company also participated in the funding round, as did existing investor Inter Capital.
SWEDEN - Ferd Venture invests NOK 80m in Nanoradio AB
Ferd Venture has invested NOK 80m in Swedish chip producer, Nanoradio AB, as part of a NOK 160m round with existing investors Nordic Venture Partners, Innovacom, Teknoinvest og Industrifonden. The new capital will be used to fuel internationalisation...
GERMANY - Blue Lion receives multi-million financing
German mobile internet start-up Blue Lion mobile has closed a multi-million Euro financing round from Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments.
FRANCE - Summit Partners takes 20% of Vente-Privée.com
Summit Partners has made a growth capital investment in online clothing retailer Vente-Privée in exchange for a 20% equity stake.
UK - HgCapital acquires stake in RidgeWind
HgCapital has acquired a substantial equity stake in Oxfordshire-based wind developer, RidgeWind Ltd. HgCapitalтs investment includes the acquisition of a majority stake in the company, expansion capital and long-term equity for RidgeWindтs wind development...
UK - ABN AMRO portfolio company Volution acquires Manrose
ABN AMRO Capital portfolio company Volution has acquired Manrose Holdings Ltd from its private owner. This represents the first step of a buy-and-build strategy for Volution, the ventilation and heating company ABN AMRO acquired in a secondary management...
NORWAY - Ferd Ventures invest EUR 2m in Kvaleberg
Ferd Ventures has invested EUR 2m in Kvaleberg, a mobile software company located in Oslo. The investment will be used to accelerate international growth.
UK - YFM provides sign manufacturer with £250,000
YFM Group has invested ТЃ250,000 in sign manufacturer D&H Sign Manufacturing Ltd through its Yorkshire and Humber Equity Fund.
UK - Aberdeen invests £1.4m in Cyclotech
Aberdeen Asset Managers Growth Capital has provided oil and gas services company Cyclotech with ТЃ1.4m of equity funding. The new capital will be used for product development, additional management appointments and new offices in Singapore and Houston....
CEE - Warburg Pincus in $100m financing round for IMB
Warburg Pincus has participated in a $100m equity financing round for IMB Group Public Ltd, the Ukraine's leading consumer lender. Warburg Pincus contributed $43.8m, with the balance of the investment committed by existing investors Horizon Capital, East...
FRANCE - Avenir Tourisme invests in 5-a-side football
Urban Football, a company running 5-a-side football centres has received EUR 1m in equity and convertible bonds from Avenir Tourisme, its managers and other existing stakeholders.
UK - Aberdeen acquires £5m stake in Funeral Services Partnership
Aberdeen Asset Managers Growth Capital has acquired a ТЃ5m stake in Midlands-based Funeral Services Partnership Ltd, a newco set up to create a group of independent funeral businesses.
UK - Barclays Ventures backs £9m air conditioning takeover
Barclays Ventures has backed the ТЃ9m takeover by Four Seasons Control Limited (FSC) of Air-conditioning and Associated Services Ltd (AAS). The deal sees the bringing together of the two air conditioning design, installation and maintenance specialists....
SPAIN - Clave Mayor acquires stake in audiovisual business
Following the recent wave of interest in audiovisual businesses by Spanish players, Clave Mayor has acquired a 40% stake in sector player Comercial de Contenidos Audiovisuales 2007. The company intends to position itself as the reference provider of audiovisual...
FINLAND- CapMan invests in Movial Applications
CapMan Technology 2007 fund has invested in Movial Applications, a provider of IP communication software network equipment. CapMan will hold a minority stake in the company, while the management and employees will continue to hold the majority of the...
DENMARK - CapMan acquires IT2 Treasury Solutions
CapMan Technology 2007 fund has acquired IT2 Treasury Solutions from SimCorp, a Copenhagen-listed firm. CapMan will together with the management own 100% of the company. The transaction is expected to finalise in July 2007.