Expansion
UK - Smedvig supports Ocean Outdoor with £5.5m
Smedvig Capital has invested £5.5m into Ocean Outdoor, a manager of large scale advertising sites.
TURKEY – Turkven invests in Tekin Acar
Turkven has invested in Turkish cosmetics retailer Tekin Acar.
UK - RJD portfolio company acquires Rock Computers
Stone Group, which was acquired by RJD Partners earlier this year, has made its first bolt-on acquisition by buying notebook manufacturer Rock Group Plc for an undisclosed sum.
RUSSIA – Renaissance and Da Vinci lead USD 50m round for EPAM
Renaissance Capital and Da Vinci Capital have co-led a USD 50m funding round for EPAM Systems, a provider of software development outsourcing in Eastern Europe and Russia. Euroventures Capital also participated in the financing.
GERMANY - Shareholders invest in HSH Nordbank
According to reports, the shareholders of HSH Nordbank have agreed to increase the capital of the bank with an equity injection of EUR 1.26bn.
NETHERLANDS – Rabo Ventures et al invest EUR 300m in Econcern
Rabo Ventures and Delta Lloyd have formed a joint venture with existing investor SHV that has injected EUR 300m into sustainable energy company Econcern. All together the three firms hold a 50% stake in the company.
SWITZERLAND/CEE – PEF invests EUR 35m in PharmaSwiss
Polish Enterprise Fund VI (PEF), a private equity partnership managed by Enterprise Investors, has invested EUR 35m into PharmaSwiss SA, a provider of support services to the pharmaceutical industry and portfolio company of HBM BioVentures.
NETHERLANDS - SET et al back CrystalIQ
Sustainable Energy Technology Fund (SET), EPT / Benno Wiersma and E2 Cleantech have invested in CrystalIQ Group, a Dutch provider of sapphire substrates for the production of white LEDs.
ITALY – BS Private Equity sells 20% to Banca Leonardo
Gruppo Banca Leonardo has acquired a 20% stake in BS Private Equity (BSPE), with the option of acquiring the remaining stake in the future. BSPE will remain independent and will continue to be headed by its managing partners Antonio Perricone, Paolo Baretta...
ITALY – US private equity firms in Weather Investment talks
It is understood that Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris is in talks with three US private equity firms over the sale of a 10% stake in Italian holding company Weather Investments.
UK - BankInvest puts $8m into CamSemi
BankInvest Group, through its New Energy Solutions VC fund, has supported semiconductor company CamSemi with $8m in an extension to its series-C round of funding.
SPAIN – Amadeus and GIMV back USD 12m Openbravo investment
Amadeus Capital Partners and Belgian venture capital firm GIMV have invested in a USD 12m funding round for software company Openbravo, alongside Spanish firm Adara Venture Partners.
NORWAY - Epi-V backs Petrotools with £4.5m
Epi-V has backed Stavanger-based Petrotools, a supplier of advanced well intervention tools to the oil industry, with £4.5m.
UK - Noble backs USD 5m Garlik investment
Noble Venture Finance has joined online identity expert Garlik's existing investors 3i and Doughty Hanson in a $5m investment in the company, designed to fund its expansion into the US market.
SPAIN – Axón backs e-invoicing firm
Axón Capital has invested in e-invoicing firm Doc on Time in a deal valued at approximately EUR 1.5m. Previous investors include Invernostra, del Grupo SA Nostra-Caja de Baleares and Corporación Caja Navarra.
GERMANY - Neuhaus Partners invests more in anti-spam firm
Neuhaus Partners has increased its stake in antispameurope GmbH, a provider of managed email security services.
FRANCE – Elaia leads EUR 10m investment into Wyplay
Elaia Partners has led a EUR 10m second round investment into audiovisual equipment manufacturer Wyplay. Elaia was joined by A Plus Finance and existing investor Sofinnova Partners, which contributed EUR 4m to Wyplay's first round of financing in October...
GERMANY – KKR in talks to merge NXP with Infineon
According to reports, KKR is in talks with the chairman of German chipmaker Infineon to merge the business with portfolio company NXP.
ITALY – Intesa Sanpaolo invests in Somacis Group
Intensa Sanpaolo’s Fondo Mezzogiorno has acquired a 20% stake in electronics manufacturer Somacis Group for an undisclosed sum.
FRANCE – Sofinnova et al. inject EUR 7m into Qosmos
A syndicate comprising Sofinnova, Alven Capital and GFK AG has invested EUR 7m into software company Qosmos in a third financing round.
UK - Longbow Capital backs CyDen in £2.8m funding round
Existing investor Longbow has led a £2.8m series-C funding round for CyDen Ltd, a medical devices developer, alongside Unilever Ventures.
SPAIN – Caja Navarra led consortium backs game operator
Eurecan, Caja Navarra’s platform to support entrepreneurs, Ingenia Capital and the Roca Junyent family office have acquired a 31% stake in game operator Quasar Elite Spain, in a deal valued at EUR 5.1m. The remaining stake is held by majority shareholder,...
UK/GERMANY - Exponent investee company buys Hobsons
Target Holdings Ltd, a recruitment business and portfolio company of Exponent Private Equity, has acquired UK- and Germany-based graduate recruitment business Hobsons Plc for £26m.
SPAIN – 3i to re-invest in Pepe Jeans
3i is thought to be preparing the acquisition of a 30% stake in textile manufacturer Pepe Jeans, in a deal which could be worth up to EUR 150m mark.