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SPAIN - Baring and Inova Capital buy stake in Sidsa
According to reports in the Spanish press, Inova Capital and Baring Private Equity Partners have purchased a minority stake in semiconductor manufacturer Sidsa.
AUSTRIA – TTTech Computertechnik receives EUR 20m funding
Strategic financial investor firstVentury has invested EUR 20m in Vienna-based supplier of time-triggered systems TTTech Computertechnik AG. Additionally, international automotive company AUDI AG acquired a minority interest in TTTech.
UK - Enterprise Ventures invests £600,000 in Student Resources Ltd
Enterprise Ventures has completed a ТЃ600,000 investment in Student Resources Ltd via the Coalfields Enterprise Fund.
IRELAND - Setanta to receive Doughty Hanson investment
Market sources report that the Irish-headquartered broadcaster Setanta Sports which owns the rights to two of the six Premiership packages available is to receive an investment from Doughty Hanson alongside debt funding provided by Goldman Sachs. The...
UK - ISIS backs ILS acquisition of Home Concern
ISIS has provided its portfolio company Independent Living Services Ltd (ILS) with additional funds to enable it to acquire Home Concern (Scotland) Ltd. The combined company will be one of the largest providers of care at home services in Scotland with...
ITALY - Strategia Italia closes its third deal
Strategia Italia SGR has via its closed-end fund Fondo Nord Ovest completed the investment in packaging manufacturer MPG.
UK - Ingenious Media invests £3m to enable Digital Rights Group to make acquisition
Ingenious Media Active Capital Limited has invested ТЃ3m in The Digital Rights Group Ltd (DRG) in order to enable it to acquire Portman Film and Television Ltd, a UK drama distributor.
UK - Close Ventures leads £2m follow-on funding of Xceleron
Close Ventures has invested ТЃ1.5m as part of a ТЃ2m follow-on funding round in Xceleron Ltd, a provider of early-stage drug development and assessment services to the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries. The balance was provided by Foursome Investments,...
SWEDEN - HealthCap and NBGI Ventures invest in BoneSupport
The medical technology company BoneSupport AB in Lund has received SEK 135m in growth funding. The new investors include HealthCap and NBGI Ventures, while the existing owners are Innovationskapital, Teknoinvest, FERD Venture and Vencorp Partners.
UK - London Technology Fund invests in interactive 3G video platform company
Intellistream, the developer of a new turnkey solution for 3G video content delivery, has attracted funding of ТЃ355,000 from London Technology Fund and several business angels. Following the investment an experienced software executive will join the...
UK - MSIF invests £440,000 in interactive voice messaging solutions company
Merseyside Special Investment Fund (MSIF) has invested ТЃ440,000 in Paver Downes Origin, a Liverpool-based interactive voice messaging (IVM) solutions company.
UK - Core Capital invests £5m replacement capital in Kelway
Core Capital has completed a ТЃ5m replacement capital investment in Kelway, a fast growing IT hardware and software reseller based in the UK, which focuses on supplying to companies in the SME market. Kelway is one of the UKтs leading resellers of computing...
AUSTRIA – IDENTEC SOLUTIONS raises EUR 10m
SAM Private Equity has led a financing round of EUR 10m in Austrian company IDENTEC SOLUTIONS. Other financial backers included gcp gamma capital partners, Sustainable Performance Group and RFID Invest. The company will use the funding to launch additional...
GERMANY – ubitexx GmbH receives funding
BayBG has invested EUR 400,000 in Munich-based ubitexx GmbH, a specialist company for professional PDA and Smartphone solutions. The funding will be used for software development and expansion of existing distribution channels.
UK - Ingenious Music VCTs invest £2.6m
Ingenious Ventures, part of Ingenious Media, the specialist media investment and advisory group, has invested a total of ТЃ2.6m through its two Music VCTs. The money will support debut albums of up-and-coming bands Passenger and Apartment, and solo-artist...
UK – Esprit backs WAYN
Esprit Capital Partners has led a $11m series A round of funding for UK travel and lifestyle social network business Where Are You Now? (WAYN).
FRANCE - OTC AM invests in picture certification software CodaSystem
OTC Asset Management has contributed EUR 1.7m in a EUR 2m second round of funding for digital photography certification company CodaSystem. The additional EUR 300,000 was invested by Cap Décisif, which had already injected EUR 500,000 in 2005.
SWEDEN - Bonesupport secures SEK 135m in funding
The medical technology company Bonesupport AB in Lund, which develops synthetic, injectable ceramic bone substitute, has received SEK 135 million. The new investors include HealthCap and NBGI Venture and the existing owners include Innovationskapital,...
UK - Finance Wales announces its largest ever deal
Finance Wales has announced its largest ever deal - a ТЃ4m investment in Bluestone, a ТЃ110m unique, тgreenт holiday village in Pembrokeshire targeting the high value, high growth short break market. The investment is over three times Finance Walesт previous...
FRANCE - EdRIP invests EUR 10m in Groupe Sibille
Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners (EdRIP) has invested EUR 10m in industrial group Sibille, a manufacturer of electrical and automobile renovation equipment.
NL - PPM Oost invests in Stichting Diaphora
PPM Oost has invested an undisclosed sum in Stichting Diaphora, a social housing provider, which offers homes to relatively young people suffering from dementia. These housing complexes are adapted to cater for their inhabitants' needs, but allow them...
UK - Bridges Community Ventures invests in Whelan Refining Ltd
Bridges Community Ventures has invested ТЃ450,000 as part of a total finance package of ТЃ1.5m with Catapult Venture Managers and HSBC in Whelan Refining Ltd, a re-refiner of waste oil based in Stoke-on-Trent. The company has also received financial backing...
UK - ISIS joins Crew Clothing Co.
ISIS Equity Partners has acquired a 25% stake in Crew Clothing Co., the English brand for customers who enjoy an active and outdoor lifestyle, in a ТЃ7.75m fundraising. Crew was founded as a single retail site in Salcombe in 1993. The brand has since...
GERMANY – nugg.ad receives growth capital
Bmp AG and IBB Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH have invested in Berlin-based media company nugg.ad. The financial investors each take a 17.5% stake, with nugg.ad founders holding the balance.