Expansion
UK - Pi Capital in £3m development capital deal with Medispa
Pi Capital has completed a ТЃ3m development capital fund raising for MediSpa, to support its roll-out growth plan to set up a national network of cosmetic clinics. Founded in 2004, MediSpa offers a range of cosmetic services under one roof, including...
GERMANY – T-Mobile Venture Fund backs 4G Systems
The German manufacturer of HSDPA mobile terminals has completed a financing round led by T-Mobile Venture Fund. Existing investors Brockhaus Private Equity and Adinvest also participated.
SPAIN - Highgrowth invests in Solostocks
Fonsinnocat, the closed-end fund managed by Highgrowth Partners, has purchased a 10% stake in online stock shop SoloStocks for an undisclosed sum. Internet advertising group Intercom owns 80% of the company, while its managers hold the remaining 10%....
GERMANY – Heliad invests in money and securities services
Heliad Equity Partners has taken a 49% stake in Unicorn Geld- und Wertdienstleistungen GmbH. The financial investor provided EUR 5m in equity capital and a partner loan. The company's management holds the balance.
BELGIUM - Clear2Pay raises additional EUR 2m from Iris Capital
Clear2Pay,a Belgian software vendor of next generation payment solutions for financial institutions, has received a EUR 2m capital increase from Iris Capital. In addition, the telco and media venture capitalist has purchased existing equity for the value...
UK - Warburg Pincus pharmaceutical company makes acquisition
Archimedes Pharma Ltd, a speciality pharmaceutical company based in Reading has acquired Link Holdings Ltd. Link is a Sussex-based pharmaceuticals group focusing on sales and marketing of speciality pharmaceuticals with commercial operations in the UK,...
SWITZERLAND - EonTech backs EUR 4m first round for Astron-Fiamm
Early stage VC investor EonTech Ventures has teamed up with Generali Group to invest EUR 4m in a first round of funding for Astron-Fiamm Safety, a Lugano, Switzerland-based company that makes safety lighting products for the automotive industry. Trade...
ITALY - SanPaolo IMI Fondi Chiusi has closed another deal
SanPaolo IMI Fondi Chiusi, the private equity arm of the homonymous bank, has recently closed a new expansion deal in the specialty chemicals sector.
SWITZERLAND – IMI raises EUR 15m
Global Life Science Ventures and Abingworth Management have led a second financing round for Swiss-based IMI Intelligent Medical Implants AG. Existing investors PolyTechnos and Quantum Technology Partners also participated in the EUR 15m round.
UK - Barclays Ventures backs youtravel.com
Barclays Ventures has invested a significant minority stake in youtravel.com, a new internet travel business. The investment forms part of a deal valued at over ТЃ15m. youtravel.com, which launched this week, is targeted primarily at travel agents, offering...
UK - Smedvig portfolio company Lovejuice appoints new managing director
Lovejuice, a portfolio company of Smedvig Capital, has appointed Andrew Shanahan as the new managing director. Shanahan joins from Pret a Manger. During his time as development director at Pret, he delivered 13 new shops from site identification to design...
NL- PPM Oost invests in TeleMetronics
TeleMetronics Biometry has received a second round of financing from PPM Oost, Technofonds Flevoland and Wageningen Business Generator. The company has developed a system to monitor the health of animals. With this technology, hart rate, body temperature...
SWITZERLAND – NovImmune raises SFr 58m
Geneva-based drug development company Novlmmune has announced the closing of a Series B private financing round. New investor BZ Bank led the SFR 58m financing round. Pictet Private Equity Investors SA as well as previous investors Lombard Odier Darier...
IRELAND - 3V raises EUR 20m from Atlas and Benchmark
3V Transaction Services Ltd, the pay-as-you-go VISA voucher company, today announces it has raised EUR 20m in Series-A funding from Atlas Venture and Benchmark Capital Europe. The proceeds will be used to launch its innovative pay-as-you-go 3V VISA Voucher...
FRANCE - Crédit Agricole Private Equity invests EUR 2m in SplitGames
Crédit Agricole Private Equity (CAPE) has completed the EUR 2m first round of funding in online video games exchange community SplitGames.
FRANCE - UFG Private Equity invests in children's shoes retailer
UFG Private Equity, formerly known as Nord Europe Private Equity, has invested EUR 1.5m in Petits Petons.
GERMANY – Intel Capital invests in BrainLAB
Intel Capital has acquired an interest in Munich-based medical technology company BrainLAB. The venture capital organisation invested $7.3m that will be used to accelerate the development of mobile point of care solutions to provide patient with consistently...
UK - Inventages invests in CMP
Oxford-based allergy specialist CMP Therapeutics Ltd has raised another EUR 1m from Inventages Capital Investments Inc. The funds are part of a Series A round, which saw Inventages invest EUR 1m in the first tranche in December 2005. The company, which...
UK - Enterprise Ventures invests in Yuuguu
Enterprise Ventures has invested ТЃ600,000 of series-A financing in Yuuguu Ltd.
UK - Mind Candy announces $7m in funding
Mind Candy, the UK based company behind the Alternative Reality Game (ARG) Perplex City, has raised $7m from Accel Partners and existing investor Index Ventures and NewMedia Spark. The funding comes in advance of a major expansion of new products to be...
UK - Enterprise Ventures invests in Ncapsa Ltd
RisingStars Growth Fund II, the early stage technology fund managed by Enterprise Ventures, has completed its first investment in Yorkshire. Sheffield-based Ncapsa Ltd has received funding from RisingStars.
UK - SEP syndicate invests $12m in VirtenSys Ltd
A syndicate including Scottish Equity Partners (SEP), Celtic House Venture Partners (CHVP) and GIMV have provided VirtenSys Ltd with $12m of first round funding. VirtenSys is a leading developer in the emerging and fast growing PCI Express IO virtualization...
BELGIUM - Fortis Private Equity acquires Studio 100
Fortis Private Equity has announced that it has acquired a 33% stake in Studio 100, a producer of tv programmes and theatre shows for children. In addition, the Belgium-based company will receive a capital increase, understood to be in the region of EUR...
UK - 3i invests in Giraffe restaurant chain
3i has invested ТЃ10m for a minority stake in the fast growing, family friendly restaurant chain Giraffe, valuing the business at ТЃ24m.