Expansion
UK - YFM invests £1.2m in Blackburn-based manufacturer
YFM Private Equity has invested in specialist manufacturer and supplier of educational and height adjustable furniture, Vari-Tech Ltd. The ТЃ1.2m total funding round also included contributions from the Northwest Regional Development Agency.
UK - London Seed Capital leads £500,000 investment in Chameleon BioSurfaces
Chameleon BioSurfaces, the polymer coatings company has secured ТЃ500,000 of seed funding in an investment round led by London Seed Capital in conjunction with the London Business Angel Network and the London Business Angel EIS Tracker Fund III. Other...
GERMANY – $10m second round for spodradio
Baytech Venture Capital and Benchmark Capital Europe have invested $10m in a Series-B funding of spodradio. Munich-based Baytech had previously invested $2.4m in a Series-A funding in 2005.
UK - Hotbed backs consumer website Pigsback.com with £2.5m investment
Pigsback.com, the consumer website that is fast becoming a favourite for online marketing and advertising amongst leading brands, has received a ТЃ2.5m investment from Hotbed, the private investor network. 48 members of Hotbed invested in Pigsback.com,...
UK - Merseyside Special Investment Fund backs SLR Technology Solutions
SLR Technology Solutions received almost ТЃ80,000 of funding from Merseyside Special Investment Fund to complete its proof of concept phase.
FINLAND - Benchmark Capital invests in online estate agency
Igglo Oy, the Finnish online estate agency, has raised EUR 12.5m in a funding round led by Benchmark Capital Europe and including co-founder of Igglo, the Taivas Group. The new capital will be used to accelerate Igglo’s expansion in Europe.
AUSTRIA - PONTIS Venture Partners leads financing round for Alumonte
Graz-based aluminium technology company Alumonte has received EUR 3.3m in a second financing round led by PONTIS Venture Partners. The Austria Wirtschafts Service and the Austrian Research Promotion Company(FFG) also participated in the deal.
SPAIN - Ricari to expand its portfolio in La Rioja region
Following fast economic growth in the Spanish region of Rioja, private equity firm Ricari is looking to expand its portfolio of locally-based companies in which to participate as a financial partner or strategic ally.
SPAIN - Valcapital backs Suavitas
According to newspaper La Gaceta, private equity firm Valcapital has purchased a stake in the laser depilatory business Suavitas for EUR 5m. At the moment, Suavitas runs two depilation centers and maintains a business volume inferior to EUR 1m, although...
UK - Icera closes $20m investment from 3i
Icera Inc, the cellular wireless semiconductor company, today announced that 3i has invested $20m in the company as an extension to its recent series-C funding round, which now totals $60m. 3i joins an investor group comprising Benchmark Capital Europe,...
SPAIN - Atitlan Capital completes its first investment
Private equity firm Atitlan Capital has recently completed its first investment in Dafsa, a company producing juices, soups, broths and creams. The expansion deal is valued at EUR 6m. Atitlan is based in Valencia and it is dedicated to the management...
UK - Close Ventures invests in Helveta
Close Ventures is pleased to announce that it has invested ТЃ1.4m in Helveta Ltd, creator of the TracElite timber traceability solution. Close led a ТЃ2m funding round, with the balance provided by existing investors Oxford Capital Partners and a number...
UK - LDC invests in Personal Touch Financial Services
LDC has invested ТЃ9m for a minority stake in financial services network Personal Touch Financial Services (PTFS). The deal values the company at approximately ТЃ50m. A key driver of this investment for LDC is to support the growth of PTFS over the next...
FRANCE - Faust Pharmaceuticals receives first tranche of its third round of funding
Strasbourg-based Faust Pharmaceuticals has received EUR 8.2m from its historical investors Sofinnova Partners, Auriga Partners, Siparex Ventures, Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners, AGF Private Equity, CDC Entreprises and FCJE. This is the first...
PORTUGAL - PME Investimentos backs GADSA
Document management company GADSA – Arquivo e Deposito has received backing from PME Investimentos in a first round of funding worth EUR 750,000, 50% of which is equity and 50% debt. In return, the Lisbon–based private equity firm is taking a 37.5% stake...
UK - YFM invests £250,000 in International School for Security and Explosives Education
The International School for Security and Explosives Education (ISSEE), a company which provides counter-terrorism training to businesses and organisations across the world has secured ТЃ250,000 from the South West Ventures Fund, run by YFM.
UK - InforSense receives £5.3m funding led by FF&P Private Equity
InforSense Ltd, a leading provider of software to the life sciences, financial services and other industries has received a ТЃ5.3m investment led by Fleming Family and Partners Private Equity (FF&P). Imperial Innovations provided ТЃ1.6m of the total funding...
FRANCE - Photonic decontamination business receives EUR 1.2m
Emertec Energie Environnement, Expansinvest, Banque Populaire Création and SCR Provence et Corse have invested a total of EUR 1.2m in the first round of institutional funding in Claranor. Following the deal, the management retains a slight majority stake....
LATVIA - Darby Overseas Investments backs dairy
Darby Overseas Investments has made an EUR 8m investment in Rigas Piensaimniekes, a Latvian dairy products producer. The investment was made via Darby Converging Europe Mezzanine Fund (DCEMF) and is its first investment since it closed on 1 November 2005....
ITALY - BS Private Equity acquires 17.3% of IP Cleaning
BS Private Equity has signed a definitive agreement to pay EUR 7.1m for the 17.3% stake currently held by Interpump Group in IP Cleaning (IPC) through the holding company X-Equity SpA. In May 2005 BS Private Equity, Capitalia Sofipa SGR and the company's...
SWITZERLAND - NGN Capital leads EUR 10m series-C for Santhera
Santhera Pharmaceuticals has raised EUR 10m in a series-C financing round, with the option of calling another EUR 5m. The oversubscribed funding round was led by NGN Capital, one of Santhera's largest current shareholders. New investors to the round include...
SPAIN - Riva y Garcia backs third financing round in Southwing
Via its vehicles Invercat Exterior FCR and Spinnaker Invest SCR, Riva y Garcia Private Equity has taken the lead in a EUR 5m third financing round in Southwing SL.
ITALY - Fondo Nord Ovest Impresa invests in RGM
The fund Nord Ovest Impresa, managed by SanPaolo Fondi Chiusi SGR, completed its first investment in RGM, a company focused on the design and manufacture of power supplies.
FRANCE - Neocase raises EUR 5.2m from Iris-led syndicate
Customer service software developer Neocase has raised a further EUR 5.2m in its third round of funding. The investment was provided by Iris Capital, Caisse des Depots et Consignations (CDC), and US IT services company Supporter Group.