Expansion
ITALY - BCC Private Equity backs energy player
BCC Private Equity has acquried a minority stake in energy player Energy Recuperator.
FRANCE - Seventure leads EUR 6m expansion funding for Tekka
Seventure has led a EUR 6m expansion round in Tekka. The deal saw Seventure invest EUR 3.5m while CM-CIC Capital Privé invested the remaining EUR 2.5m. The two firms hold more than 33% of Tekka while CEO Thierry Rotta, family and affiliates retain a...
ESTONIA - Ambient Sound Investments invests $250,000 in EGeen
Ambient Sound Investments (ASI) had invested $250,000 in EGeen, an Estonian medical company.
CEE - GED acquires Plus GSM
Through its GED Eastern fund II for Eastern Europe, GED has acquired Plus GSM, a specialist in mobile telephone services.
SPAIN - Carlyle and Vista acquire 50% stake in online travel agency
Carlyle and Vista-backed Orizonia has acquired a 50% stake in online travel agency Rumbo.
ITALY - Intesa Sanpaolo acquires 16% stake in Gruppo Goglio
Intesa Sanpaolo has acquired a 16% stake in plastic packaging manufacturer Goglio in a deal valued at approximately EUR 20m.
BELGIUM - Iris Capital injects EUR 10m in Clear2Pay
A consortium led by Iris Capital has injected EUR 10m in Clear2Pay, a financial technology company.
UK - SEB leads £6m series-C funding for ShoZu
SEB Venture Capital has led a £6m series-C funding round for mobile application developer ShoZu, alongside existing investors Atlas Ventures, Crescendo Ventures and TTP Ventures.
UK - 3i leads £53m investment in oil and gas services company TSMarine
3i and ABN AMRO Merchant Banking are between them investing £53m in Aberdeen-based TSMarine (Contracting) Ltd. TSMarine operates in the niche subsea rigless intervention and decommissioning market. ABN AMRO formerly provided a £130m debt facility to...
FRANCE - Seventure takes 10% of Sidetrade
Seventure Partners has acquired a 10% stake in software firm Sidetrade. In 2007 Sidetrade recorded a turnover of EUR 7.34m, a 34% increase on the previous year. The company forecasts growth of 22% between 2007 and 2011.
FRANCE - A Plus Finance invest EUR 2m in Novalys
A Plus Finance invested EUR 2m in software company Novalys. Novalys generates 40% of its turnover in Exports. The investment will be used to continue its expansion abroad.
ITALY - Intesa Sanpaolo invests EUR 7m in software company
Intesa Sanpaolo has taken a 23% stake in software company Dedalus in a deal valued at EUR 13.6m, to which the investor provided EUR 7m.
France – Wellcome Trust leads EUR 25m Endotis financing
Wellcome Trust has led a EUR 25m second financing round for Endotis Pharma, which included contributions from Eneavour Vision, NIF Ventures and existing investor Sofinnova Partners.
SPAIN - Investor Growth Capital acquires 26% stake in TDT
Swedish venture capital firm Investor Growth Capital has acquired a 26% stake in Televisión Digital Terrestre (TDT).
UK - MSIF invests £1.4m to support Aerogistics expansion
Merseyside Special Investment Fund (MSIF) has made an investment of £1.4m to support the growth of aerospace supply chain management company Aerogistics.
SWEDEN - Industrifonden and Via Venture supports Tonium with SEK 35m
Industrifonden, Via Venture Partners and Arvid Svensson & Ekstranda Media AB have invested SEK 35m in Tonium AB, a developer of portable DJ-systems.
NETHERLANDS - BioGeneration Ventures invests in Progentix Orthobiology
BioGeneration Ventures has invested in Progentix Orthobiology.
UK - CGC confectionery portfolio company makes £58m acquisition
Close Growth Capital's (CGC) confectionery porfolio company Tangerine has agreed to acquire Monkhill Confectionery from Cadbury Schweppes for £58m in cash. The deal is subject to completion in February. This will be the second major purchase by Tangerine....
GERMANY - TVM Capital backs Riemser Arzneimittel AG
Munich and Boston-based TVM Capital has invested an undisclosed sum in Riemser Arzneimittel AG. TVM Capital now holds 10% of the Riemser AG shares. TMV Capitals plans to help transition and grow Riemser Arzneimittel AG into an international corporation....
UK - Balderton and Advent Moveme with £3.4m of funding
Balderton Capital and Advent Venture Partners have co-invested £3.4m into online home moving specialists Moveme.com in a second round of funding.
GERMANY – Gruenderfonds Bielfeld-Ostwestfalen closes first investment
e-Capital advised Gruenderfonds Bielefeld-Ostwestfalen has joined KfW and High-Tech Gruenderfonds in investing an undisclosed sum in Divolution – Digital Revolution Technology GmbH. Divolution, based in Detmold, offers web analysis, testing and targeting...
BELGIUM - KBC NV invests EUR 8m in Lenaerts-Blommaert
KBC NV has invested EUR 8m in Lenaerts-Blommaert, a company that sells and leases mobile units, machinery and equipment for the building sector.
UK - Catapult supports £500,000 FDTEK funding
Catapult Venture Managers has invested £330,000 as part of a £500,000 financing round for information technology company FDTEK Holdings Ltd.
UK - The Capital Fund backs £450,000 2sms financing
The Capital Fund has invested £250,000 as part of a £450,000 financing round for mobile phone messaging services provider 2sms. The balance of the equity has been supplied by Richard Goldstein, an experienced SME investor, who has joined the 2sms board.