Expansion
SWEDEN - Sunstone leads SEK 40m round in CMC Contrast
Sunstone Capital has invested SEK 40m in CMC Contrast, a medical imaging company, together with existing investors øresund Healthcare Capital and Malmöhus Invest.
RUSSIA - Bessemer invests in Enforta
Bessemer Venture Partners has invested in Enforta, a Russian WIMAX network operator, in a $40m funding round.
DENMARK - Global Life Science Ventures et al. invest EUR 15m in Action Pharma
Action Pharma A/S, a Danish biotech company, has raised in total EUR 15m from new and existing investors.
UK - Accel Partners leads $15.5m OpenAds funding
Accel Partners has led a $15.5m series-B funding round for online advertising platform OpenAds, alongside exisiting investors Index Ventures, First Round Capital, Mangrove Capital Partners and O'Reilly AlphaTech Ventures.
AUSTRIA - The Entrepreneurs Fund invests EUR 1.35m in ProtAffin Biotechnologie
The Entrepreneurs Fund BV has invested EUR 1.35m in the second closing of a series-A funding round for biotechnology company ProtAffin Biotechnologie AG. Previously, Aescap Venture Management BV and Z-Cube Srl invested EUR 2.65m in the first series-A...
SPAIN - Landon acquires stake in hotel chain
Grupo Corporativo Landon acquired a 47% stake in hotel chain Sercotel.
DENMARK - SoonR attracts $9.5m from Cisco et al.
SoonR, a Denmark-based mobile computing company, has attracted a second round of financing worth $9.5m from a consortium of investors led by Cisco Systems. Other investors included Clearstone Venture Partners and Intel Capital, which also participated...
UK - Francisco Partners leads Data Connection funding
San Fransico and London-based venture capital firm Francisco Partners has led a significant investment round for telecom networking company Data Connection Ltd, alongside strategic partner Sequoia Capital.
DENMARK - NorthCap injects $2.3m in Zmags
NorthCap Partners has injected $2.3m in Zmags, a Copenhagen-based online publications specialist.
SPAIN - 3i to invest EUR 30m in Spanish television company
3i is set to complete a deal with Spanish television company Boomerang TV which will see it investing approximately EUR 30m in the business.
SPAIN - Nazca Capital backs logistics players
Nazca Capital has invested in logistics company Transportes García Villalobos (GyV) and Plataforma Frigorífica.
UK/SPAIN - LCA invests £2.5m into Classical Renaissance
Low Carbon Accelerator Ltd (LCA) has completed an investment of £2.5m, provided in the form of a profit participating loan, into Classical Renaissance España SL. As part of the deal, LCA will recieve an equity stake in Classical Renaissance Ltd, the...
FINLAND - Nordic Venture Partners invests in SANAKO
Nordic Venture Partners has invested EUR 5m in SANAKO, a provider of technology for live language learning.
UK - Catapult backs Kyoob with £500,000
Catapult Venture Managers has invested £500,000 into Kyoob Space Ltd, a company that designs, manufactures, hires and sells premium end relocatable buildings for the temporary accomodation market.
BELGIUM - KBC Arkiv invests EUR 1m in Tailormade
KBC Arkiv has invested EUR 1m in Tailormade Logistics and Tailormade Transport, two Flemish companies specialising in integrated logistics services. This is a follow-on investment to the EUR 1m KBC Arkiv already invested in both companies in July 2006.
SPAIN - Clave Mayor invests EUR 1m in audio visual player
Clave Mayor has invested EUR 1m in Kronomav, a company specialising in robotic guidance for television and filming cameras.
NETHERLANDS - Ludgate Environmental Fund invests EUR 791,968 in STX
Ludgate Environmental Fund has announced that it has made a further investment into Dutch environmental trading and broking company, STX Services.The first investment, as announced on 21st December 2007, was the purchase by LEF of 2,432 shares for EUR...
UK - E-Synergy leads £2m investment into Alternative Waste Solutions
The Sustainable Technology Fund (STF), a cleantech focused venture capital fund managed by E-Synergy, has led a £2m investment into plastic recycling specialist Alternative Waste Solutions (AWS).
GERMANY - CFH joins DZ Equity Partner in CleanCar investment
CFH GmbH has acquired a minority stake in Clean Car AG. The new investor joins existing investor DZ Equity Partner which provided Clean Car with growth capital funding to the value of between EUR 50-100m in late 2007. Dusseldorf-based CleanCar is a...
ITALY - BCC Private Equity acquires stake in industrial player
BCC Private equity has acquired a stake in HS Penta through its MC 2 vehicle.
UK - Englefield-portfolio company makes eighth acquisition in a year
Cognita, an independent schools group backed by Englefield Capital, has made its eighth acquisition in 12 months. Essex-based Oakfields Montessori School has joined the Cognita fold bringing the number of pre-prep, prep and senior schools in Cognita's...
CEE - Enterprise Investors acquires STD Slovakia and Donivo MKD
Enterprise Investors ' Polish Enterprise Fund VI has invested EUR 23m in STD Slovakia and Doniva MKD, two Slovak transportation service providers. STD and Donivo will merge and operate under the STD Donivo brand. Founders of the two companies will retain...
SPAIN - Monitor Capital acquires another food sector player
Monitor Capital has acquired a majority stake in Vino Tinto Franchising in a deal valued at over EUR 4m.
SPAIN – Dinamia and N+1 invest EUR 55m in hotel chain
Dinamia Capital Privado and N+1Private equity have invested EUR 55m for a 52% stake in hotel chain High Tech Hoteles & Resorts.