Expansion
UK - Investec funds acquisition of Telinet by Statevine
Investec Private Bank's growth & acquisition finance division has backed Statevine Ltd in the acquisition of telecommunications provider Telinet from its founders.
ITALY - Fondamenta SSGI invests in Lux Vide
The closed-end fund-of-funds Fondamenta SSGI has purchased a 25% stake in film production company Lux Vide, via its vehicle Imperium SpA for EUR 15m. Fondamenta has acquired 10.7% ordinary shares from existing shareholders RML Comunicazione Srl and 14.3%...
FRANCE - Sofinnova Partners leads EUR 8m funding for Travel Meta Search
Sofinnova Partners and Walden International have injected EUR 8m in Travel Meta Search, an internet search engine focusing on flights, hotels, car rentals and holidays packages.
UK - Further investment for ZBD
Prelude Trust Plc, managed by Esprit Capital Partners, has made an additional ТЃ640,000 investment into ZBD Displays Ltd as part of a ТЃ2.86m funding round. This will mean that Prelude will now have a 33% holding in ZBD, and has so far committed ТЃ5.6m...
FRANCE - Turenne leads Aston Medical France restructuring
Turenne Capital has led the financial restructuring of orthopedic implants manufacturer, Aston Medical France. The private equity firm contributed EUR 3.5m alongside Sofimac Partners, which committed EUR 1m.
FRANCE - Alven invests EUR 1.5m in travel agency
Alven Capital has injected EUR 1.5m as the sole investor in Travel Selection’s first round of financing. Following the transaction, management retains a majority stake.
FRANCE - SGAM and Galileo invest EUR 4m in internet shoe retailer
Société Générale Asset Management (SGAM) and Galileo Partners have injected EUR 4m in e-commerce shoe retailer Sarenza.
SWEDEN - Replisaurus raises $14.4m
Replisaurus Technologies has raised $14.4m in a first round funding led by Wellington Partners and Northzone Ventures. The new investors were joined by seed investors KTH Seed Capital, FBBB (ForetagsByggarna) and Aumar - The Sixth AP Fund (AP6).
BELGIUM - Ablynx raises EUR 40m in C financing round
Ablynx, a company specialising in the discovery and development of Nanobodies, a novel class of antibody-derived therapeutic proteins, has announced the successful closing of its series C financing round raising EUR 40m.
UK - Hotbed, Quester and Bank of Scotland invest in metal-coating company
Hotbed, Quester and Bank of Scotland Corporate's Growth Equity team have led a ТЃ10m funding round for Keronite. The three investors contributed ТЃ2.7m, ТЃ1.3m and ТЃ2m respectively.
NETHERLANDS - Peakadilly closes series A financing at EUR 14.5m
Peakadilly NV, the predictive protein biomarkers company, has today announced the final close of its series A financing, raising a further EUR 8.5m and bringing the total raised to EUR 14.5m. Investors in the second close of the series A financing were...
NETHERLANDS - Rabo Participaties acquires stake in Renhard BV
Rabo Participaties has acquired a participating interest in Renhard BV, which is the holding company of TCL Installatietechniek BV, in order to enable the merger of TCL and BV Warmte Technisch Buro J Giesbers & JJ van der Graaf. Giesbers & van der Graaf...
GERMANY - fg microtec to expand in Japan
A syndicate of existing investors has provided a further EUR 2m to fg microtec in order to fund its expansion in Japan.
SWEDEN - 3i invests in HTC
3i has acquired around one-third of the shares in HTC Sweden AB through a capital injection of SEK 100m as well as a purchase of shares from existing shareholders. The new capital will fund further expansion of the company.
FINLAND - Eqvitec and Creandum invest in Colochrome
Colochrome Ltd, a Finnish manufacturer of protective lenses for mobile handsets and hand-held electronic devices, has secured series-A financing from Eqvitec Technology Fund III and Creandum. The arrangement also includes debt financing from the OP Bank...
UK - Bridges Community Ventures invests in Chill Factor, Manchester
Bridges Community Ventures (Bridges), the UKтs community development venture capital company, has announced its investment in Chill Factor, North West Englandтs first indoor real snow Alpine village to be built in Trafford, Greater Manchester. Bridges...
SWEDEN - SciBase secures SEK 100m in growth funding
SciBase AB, a Swedish medical technology company, has secured a SEK 100m investment. The investors include Investor Growth Capital, SEB Företagsinvest and CapMan. Following the transaction, the three venture capital groups control 80% of the company....
UK - Ingenious backs Travis album
Ingenious has announced that its Music VCT funds have made their latest investment by backing Travisт fifth album, currently scheduled for release later this year. Travis has been working on their forthcoming album with producer Nigel Godrich who has...
UK - Ventus invests in Craig Wind Farm Ltd
The Ventus group of funds have invested ТЃ2.7m in Craig Wind Farm Ltd. The proceeds of the investment will be used to construct a 10 megawatt wind farm on Craig Farm, an active sheep farm in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. Electricity generated from the site...
UK - Back Pain Management Experts raise £250,000 from The Capital Fund
The RealHealth Institute, an independent healthcare company that offers expert advice and treatment for back pain and other musculoskeletal disorders, has raised ТЃ250,000 from The Capital Fund. The companyтs management team will use the new funding to...
SWITZERLAND - ESBATech raises SFr 50m for expansion
A syndicate of new investors led by SV Life Sciences, Clarus Ventures, HBM BioVentures and HBM BioCapital has invested SFr 50m in ESBATech AG alongside existing investors. The series B financing is aimed at further developing the company's lead product,...
UK - Bridges Community Ventures backs Nottingham healthcare services company PHF
Bridges Community Ventures (Bridges) the UKтs first community development venture capital company announces its investment in PHF Services Ltd, a Nottingham based company that aims to revolutionise the market for the provision of healthcare practice administration...
UK - Graphite Capital backs further acquisition by Avery Healthcare
Graphite Capital has provided equity funding for the acquisition by Avery Healthcare of Hadrian Healthcare. Based in Gateshead, Hadrian has eight care homes for the elderly in North East England and is regarded as one of the leading operators in the region....
ITALY - Strategia Italia closes its first transaction
The private equity firm Strategia Italia SGR has recently concluded its first transaction as a lead investor, in partnership with specialist investor Piemonte High Technology. The consideration has not been disclosed.