Expansion
UK - Light Blue Optics secures $2.5m seed funding from 3i-led consortium
Light Blue Optics, developer of industry-leading miniature projection technology, today announced the closing of a $2.5m seed funding round. 3i Plc, the FTSE 100 listed global venture capital firm, led the round, which also included investment from NESTA,...
UK - Strathdon Investments launches secondaries venture capital fund
Strathdon Investments Plc, the technology investment company, has announced that it has formed a new LP fund with a major investor and that the first transactions have been completed. Strathdonтs subsidiary, Strathdon Finance Ltd, will manage the specialist...
FRANCE - French WiMAX chips supplier raises additional EUR 19m
In its third round of funding, Sequans Communications has raised $24m (approximately EUR 19m) from a syndicate of investors, led by Kennet Venture Partners.
UK - London University spin-out company raises £930,000 with help from The Capital Fund
IXICO Ltd, a London University spin-out company that has developed innovative software to automate the analysis of digital clinical images used in drug discovery and development, has raised ТЃ930,000. The Capital Fund provided ТЃ100,000, investing alongside...
UK - Design LED Products receives Braveheart investment
Braveheart has invested ТЃ250,000 in Design LED Products, a spin-out company from the Hillington Innovation Centre, Glasgow, with which Braveheart has strong links. This is the first investment from its Alpha EIS Fund.
UK - Lagan secures £8.3m funding led by Esprit Capital Partners
Lagan, provider of enterprise case management and customer relationship management solutions to governments in the UK and North America, has secured ТЃ8.3m investment funding to support the company's next phase of growth. The latest round of funding was...
UK - Nomad receives £8m boost led by Amadeus
Amadeus has led a series-A financing round of a total commitment of ТЃ8m in Nomad Holdings, a UK company that designs, installs and operates high bandwidth connectivity on board trains. German venture firm T-Mobile Venture Fund has participated in the...
UK - Aggregator television attracts £9m from 3i, Amadeus and Intel Capital
3i, Amadeus Capital Partners and Intel Capital are co-leading a ТЃ9m series-A financing round for London-based digital TV operator Aggregator Limited. The funding will be used to roll out a series of products over the next two years.
UK - Catapult Venture Managers back Exmet
Catapult Venture Managers has led a syndicate of investors to provide a ТЃ600,000 funding package for Kingswinford-based Exmet Limited, the supplier of the See20/20 specialist management software system for single and multi-site ophthalmic practices....
BELGIUM- KBC invests in Tailormade Logistics and Tailormade Transport
KBC Arkiv has invested EUR 1m in Tailormade Logistics and Tailormade Transport, two Flemish companies specialising in integrated logistics services.
UK - Esprit join Atlas and Benchmark in funding round for Newnham
Newnham today announced it has raised $13.25m in a series-B extension round of venture capital to help the company expand the development and worldwide marketing of its interactive networked display software and semiconductor technology. Following this...
SPAIN - SEPIDES to finance expansion of e-Cultura
The private equity fund Banesto ENISA SEPI Desarrollo has agreed to purchase a minority stake in e-Cultura Net S.A for EUR 3m. This is part of an expansion strategy led by the fund’s vehicle SEPI Desarrollo Empresarial S.A (SEPIDES).
FRANCE - Tornier announces investment by Warburg Pincus
Tornier, a global orthopedic company based in Grenoble, France, announced today that it closed a transaction with an investor group led by Warburg Pincus to acquire a majority interest in the company. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed. In...
UK - Hotxt closes $6.5m financing round
Hotxt, the text proposition that is revolutionising the text market, today announced the closing of a $6.5m financing round by entities affiliated with the Tudor Group1.
UK - Blackstone to reunite Center Parcs
Blackstone is to purchase Center Parcs property in Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany worth EUR 630m in a bid to revitalise the company according to the Financial Times today. The Dutch-founded company was establised in 1967 with the UK division having...
FRANCE - Pharmaceutical R&D firm get EUR 1m
CIC Vizille Capital Innovation (CIC Vizille CI) and Sudinnova have led a first round of financing for pharmaceutical R&D laboratory, Transmedi, together contributing 70% of the EUR 1m injected. The balance is provided by regional investor Institut Lorrain...
UK - Northern Venture Managers invests in property management services
Northern Venture Managers (NVM) has provided Touchstone Asset Management with development capital to acquire Castle Estates and Calbarrie (together the Castle group). This combination will create a leading property management services provider in an exciting...
NL- KBC acquires 35% stake in Afa Polytek
KBC Private Equity has acquired a 35% stake in Afa Polytek BV and its affiliated companies, collectively called the Afa Group.
BELGIUM - KBC invests in Intek
KBC Private Equity has invested EUR 1m via its KBC Arkiv fund in Intek, a company specialised in the production and distribution of electronic locks. The transaction was privately sourced and completed at the beginning of July.
FRANCE - Montefiore takes majority stake in art equipment distributor
Montefiore Investment has acquired a 78% of Promo Art, for an undisclosed sum. Management retains the balance. As a result of the transaction, BNP Private Equity, IDPC and Naxicap Partners exit the first round investment they made in 2001.
BELGIUM - Clear2Pay receives EUR 15.7m third round investment
Clear2Pay has announced that it has received a EUR 15.7m third round investment which was led by AGF Private Equity, with new investor GIMV as a co-lead. The existing investors, Intel, QuestforGrowth, TrustCapital Management and Big Bang Ventures also...
FRANCE - OTC AM injects EUR 1.2 in Supertec
OTC Asset Management has completed a EUR 1.2m first round of financing in Supertec.
FRANCE - EUR 8.5m backing for dietary food maker
Creadev, the investment fund of the Mulliez family, has led a EUR 8.5m second round of financing in Ceprodi-Kot. The fund invested EUR 6.5m alongside previous investors H2i, OTC Asset Management (OTC AM) and MaceInvest.
FRANCE - Chinese motorcycle importer gets EUR 400,000 backing
Sigma gestion, Champagne Ardenne Croissance (CAC) and Auxitex have injected EUR 400,000 in Sidam.