Expansion
UK - Spark and Acacia lead $16m funding round for Skinkers
SPARK Ventures Plc (formerly NewMedia SPARK) and Acacia Capital Partners have led a $16m second round of funding for Skinkers, an information broadcast technology company.
FRANCE - Iris Capital makes 3.3x from sale of FastBooking to 3i and EdRIP
Iris Capital has made more than 3x its money following its exit from hotel bookings website FastBooking, in a deal valuing the business at EUR 45m.
UK - DFJ portfolio company secures $40m funding round
DFJ Espirit portfolio company diagnostics company Oxford Immunotec has completed the first stage of $40m series-E funding round.
UK - Bridges boosts Credential with £6m investment
Bridges Ventures has committed £6m to support the growth of tyre reprocessing company Credential Environmental Ltd. Bridges has taken a minority stake in the company. The transaction includes an initial £4m investment, with a further £2m allocated...
FRANCE - Novalto raises EUR 1.3m from Turenne and Sopromec
Staff incentivisation business Novalto has received a third round of financing from Turenne Capital, Sopromec, and the company's chairman.
FRANCE - CIC Banque de Vizille invests EUR 1.2m in Polyspot
Via its funds Vizille Capital Innovation and Sudinnova SA, CIC Banque de Vizille has invested growth capital in corporate search engine Polyspot.
UK - Beringea invests £2m in Imagesgate
Beringea Ltd has invested £2m in Imagesgate, a company which provides royalty fee and stock managed photography images and other bespoke image services.
GERMANY – SiC Processing AG closes EUR 53m financing round
zouk ventures has led a EUR 53.4m financing round in SiC Processing, a management and recycling company of used slurry from the solar and semiconductor wafer industries. Other investors joining the round include Merrill Lunch Corporate Principal Investments...
ESTONIA - Skype founders back pet social networking site
The two social networking sites, www.uniteddogs.com and www.unitedcats.com , have received funding from Ambient Sound Investments (ASI), the investment company set up by the four founding engineers of Skype. The capital injection gives ASI a 15% stake...
UK - Sovereign completes portfolio acquisition
Sovereign Capital portfolio company Kinetics Group has completed the acquisition of Walmotts Ltd, a gas, oil and electrical installation and maintenance services provider, for an undisclosed sum.
FRANCE - Fungus-based fertilisers business receives extra EUR 2m
Agrauxine, a company which develops agricultural fertilisers based on micro-organisms, has received an additional EUR 2m from its existing investors.
GERMANY – Neuhaus Partners invests in FISHLABS
In a first round of funding, Neuhaus Partners has invested an undisclosed sum in 3D mobile games developer FISHLABS.
GERMANY - DZ Equity Partner invests in CleanCar AG
Frankfurt-based DZ Equity Partner has acquired a minority holding in carwash operator CleanCar AG from founder Dr Peter J Henssen for an undisclosed sum.
UK - Sovereign makes Dependable portfolio acquisition
Sovereign Capital has led the acquisition of cleaning company Dependable Services Ltd on behalf of portfolio company London Property Maintenance Ltd (LPM), a provider of contract cleaning security and maintenance services, for an undisclosed sum.
SWEDEN - Ledstierna acquires 20% of Katshing Netsales
Ledstierna AB, the Swedish listed venture capital firm, has invested SEK 6m in return for a 20% stake in Katshing Netsales AB, an internet company for mobile technology. The agreement stipulates that Ledstierna acquires 20% of the shares in Wazoo Holding...
NORWAY - Verdane Capital invests in Fjord Media
Fjord Media, a developer and seller of routing, signal processing and optical transmission equipment to the broadcast, multimedia and telecom industries, has attracted growth capital from Verdane Capital. The funding will be used to expand its sales and...
UK - Inflexion acquires Orchard Electronic on behalf of portfolio company Aspen
Inflexion Private Equity has completed the acquisition of printed circuit board manufacturer Orchard Electronic on behalf of portfolio company Aspen Pumps, a producer of condensate pumps, for an undisclosed sum.
UK - 3i increases stake in AES Engineering to 40%
3i has made a further investment in AES Engineering Ltd, the holding company of the AESSEAL Group, a mechanical sealing business. 3i first invested in AES in 1996. This secondary investment increases its equity stake to 40% and values the business at...
DENMARK - NorthCap Partners invests in Visiopharm
NorthCap Partners has invested an undisclosed sum in Copenhagen-based software company Visiopharm.
SWEDEN - Industrifonden leads $6m investment in ChromoGenics
ChromoGenics, a Swedish developer of electrochromic technology, has closed a $6m second round of funding lead by Industrifonden. Industrifonden invested $3m, while existing investors Volvo Technology Transfer and Innovationsbron also participated in the...
SWEDEN -Teknoseed invests in Ultrazonix AB
Teknoseed has made a third investment from its second fund, Teknoseed II, in medtech company Ultrazonix AB. Co-investors include Healthcap and Industrifonden.
UK - Balderton Capital invests in Top Up TV
Balderton Capital has completed an investment in Top Up TV, the company which operates a pay TV service on Freeview.
UK - MMC Ventures invests £1.4m in The Practice
MMC Ventures has completed an investment of £1.4m in The Practice Plc (formerly Practice Networks), a primary healthcare company that manages surgeries on behalf of GPs and provides primary care service contracts to Primary Care Trusts (PCTs).
SWEDEN - Verdane Capital VI acquires three telecom companies
Verdane Capital VI KS has acquired three telecom companies, Ukvio, Itesco and Ahhaaa, from Inbox Investment AB for an undisclosed sum. Verdane Capital’s holding in the companies ranges from 6% to 33%.