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GERMANY - Wellington invests in GIGA TV
Wellington Partners is investing in GIGA TV in connection with a round of funding totaling EUR 3m. This will enable the company to expand its position as the largest digital TV network for the gaming and e-sports community in Europe.
FRANCE - Motorola Ventures invests in IP over broadcast media provider
Motorola Ventures has injected EUR 2m for a third round of funding in UDcast. The investor joins existing shareholders CDC Entreprises Innovation, SGAM AI PE, I-Source, Baytech Venture and Mitsubishi Venture which collectively provided EUR 8.8m in two...
UK - North West Equity Fund backs local paper
North West Equity Fund has led a syndicate of institutional investors, including the North West Seed Fund, the management team and twelve private investors in providing a ТЃ250,000 round of funding for Jashousehard Ltd, owner of The North West Enquirer....
SWEDEN - Eqvitec invests $4m in Movimento
Eqvitec has made a $4m investment in Movimento AB, a fast growing automotive electronics and software company based in Gothenburg.
SWEDEN - BoneSupport secures SEK 15m from existing investors
The medical technology company BoneSupport AB in Lund has been guaranteed SEK 15m from its current owners, InnovationsKapital, Ferd Venture and Teknoinvest.
UK - Beringea provides follow on investment in Espresso Broadband
Beringea, the private equity fund manager which manages ProVen VCT and ProVen Growth & Income VCT, has made a follow-on investment in Espresso Broadband Ltd, the leading provider of educational broadband content in the UK. The two funds have committed...
UK - Bestport Ventures invests in Mfuse Ltd
London-based Bestport Ventures has invested ТЃ650,000 in Mfuse Ltd, a leading provider of mobile gambling and gaming software platforms.
ESTONIA - MartinsonTrigon launches TVCorp for international TV projects
MartinsonTrigon, the Baltic venture capital fund, has agreed to invest EUR 1.4m into OÜ TVCorp, a holding company which will be involved in various international TV projects.
ITALY - Industria & Finanza acquires 18% of Eurovision Partecipazioni
The Italian private equity group Industria & Finanza SGR has acquired around 18% of the broadcasting group Eurovision Partecipazioni. Other shareholders include Sandro Parenzo, who holds the majority interest, and Alerion, which also owns 18%.
FRANCE - AXA goes it alone with eBuyClub
AXA Private Equity is sole investor in the recent EUR 2m round of funding in Plebicom. Founded in December 2000, following its incubation by Teamlog, Plebicom manages eBuyClub - an online retailing club. It offers its 300,000 members reductions on products...
FRANCE - Telisma receives further EUR 3m funding
Telisma has completed a EUR 3m fourth round of funding, via its existing investors. Ventech and Innovacom have each invested EUR 1m in the company, while 3i and AGF Private Equity have take equal stakes in the balance. As a result of this third round...
SWEDEN - MySQL secures $18.5m in series C funding
MySQL AB, a developer of open source databases, has announced the completion of an $18.5 million series C round of financing led by Institutional Venture Partners (IVP).
SPAIN - INVERJAÉN invests in Ambientes Infantiles
Seville-based Ambientes Infantiles has received funding from Inverjaén. The investor has taken a 47.16% equity stake in the firm as a result of the deal.
FRANCE - Naxicap funds La Fée
Naxicap Partners has financed a EUR 1.5m first round of funding in La Fée through its funds BP Développement and FIP Banque Populaire Proximité Sud-Est. Company founders, Jean-Michel Calsat and Jean-Pierre Braillard, hold the balance. The transaction...
GERMANY - Syndicate invests in Diologue Semiconductor spin-off
GIMV has invested EUR 4.8m in the German technology company Dialog Imaging Systems (DIS), a new spin-off from the publicly listed company Dialog Semiconductor. The investment is part of a total funding round of EUR 22.25m led by 3i. Doughty Hanson Technology...
UK - BPE invests in metal and waste
Barclays Private Equity has invested an undisclosed amount in Metal & Waste Recycling Ltd, the UKтs fourth largest metal recycling business, to support future growth and the continuation of a progressive acquisition strategy.
GERMANY - Ventizz invests in electronic manufacturing services firm
Ventizz Capital Partners Advisory AG has taken an undisclosed majority interest in AEMtec GmbH through its latest fund, Ventizz Capital Fund III.
UK - Mobile media solutions company Kodime backed by The Capital Fund
Kodime Ltd, an award-winning provider of mobile media software and services to property marketers, the music business and marketing agencies, has received an undisclosed amount of funding from The Capital Fund.
SWEDEN - CapMan invests EUR 1.9m in Swedish 42Networks
Funds managed by CapMan will invest EUR 1.9m in 42Networks AB, the Swedish provider of broadband telephony and triple play products and services.
FRANCE - Let It Wave raises EUR 6m from Iris Capital and T-Source
Let It Wave has completed a first round of financing for EUR 6m from Iris Capital, T-Source and private investors. Founded in 2001, by four research professors from the French Ecole Polytechnique, the firm has been self-funded since its inception.
US - Norwegian Energy Ventures invests in DeepFlex
DeepFlex Inc has secured a series B round of funding led by Norway-based Energy Ventures, and including existing investors CTTV Investments LLC and Altira.
UK - South West Ventures Fund invests £250,000 in Covalent Software
Taunton-based Covalent Software has secured ТЃ250,000 from the South West Ventures Fund, managed by YFM Venture Finance.
SWEDEN - Priveq Investment buys 35% of Boomerang
Priveq Investment has acquired a 35% stake of Swedish fashion company Boomerang for and undisclosed sum.
GERMANY - Wellington invests in Eastbeam
Wellington Partners has invested in the Eastbeam Group in connection with an initial round of financing totaling EUR 3m. This German-Japanese company operates Wazap!, a vertical, i.e. subject-specific, search engine that users can employ to inform themselves...