Expansion
UK - Advent's pharmaceutical portfolio company obtains new distribution rights
Speciality European Pharma Ltd (SEP), an Advent Venture Partners portfolio company has obtained distribution rights to Amphocil® for Germany, France and Italy. Amphocil® is a product owned by Three Rivers Pharmaceutical LLC and is presently marketed...
FRANCE - XAnge and OTC AM invest in online household goods retailer
XAnge Private Equity and OTC Asset Management have injected EUR 3.3m in Delamaison.fr.
UK - Close Ventures leads £1.5m funding round for software company PSE
Close Ventures is pleased to announce that it has invested £1.5m into Process Systems Enterprise (PSE).
FRANCE - Methane-based energy specialist Naskeo raises EUR 2.6m
Oddo Asset Management and XAnge Private Equity have each invested EUR 1.3m in Naskeo Environnement, a renewable energy solution provider.
FRANCE - French-born Virtual Logix receives $16m B-round
Formerly known as Jaluna, Virtual Logix has raised $16m from a syndicate led by Esprit Capital Partners, and including new investor Intel Capital, and existing investors Atlas Venture and Index Ventures.
EUROPE - Balderton Capital invests in TvTrip.com
Balderton Capital has invested EUR 3.5m in TVtrip.com alongside Partech International. Balderton Capital was formerly known as Benchmark Capital Europe.
UK - Octopus acquires stake in T4 Media
Octopus Private Equity has invested in T4 Media Ltd. Octopus has come in as a partner to finance growth and to assist with the strategic development of the business. It is anticipated that further bolt on acquisitions will be made in due course.
FINLAND - Bridgepoint portfolio company makes Belgium acquisition
Bridgepoint-owned A-Katsastus Oy, the Finnish vehicle inspection group, has acquired Belgium’s vehicle inspection company Autoveiligheid NV for an undisclosed sum. The company had net sales of nearly EUR 30m last year and carried out over 800,000 inspections....
UK - ISIS environmental portfolio company completes £2m acquisition
ISIS Equity Partners portfolio company SLR Consulting has completed its first major acquisition with the purchase of Insite Environments. SLR Consulting is an environmental consultancy in which ISIS acquired a minority stake in 2004, investing £4.85m...
GERMANY - Nanotron closes EUR 10m round
zouk ventures, a London venture capitalist specialising in cleantech, has led a EUR 10m funding round in German Nanotron Technologies. Other investors committing to the round are Polytechnos, Danfoss, and IBB Beteiligungsgesellschaft - VC Fonds Berlin....
UK - Beringea leads £2.2m funding for Harmony Media Group
Beringea has lead a £2.2m investment round in Harmony Media Group. Harmony Media Group is the newly formed parent company of Filmnight Digital and Saffron Digital. Beringea provided the funding through its ProVen VCTs.
NORWAY - Norlandia Omsorg acquires healthcare staffing agency Achima
Norlandia Omsorg, the care home company owned by FSN Capital, has acquired healthcare staffing agency Achima. Achima is a leading provider of temporary staff to the public and private healthcare industries in Norway and Sweden.
UK - Inflexion kits itself out in Jack Willis
Inflexion Private Equity has acquired a minority stake in Jack Wills, the British preppy premium clothing retailer.
FRANCE - Ipnotic Telecom raises EUR 4m second round
Telecom operator Ipnotic Telecom has raised EUR 4m from its existing shareholders Turenne Capital, CM-CIC Capital Privé, CDC Innovation and A Plus Finance.
UK - LDC backs social housing business
LDC has backed social housing maintenance contractor HT Forrest to support its future growth plans. LDC has invested an undisclosed sum for a significant stake in the fast-growing company. The deal enables several minority shareholders to exit. Royal...
FRANCE - OTC AM invests EUR 1.2m in e-commerce business Ckado.fr
OTC Asset Management has injected EUR 1.2m in the first round of institutional funding in Toulouse-based e-commerce company Ckado.fr.
CEE - MCI Management invests in Geewa
MCI Management, a Polish-listed venture capital company has invested EUR 1.5m in Czech online games software developer Geewa.
FRANCE - XAnge invests EUR 3m in digital printing business
Via its FCPI funds, XAnge has injected EUR 3m in the second round of funding for Impika, a designer and manufacturer of industrial digital printing systems.
FRANCE - Investment bank leads EUR 20m VC funding round in Dibcom
Natixis has contributed EUR 10m of a EUR 20m fifth round of funding in mobile TV integrated circuit manufacturer Dibcom, bringing the total raised by the company to EUR 60m.
FRANCE - EPF Partners acquires 21% of IT systems advisor
EPF Partners has taken a 21% stake in Maltem Consulting, a company providing IT systems expertise in the banking, financial and insurance sectors.
FRANCE - Online DVD rental business raises additional EUR 6.1m
Glowria, the internet DVD hire specialist has raised EUR 6.1m from Seventure Partners, Crédit Agricole Private Equity and Mousse Partners.
UK - Ingenious Music VCT backs new UB40 album with £1m
Ingenious's two Music VCT funds have invested approximately £1m to back the 24th album of reggae band UB40. This deal is a joint venture with record label Reflex Muzic Ltd.
GERMANY - Venture capitalists back cellity AG
Neuhaus Partners, Mangrove Capital Partners and BrainsToVentures have invested in Hamburg-based developer of mobile internet applications cellity. The invested amount has not been disclosed. The fresh capital will accelerate the company’s growth and...
NORWAY - ChapDrive raises EUR 2.25m from NorthZone el al.
ChapDrive AS and NTNU Technology Transfer AS have agreed with NorthZone Ventures, Hafslund Ventures and Statoil New Energy a new share issue combined with sale of shares for a total EUR 2.25m. The new investment will be used to build an international...