Expansion
SWEDEN - Ferd Venture invests NOK 80m in Nanoradio AB
Ferd Venture has invested NOK 80m in Swedish chip producer, Nanoradio AB, as part of a NOK 160m round with existing investors Nordic Venture Partners, Innovacom, Teknoinvest og Industrifonden. The new capital will be used to fuel internationalisation...
GERMANY - Blue Lion receives multi-million financing
German mobile internet start-up Blue Lion mobile has closed a multi-million Euro financing round from Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments.
FRANCE - Summit Partners takes 20% of Vente-Privée.com
Summit Partners has made a growth capital investment in online clothing retailer Vente-Privée in exchange for a 20% equity stake.
UK - HgCapital acquires stake in RidgeWind
HgCapital has acquired a substantial equity stake in Oxfordshire-based wind developer, RidgeWind Ltd. HgCapital’s investment includes the acquisition of a majority stake in the company, expansion capital and long-term equity for RidgeWind’s wind development...
UK - ABN AMRO portfolio company Volution acquires Manrose
ABN AMRO Capital portfolio company Volution has acquired Manrose Holdings Ltd from its private owner. This represents the first step of a buy-and-build strategy for Volution, the ventilation and heating company ABN AMRO acquired in a secondary management...
NORWAY - Ferd Ventures invest EUR 2m in Kvaleberg
Ferd Ventures has invested EUR 2m in Kvaleberg, a mobile software company located in Oslo. The investment will be used to accelerate international growth.
UK - YFM provides sign manufacturer with £250,000
YFM Group has invested £250,000 in sign manufacturer D&H Sign Manufacturing Ltd through its Yorkshire and Humber Equity Fund.
UK - Aberdeen invests £1.4m in Cyclotech
Aberdeen Asset Managers Growth Capital has provided oil and gas services company Cyclotech with £1.4m of equity funding. The new capital will be used for product development, additional management appointments and new offices in Singapore and Houston.
CEE - Warburg Pincus in $100m financing round for IMB
Warburg Pincus has participated in a $100m equity financing round for IMB Group Public Ltd, the Ukraine's leading consumer lender. Warburg Pincus contributed $43.8m, with the balance of the investment committed by existing investors Horizon Capital, East...
FRANCE - Avenir Tourisme invests in 5-a-side football
Urban Football, a company running 5-a-side football centres has received EUR 1m in equity and convertible bonds from Avenir Tourisme, its managers and other existing stakeholders.
UK - Aberdeen acquires £5m stake in Funeral Services Partnership
Aberdeen Asset Managers Growth Capital has acquired a £5m stake in Midlands-based Funeral Services Partnership Ltd, a newco set up to create a group of independent funeral businesses.
UK - Barclays Ventures backs £9m air conditioning takeover
Barclays Ventures has backed the £9m takeover by Four Seasons Control Limited (FSC) of Air-conditioning and Associated Services Ltd (AAS). The deal sees the bringing together of the two air conditioning design, installation and maintenance specialists.
SPAIN - Clave Mayor acquires stake in audiovisual business
Following the recent wave of interest in audiovisual businesses by Spanish players, Clave Mayor has acquired a 40% stake in sector player Comercial de Contenidos Audiovisuales 2007. The company intends to position itself as the reference provider of audiovisual...
FINLAND- CapMan invests in Movial Applications
CapMan Technology 2007 fund has invested in Movial Applications, a provider of IP communication software network equipment. CapMan will hold a minority stake in the company, while the management and employees will continue to hold the majority of the...
DENMARK - CapMan acquires IT2 Treasury Solutions
CapMan Technology 2007 fund has acquired IT2 Treasury Solutions from SimCorp, a Copenhagen-listed firm. CapMan will together with the management own 100% of the company. The transaction is expected to finalise in July 2007.
FINLAND - Via Ventures and Finish Industry Investments commit EUR 5m in OptoGaN
Via Ventures and Finish Industry Investments have committed capital in a EUR 5m round for OptoGaN, a light emitting diodes (LED) company based in Finland and Germany. The company has the technology to replace light bulbs with LED and the new funding will...
SPAIN - Valcapital takes 30% stake in Domélite
Private equity firm Valcapital has taken a minority stake via a capital increase in Domélite, a company specialised in remote control systems for domestic use. It is understood that the deal is worth around EUR 300,000.
HUNGARY - KBC invests in Grafika Press
KBC Private Equity has acquired a minority shareholding in Hungarian printing company Grafika Press. Additionally, the financial investor provided Grafika with a mezzanine facility to finance the acquisition of assets from another Hungarian printing company...
ITALY - MPS Venture supports recovery of Arquati
MPS Venture has taken a 15% stake via a capital increase in Arquati SpA, a group specialised in the design and manufacture of picture frame moulding and products for the window covering industry.
FRANCE - Cyclopharma raises EUR 8m
Clermont-Ferrand-based Cyclopharma has received EUR 8m from Sofimac, Crédit Agricole Private Equity, Société Générale Capital Partenaires, CHP laboratories, Tikehau Venture and a former Aventis director.
SWEDEN- Creandum, Teknoinvest and Grande Ventures invests $6m in Mitrionics
Mitrionics AB, software developer, has received $6m of funding from three investment firms: Grande Ventures, LLC, a United States-based firm and lead investor in this round, and Creandum and Teknoinvest. Creandum and Teknoinvest are both previous shareholders...
UK - Bridges Ventures provides Smart Storage with additional funding
Bridges Ventures has provided Smart Storage with an additional £2.9m of funding. Bridges originally invested £2m in Smart Storage in March 2006. Royal Bank of Scotland has also backed the Merseyside-based self-storage company with a substantial debt...
UK - Bank of Scotland backs sustainable regeneration company
Bank of Scotland Corporate has taken a 20% stake in Morston Assets, the Norfolk-based specialist developer of sustainable regeneration. At the same time Bank of Scotland has agreed a £110m revolving facility for the development of existing assets and...
UK - Sovereign Capital adds specialist child care provider to portfolio company
Sovereign Capital has acquired specialist child care provider Paediatric Nursing Link Ltd (PNL) for £2.2m. The acquisition is being undertaken by Sovereign portfolio company Complete Personal Assistance, a provider of post-traumatic homecare provision....