Expansion
NORWAY - Ferd Private Equity acquires Hatteland Display
Ferd Private Equity Fund II (FPEF II) has acquired 90% of the shares in the marine display and panel computer producer Hatteland Display, from Jakob Hatteland Holding and CEO Knut Vidar Lauritsen. Lauritsen will retain an ownership of 10% in the company.
FINLAND - CapMan invests in Novitel
Funds managed by CapMan will invest in the Market Intelligence company Novintel and will acquire 3i Group’s stake in the company at the same time. The investment will be made to support the growth of the company’s international operations.
SWEDEN - Industrifonden invests in VICI Industri
Industrifonden has invested SEK 50m in VICI Industri, together with ALMI, Skaraborg Provins Bank/Danske Bank. VICI Industri has recently received new orders for roughly SEK 200m from Scania, and the investment will be used to expand production facilities.
UK - MSIF backs MBO of watch service business with £1.1m
Merseyside Special Investment Fund (MSIF) has invested over £1.1m to support the management buyout of a Southport-based watch service business In Time Watch Services Ltd. The funding, which totalled £1.75m, will finance the acquisition and expansion...
UK - Esprit Capital Partners invests $15m in Tribold
Esprit Capital Partners has led a $15m series B funding round for Tribold, a provider of product management enterprise software developed for communication service providers. Esprit joins previous investor Eden Ventures which also participated in this...
UK - Smedvig invests £6.4m in Streetcar
Smedvig Capital has invested £6.4m in Streetcar, a pay-as-you-go car club. The new capital will be used to finance Streetcar's aggressive growth plans, increasing the number of locations and the size of its fleet.
NORWAY - Radiocrafts receives growth capital from Verdane Capital
Radiocrafts AS, a leading supplier of wireless radio frequency (RF) modules to the professional market for communication in the license-free frequency bands, has received growth capital from Verdane Capital. The new funding is part of the strategy to...
SWEDEN - Amadeus Capital Partners invest in F-round
Amadeus Capital Partners has joined Shamil Chandaria, Pod Venture Partners and HarbourVest Partners in a $12 million F round financing in Stockholm-based Transmode Holding AB. All investors in this round are previous investors in the company.
NL - Van den Ende & Deitmers acquires 30% stake in Albumprinter
Van den Ende & Deitmers Crossmedia Fund has acquired a 30% stake in Albumprinter, a company which offers a fully integrated end-to-end solution that enables consumers to create hard cover photo books and other photo products using their own digital images.
UK - Trapezia backs Sarah Arnett
Trapezia Capital, the UK's first fund dedicated to women-focused businesses, has invested in fashion designer label, Sarah Arnett Ltd.
GERMANY - EUR 6m financing round for inge AG
inge AG has received a EUR 6m round of financing from a consortium including previous investors Siemens Venture Capital and Emerald Technology Ventures. Additionally, first-time investors the Belgian Stonefund VN and the Dutch Entrepreneurs Fund also...
GERMANY - BayBG invests in Manfred Jacob Kunsstofftechnik
BayBG Bayerische Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH has announced it has invested an undisclosed amount in automotive supplier Manfred Jacob Kunsstofftechnik GmbH. The investment is structured as a ‘stille Beteiligung’ and will support the company’s expansion...
UK - LDC portfolio company Ellis Fairbank makes acquisition
LDC porfolio recruitment company Ellis Fairbank has acquired a London-based executive search and selection firm in a move which will increase its annual net revenue by £3m and provide a strong foothold in new sectors. The deal, which was part-funded...
SWEDEN - Amadeus joins $12m funding in Transmode
Amadeus Capital Partners has contributed to the $12m F round financing in Transmode Holding AB, a Stockholm-based supplier of optical networking equipment for metro Ethernet networks.
GERMANY - HgCapital invests in German Biogas
HgCapital has invested more than EUR 50m in German company Aufwind Schmack GmbH Neue Energien. The financing will allow Aufwind Schmack to accelerate its project development activities and finance its biogas and wind project construction and operation....
SWEDEN - Industrifonden and Via Venture Partners invest SEK 20m in ComActivity
Industrifonden and Via Venture Partners have invested SEK 20m in ComActivity, an enterprise computing company. ComActivity supplies cost effective, future proof, web based, user-friendly and flexible enterprise solutions. The company has developed a new...
SWITZERLAND - NEXThink received CHF 6m
Auriga Partners alongside Venture Incubator have invested CHF 6m in Swiss software developer NEXThink.
UK - The Carlyle Group invests in world-scale bioethanol plant
The Carlyle Group and Riverstone Holdings, an energy-focused private equity firm, have agreed to acquire and invest in Ensus Ltd and provide funding for the development of the company’s first bioethanol plant in the UK. Ensus plans to establish itself...
NORWAY - Northzone Ventures and Selvaag invest NOK 7.5m each in T-VIPS
Northzone Ventures and Selvaag invest NOK 7.5m each in a second round of funding in technology company T-VIPS to accelerate its R&D programme, enhance sales and marketing initiatives and expand the company's international operations. T-VIPS' international...
ITALY - Galaxy supports the development of Siena airport
According to press reports, MPS Bank and the management of Siena Airport have signed an agreement with private equity fund Galaxy for the expansion of Siena's airport.
FINLAND - CapMan invests in Mirasys
CapMan has invested in software company Finnish Mirasys Ltd in return for a maximum of 42% of the fully diluted shares in the company.
FINLAND - Hansastroi raises EUR 20m from Quadriga-led syndicate
Quadriga Capital Russia Private Equity Fund has led a syndicate including EBRD, DEG and private investors for the EUR 20m financing of Finland based construction company Hansastroi.
UK - Nomad Digital acquires QinetiQ Rail
Nomad Digital, backed by Amadeus Capital Partners, has acquired the commercial rail division of QinetiQ, a defence and security technology company. QinetiQ has sold QinetiQ Rail to Nomad Digital for 8.6% of Nomad's ordinary share capital and in addition...
FRANCE - IPO invests EUR 700,000 in Armor Panneaux
The Institut de Participation de l'Ouest (IPO) has invested EUR 700,000 in Armor Panneaux, a Brittany-based manufacturer of composite pannels layered with polyester.