Deals
GERMANY - Süddeutsche Beteiligung acquires Schwäbische
Die Süddeutsche Beteiligung GmbH has acquired Schwäbische Werkzeugmaschinen GmbH from EMAG Holding GmbH for an undisclosed sum. EMAG will continue to hold a 30% stake.
SWITZERLAND - Aravis leads CHF 21m Telormedix funding
Aravis Venture has led a CHF 21m funding round for biotechnology company Telormedix SA. Other investors include Proquest Investments, BSI SA, Nextech Venture and Generali Insurance Group.
SWITZERLAND – TVM Capital backs CHF 24m Nitec Pharma AG investment
TVM Capital and Deutsche Bank have led an investment of CHF 24m into speciality pharmaceutical company Nitec Pharma AG, alongside existing investors NGN Capital, Global Life Sciences Venture and Atlas Venture.
ITALY - Ambienta invests EUR 20.5m into ICQ
Ambienta SGR has made an investment of EUR 20.5m into renewable energy business ICQ Group, taking a 15.4% stake in the company. The investor has also retained the right to re-invest an additional EUR 20m at a later date to increase its stake to 26.5%.
FRANCE - A Plus and SGAM AI invest EUR 4.4m into Intrasense
A Plus Finance and SGAM Alternative Investments (SGAM AI) have made an investment of EUR 4.4m into medical software business Intrasense.
GERMANY – Finatem-backed DNZ acquires DWSI
Finatem Beteiligungsgesellschaft has backed portfolio company DNZ Deutsche Notrufzentralen und Sicherheitsdienste Holding GmbH in its acquisition of DWSI Dresdner Wach- und Sicherungsinstitut GmbH from Arndt Sicherheit und Service GmbH and several private...
FRANCE - CAPE and CIC divest Ital Express in SBO
Crédit Agricole Priavte Equity (CAPE) and CIC Finance have sold auto parts business Ital Express in a secondary buyout to LFPI.
FRANCE - Qatari Diar buys 22.7% of SFCMC
Qatari Diar, an investment firm belonging to the Qatari Investment authority, has purchased 22.76% of Société Fermière du Casino Municipal de Cannes (SFCMC), which operates hotels and casino's in Cannes. The Desseigne Barrière family retains a majority...
FRANCE - Naxicap invests in Nuxe
Naxicap Partners has taken a minority stake in cosmetics company Nuxe.
UK - CBPE exits BWA Water Additives
Close Brothers Private Equity (CBPE) has sold BWA Water Additives, a developer of speciality branded chemicals for the water treatment market, to United International Bank BSC, an investment bank based in Bahrain, for an undsiclosed sum.
FRANCE - CDC et al invests EUR 15m into Novagali Pharma
A syndicate of existing investors, including CDC Innovation, AGF Private Equity, Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners and Crédit Agricole Private Equity, has invested EUR 15m in a fourth round of financing for pharmaceuticals company Novagali Pharma.
NETHERLANDS – DSM Venturing invests in Compliers Group International
The venture arm of DSM, DSM Venturing, has invested an undisclosed sum into health care technology business Compliers Group International.
FRANCE - Crédit Agricole invests EUR 4m into Urbasolar
Crédit Agricole Private Equity, via its fund Capenergie FCPR, has invested EUR 4m into photovoltaic business Urbasolar.
UK - Barclays Ventures invests £5.5m into AWS Group
Barclays Ventures has completed an investment of £5.5m into AWS Group, a provider of specialist electronic manufacturing services, alongside a banking package from Yorkshire Bank.
DENMARK - Vækstfonden invests DKK 10m into Smartshare Systems
Danish venture capital firm Vækstfonden has made an investment of DKK 10m into IT company Smartshare Systems.
SWEDEN - Valedo acquires menswear company
Valedo has acquired Oscar Jacobsen, a Swedish menswear chain, from the Bengtsson family for an undisclosed sum.
UK – Sun Capital-backed SSG acquires French arm of G4S
According to reports, Security Services Group, which is backed by US investor group Sun Capital Partners, has acquired the French arm of security firm G4S in a deal thought to be worth £50m.
FRANCE - CDC leads EUR 6m Quotatis funding
CDC Enterprises has invested EUR 4m as part of a EUR 6m funding round for Quotatis, a provider of pay-as-you-go business leads to reputable trademen, with the remainder being provided by existing investor Banexi Ventures.
CIS – Aureos invests USD 10m into Leasing Group
Aureos Central Asia Fund has invested USD 10m into Kazakhstan-based Leasing Group, taking a majority stake in the business.
SWITZERLAND – Vinci Capital invests CHF 6m into Omnisens
Vinci Capital has invested CHF 6m into Omnisens SA, a developer of long-distance distributed fiber-optic sensing.
FRANCE – AtriA backs EUR 65m AltéAd MBO
AtriA Capital Partenaires has backed the EUR 65m management buyout of heavy industry support services company AltéAd, alongside historic investors IPO, Ouest Croissance and Synergie Finance. The company managers, Jean-François Torres and Jean-Baptiste...
GERMANY - Odewald & Compagnie sells Zehnacker Group
Odewald & Compagnie has fully exited its stake in facility management company Zehnacker Group in a trade sale to listed French company Sodexo.