Deals
FINLAND - ASI and Seed Fund Vera invest in Senseg
Ambient Sound Investments (ASI) and Seed Fund Vera have invested an undisclosed sum in Senseg, a Finnish developer of touch interface technology.
FRANCE –Ten purchase offers for LBO France-backed Cegelec
LBO France has reportedly seen around ten offers for portfolio electrical engineering company Cegelec. Potential trade buyers are said to include BTP, Vinci and Eiffage, while private equity firms rumoured to be interested include PAI, which holds a stake...
PORTUGAL – Esprírito Santo in EUR 5m financing of fibre-optics company
Esprírito Santo Ventures has led a EUR 5m series-B funding round for fibre-optic technology company Multiwave Photonics alongside existing investor Bullnet Capital.
GERMANY – Target Partners and BayTech lead USD 4.5m ChipVision funding
Target Partners and BayTech Venture Capital have led an internal USD 4.5m Series-B funding round for ChipVision Design Systems, a provider of low-power electronic design automation solutions.
UK - BankInvest puts $8m into CamSemi
BankInvest Group, through its New Energy Solutions VC fund, has supported semiconductor company CamSemi with $8m in an extension to its series-C round of funding.
UK - DLJ to acquire school holidays group
DLJ Merchant Banking, the private equity arm of Credit Suisse, is to acquire the Education & Adventure Travel Group, an organiser and manager of school holidays, from Bowmark Capital for around £100m according to reports.
ITALY – Stirling Square and Sirius to acquire sportswear firm
Stirling Square Capital Partners and Sirius Equity have announced the acquisition of sportswear company Jeckerson from Blue Fashion Group in a management buyout valued at EUR 140m.
SPAIN – Amadeus and GIMV back USD 12m Openbravo investment
Amadeus Capital Partners and Belgian venture capital firm GIMV have invested in a USD 12m funding round for software company Openbravo, alongside Spanish firm Adara Venture Partners.
NORWAY - Epi-V backs Petrotools with £4.5m
Epi-V has backed Stavanger-based Petrotools, a supplier of advanced well intervention tools to the oil industry, with £4.5m.
UK - Noble backs USD 5m Garlik investment
Noble Venture Finance has joined online identity expert Garlik's existing investors 3i and Doughty Hanson in a $5m investment in the company, designed to fund its expansion into the US market.
CEE – JPMorgan- and Deutsche Bank-backed Cadogan to float
According to sources, Ukrainian gas exploration and production company Cadogan Petroleum plans to raise £125m through a listing on the London Stock Exchange next month. The private equity funds of JPMorgan and Deutsche Bank are two of the company's investors.
SPAIN – Axón backs e-invoicing firm
Axón Capital has invested in e-invoicing firm Doc on Time in a deal valued at approximately EUR 1.5m. Previous investors include Invernostra, del Grupo SA Nostra-Caja de Baleares and Corporación Caja Navarra.
ITALY – Industriekapital acquires Faral
Bavaria Industriekapital has acquired radiator manufacturer Faral SpA from the Swiss Zehnder Group, a global player in the heating and climate control business. The parties also signed an agreement to ensure the ongoing supply of key components to the...
ITALY – Mittel to acquire E.Capital
Mittel is in the process of acquiring 100% of investment management advisory E.Capital Partners, in a deal valued at around EUR 50m.
SWEDEN - Eqvitec acquires Mantacore
Eqvitec Technology Fund III has acquired a majority stake in Mantacore AB, a supplier of complete policy management systems for insurance companies and brokers, for an undisclosed value, with the management retaining a minority shareholding in the business.
SWEDEN - EQT sells 22% of listed Duni
EQT I and EQT III have, through Duni Holding AB, sold 10,400,000 shares in Duni AB, representing 22.13% of the shares in the business, to Swedish and international investors.
UK - Consortium backs £10m third funding round for Revolymer
Revolymer Ltd, a polymer technology company, has closed a £10m third round of funding from new investors Sloane Robinson, Lehman Brothers International and Naxos Capital Managers, and existing backers Swarraton Partners and IP Group Plc, an intellectual...
FRANCE - Candover recapitalises Qioptiq Group
Candover has completed a recapitalisation of portfolio optical solutions company Qioptiq Group. Financial terms were not disclosed, other than that European Capital and parent company American Capital collectively invested USD 85m in a mezzanine tranche.
UK - ETF and AGF back £5m Novel Polymer Solutions funding
Environmental Technologies Fund (ETF) and Advantage Growth Fund (AGF) have participated in a £5m funding round for polymer technology company Novel Polymer Solutions Ltd (NPS) alongside private investors.
FINLAND - Eqvitec Technology acquires Powernet
Eqvitec Technology Fund III has acquired the majority of the shares in Powernet Oy, a power supplies provider, for an undisclosed sum. Management maintains a significant stake in the business.
GERMANY - Neuhaus Partners invests more in anti-spam firm
Neuhaus Partners has increased its stake in antispameurope GmbH, a provider of managed email security services.
FRANCE – Elaia leads EUR 10m investment into Wyplay
Elaia Partners has led a EUR 10m second round investment into audiovisual equipment manufacturer Wyplay. Elaia was joined by A Plus Finance and existing investor Sofinnova Partners, which contributed EUR 4m to Wyplay's first round of financing in October...
BELGIUM – GIMV completes exit from Westerlund
GIMV and the Westerlund family have sold their remaining shares in Belgian port operator Westerlund Group to infrastructure investment fund Babcock & Brown, which acquired a minority stake in the group last December. The deal makes Babcock & Brown the...
UK - YFM invests in MMIC
YFM Group has joined existing investors Scottish Enterprise, NESTA and AEGF in a further £2.7m series-A funding round for MMIC Solutions Ltd, a supplier of module and subsystem solutions for commercial millimetre wave applications.