Deals
Great exit-pectations
The market has aligned opinions of LPs and GPs: both have dampened exit expectations for 2008
FRANCE - Seventure leads EUR 6m expansion funding for Tekka
Seventure has led a EUR 6m expansion round in Tekka. The deal saw Seventure invest EUR 3.5m while CM-CIC Capital Privé invested the remaining EUR 2.5m. The two firms hold more than 33% of Tekka while CEO Thierry Rotta, family and affiliates retain a...
ESTONIA - Ambient Sound Investments invests $250,000 in EGeen
Ambient Sound Investments (ASI) had invested $250,000 in EGeen, an Estonian medical company.
UK - SEP et al. provide VirtenSys with $12m series-B funding
Scottish Equity Partners (SEP) and other existing investors Celtic House Venture Partners and GIMV have participated in a $12m series-B funding round for VirtenSys Ltd. The same syndicate of investors first provided the company with a series-A $12m investment...
UK - NorthStar invests £850,000 in Quick TV
North East venture capital firm, NorthStar Equity Investors (NSEI), has completed a £850,000 investment in Newcastle-based TV technology company, Quick TV Ltd. Leading a consortium of investors, NorthStar Equity Investors has backed the innovative business...
CEE - GED acquires Plus GSM
Through its GED Eastern fund II for Eastern Europe, GED has acquired Plus GSM, a specialist in mobile telephone services.
ITALY - Innogest makes close to 200% IRR on exit
Innogest capital has netted an IRR of close to 200% through the sale of its 20% stake in high-tech player Singular ID.
SPAIN - Carlyle and Vista acquire 50% stake in online travel agency
Carlyle and Vista-backed Orizonia has acquired a 50% stake in online travel agency Rumbo.
FRANCE – Decomeubles Partners acquires BUT for EUR 550m
Decomeubles Partners, which is backed by a consortium composed of Colony Capital, Goldman Sachs and Merchant Equity Partners, has acquired BUT for EUR 550m from Kesa Electricals. The EUR 550m purchase price is subject to adjustment for debt and other...
ITALY - Intesa Sanpaolo acquires 16% stake in Gruppo Goglio
Intesa Sanpaolo has acquired a 16% stake in plastic packaging manufacturer Goglio in a deal valued at approximately EUR 20m.
GERMANY - DZ Equity acquires melvo GmbH in a management buyout
DZ Equity Partner GmbH has acquired, together with the management, a 49% stake in footwear care products company melvo GmbH from HANNOVER Finanz for an undisclosed sum. Melvo GmbH was founded in 1998 as a subsidiary of shoe manufacturer Salamander Group...
BELGIUM - Iris Capital injects EUR 10m in Clear2Pay
A consortium led by Iris Capital has injected EUR 10m in Clear2Pay, a financial technology company.
UK - xénos facilitates £125,000 investment in bioscience company
xénos has faciliated a £125,000 business angel investment in bioscience company Asphalia Food Products. xénos is a subsidiary of Finance Wales. Following the deal, the Wales Business Angel Network, xénos owns a 20% stake in the company.
FRANCE – Argos Soditic leads MBI of Groupe Mertz
Argos Soditic associated themselves with an external manager and current director Jérôme Begey to acquire Mertz SA and Mertz Conteneurs, collectively know as Groupe Mertz, in an MBI deal of undisclosed value.
UK - BOSIF invests £12m+ in Quartix
Bank of Scotland Integrated Finance has invested a combined debt and equity package in excess of £12m in Quartix Ltd, a supplier of vehicle tracking systems. As a result of the deal, BOSIF has taken a 20% stake in the business, the balance is held by...
UK - ISIS backs £20m buyout of software company
ISIS Equity Partners has completed the £20m management buyout of CSC, a structural engineering software company. Yorkshire Bank provided a debt package to support the deal.
CEE - Invest Equity buys Roltechnick
Invest Equity has acquired Roltechnick, a Czech sanitary company.
UK - SEB leads £6m series-C funding for ShoZu
SEB Venture Capital has led a £6m series-C funding round for mobile application developer ShoZu, alongside existing investors Atlas Ventures, Crescendo Ventures and TTP Ventures.
ITALY - Private Equity Partners acquire foundry Anselmi
Private Equity Partners has acquired foundry Anselmi in a management buyout deal.