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Deals

DENMARK - Global Life Science Ventures et al. invest EUR 15m in Action Pharma

Action Pharma A/S, a Danish biotech company, has raised in total EUR 15m from new and existing investors.

  • Expansion
  • 17 January 2008
UK - Accel Partners leads $15.5m OpenAds funding

Accel Partners has led a $15.5m series-B funding round for online advertising platform OpenAds, alongside exisiting investors Index Ventures, First Round Capital, Mangrove Capital Partners and O'Reilly AlphaTech Ventures.

  • Expansion
  • 17 January 2008
AUSTRIA - The Entrepreneurs Fund invests EUR 1.35m in ProtAffin Biotechnologie

The Entrepreneurs Fund BV has invested EUR 1.35m in the second closing of a series-A funding round for biotechnology company ProtAffin Biotechnologie AG. Previously, Aescap Venture Management BV and Z-Cube Srl invested EUR 2.65m in the first series-A...

  • Expansion
  • 17 January 2008
GERMANY - KfW joins other VCs in backing Protagen AG

Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW) has joined existing lead investors MIG AG and Co KG Beteiligungsfonds 3 and S-Venture Capital Dortmund GmbH in raising EUR 1m in interim financing for protein research company Protagen AG. This is the third round...

  • Early-stage
  • 17 January 2008
SWEDEN - Venture-backed MySQL sold to Sun Microsystems for $1bn

Benchmark Capital along with Index Ventures, Scope Capital, SAP Ventures, Institutional Venture Partners, Intel Capital, Red Hat and Presidio STX are to realise their investments in MySQL AB through a $1bn sale of the company to Sun Microsystems.

  • Exits
  • 16 January 2008
NETHERLANDS - CapVest backs buyout of Drie Mollen from Gilde and AAC

CapVest Equity Patners II LP has acquired a majority stake in Drie Mollen International BV, a Dutch-based coffee company, from Gilde and AAC. Gilde and AAC, together with the management, acquired Drie Mollen in November 2002 in a management buyout.

  • Buyouts
  • 16 January 2008
GERMANY - EQUITA exits AKT Altmärker Kunststofftechnik

Equita Management GmbH’s Equita Fonds 2 has sold its minority stake in plastic components manufacturer AKT Altmärker Kunststofftechnik GmbH back to the founding management, which is the majority shareholder of the company. The company is headquartered...

  • Exits
  • 16 January 2008
FRANCE – Index Ventures leads EUR 7m B-round funding for Criteo

Index Ventures led existing investors AGF Private Equity and Elaia Parenters in a EUR 7m B-round of funding for Criteo, bringing the total financing the company has received to EUR 10m.

  • Early-stage
  • 16 January 2008
UK - Alchemy hungry for Regent Inns

Alchemy Partners is reported to be interested in acquiring struggling pub owner Regent Inns, the operator of pubs including Walkabout and Old Orleans. The listed-group's share price rose by 27% on the news of a possible to takeover, to 21p. At 21p per...

  • Buyouts
  • 16 January 2008
SPAIN - Landon acquires stake in hotel chain

Grupo Corporativo Landon acquired a 47% stake in hotel chain Sercotel.

  • Expansion
  • 16 January 2008
DENMARK - SoonR attracts $9.5m from Cisco et al.

SoonR, a Denmark-based mobile computing company, has attracted a second round of financing worth $9.5m from a consortium of investors led by Cisco Systems. Other investors included Clearstone Venture Partners and Intel Capital, which also participated...

  • Expansion
  • 16 January 2008
UK - Francisco Partners leads Data Connection funding

San Fransico and London-based venture capital firm Francisco Partners has led a significant investment round for telecom networking company Data Connection Ltd, alongside strategic partner Sequoia Capital.

  • Expansion
  • 16 January 2008
ITALY - AXA Private Equity acquires hydraulics company

Axa Private Equity has backed the management buyout of hydraulics group Idroma.

  • Buyouts
  • 16 January 2008
UK - Vitruvian completes first deal with £55m acquisition of Latitude

Vitruvian Partners has completed its first deal, acquiring a majority stake in marketing agency Latitude Group Ltd as part of the £55m management buyout of the company.

  • Buyouts
  • 15 January 2008
FRANCE – Japanese investors lead financing round in DiBcom

Japanese investors NIF SMBC Ventures led NTT Finance in a new round of financing for Dibcom. Clipperton Finance advised the French start-up on the deal.

  • Early-stage
  • 15 January 2008
NETHERLANDS - Buyout groups line up for $1bn sale of Exact software

According to reports, Exact Software, a company listed on Euronext Amsterdam, is being auctioned off for $1bn. It is understood that Candover, HgCapital, Hellman & Friedman and Providence Equity Partners have expressed interest in acquiring the company....

  • Exits
  • 15 January 2008
DENMARK - NorthCap injects $2.3m in Zmags

NorthCap Partners has injected $2.3m in Zmags, a Copenhagen-based online publications specialist.

  • Expansion
  • 15 January 2008
UK - Octopus backs £15m buyout of broadcast media agency

Octopus Investments has supported the £15m buyout of Bruce Dunlop & Associates (BDA). Octopus has invested £5m from its equity and mezzanine funds to take a minority stake in broadcast media agency BDA. The deal was introduced to Octopus by Baker Tilly....

  • Buyouts
  • 15 January 2008
SWEDEN - Segulah completes SEK 2bn recapitalisation of Dacke

Segulah has completed a SEK 2bn recapitalisation of Dacke OMC, a provider of hydraulic equipment and engineering solutions.

  • Restructuring
  • 15 January 2008
GERMANY – b-to-v leads investment in Carsablanca

b-to-v has led a funding round for old-timer internet platform carsablanca.de, raising an undisclosed sum for Hamburg-based Carsablanca GmbH, the company which runs the website. The company plans to boost the platform’s capacity and increase functions...

  • Early-stage
  • 14 January 2008
FRANCE - Colony Capital becomes majority shareholder in football club

US-Colony Capital has become the majority shareholder in football club Paris-Saint Germain (PSG) with a 61.6% stake.

  • Buyouts
  • 14 January 2008
SWITZERLAND – Consortium of investors raise CHF 17m for Vivendy

BioMedInvest AG I, LSP Life Sciences Partners and TVM Capital closed a CHF 17m series-A round for Vivendy Therapeutics Ltd., a bio-pharmaceutical company located in Basel, Switzerland. Vivendy is a pharmaceutical start-up company that is developing an...

  • Early-stage
  • 14 January 2008
UK - ISIS recoups 2.5x from sale of Hawksmere

ISIS Equity Partners has sold Hawksmere Ltd to Kaplan Financial for an undisclosed sum. The exit will yield a money multiple of 2.5x to ISIS clients. London-based Hawksmere is a provider of legal, professional, senior management and compliance training...

  • Exits
  • 14 January 2008
SPAIN - 3i to invest EUR 30m in Spanish television company

3i is set to complete a deal with Spanish television company Boomerang TV which will see it investing approximately EUR 30m in the business.

  • Expansion
  • 14 January 2008
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