Deals
SWEDEN - Småföretagsinvest sells Reflex for SEK 180m
Småföretagsinvest has sold manufacturer of surveying instruments for boreholes, Reflex Instrument AB, to Australian Imdex Ltd for around SEK 180m. The seller has recorded a SEK 170m profit on its investment.
NORWAY - Norvestor buys Nordic gym group from Compass Partners
Norvestor Equity has acquired Elixia Nordic, a health and fitness club chain, from Compass Partners. The value of the deal is undisclosed.
UK - Investec funds acquisition of Telinet by Statevine
Investec Private Bank's growth & acquisition finance division has backed Statevine Ltd in the acquisition of telecommunications provider Telinet from its founders.
FRANCE - AXA Private Equity reaches 95% threshold for TLD take-private
Following its public tender offer, AXA Private equity has secured over 95% of shares in listed airport equipment business TLD Group.
ITALY - Fondamenta SSGI invests in Lux Vide
The closed-end fund-of-funds Fondamenta SSGI has purchased a 25% stake in film production company Lux Vide, via its vehicle Imperium SpA for EUR 15m. Fondamenta has acquired 10.7% ordinary shares from existing shareholders RML Comunicazione Srl and 14.3%...
UK - Smedvig Capital exits City Invoice Finance
Smedvig Capital has realised its investment in City Invoice Finance following the acquisition of the company by Venture Finance Plc.
FINLAND - CapMan exits Distocraft Ltd
CapMan funds have divested their stakes in software provider Distocraft Ltd to Ericsson for an undisclosed sum. With offices in Helsinki and Lahti, Distocraft develops telecommunications software products that enable network performance management and...
FRANCE - Sofinnova Partners leads EUR 8m funding for Travel Meta Search
Sofinnova Partners and Walden International have injected EUR 8m in Travel Meta Search, an internet search engine focusing on flights, hotels, car rentals and holidays packages.
UK – NVM-backed Arleigh International acquires Midland Chandlers
Following a MBO in 2004 funded by Northern Venture Managers, Arleigh International has successfully acquired Midland Chandlers, creating the UK’s largest provider of holiday home and narrow boat spares and consumables.
UK - Further investment for ZBD
Prelude Trust Plc, managed by Esprit Capital Partners, has made an additional £640,000 investment into ZBD Displays Ltd as part of a £2.86m funding round. This will mean that Prelude will now have a 33% holding in ZBD, and has so far committed £5.6m...
UK - Successful exit for Bridges
Bridges Community Ventures has announced the sale of SimplySwitch, a price comparison service for household utilities and financial services, to The Daily Mail and General Trust plc. The transaction was valued at £22m and will be the second successful...
UK – Phasor Solutions Ltd raises £1m in first round of funding
Katalyst Ventures, the private investor group, has made a significant investment into Phasor Solutions Ltd, a developer of flat panel antenna systems, enabling the company to raise £1m for its initial funding round.
UK - Partial exit for NBGI Private Equity
Following a year of strong performance, Hamworthy Heating Ltd has been able to repay its full loan stock to its principal shareholders, NBGI Private Equity, enabled by new debt facilities provided by HSBC Leveraged Finance. The NBGIPE Fund will now reclaim...
FRANCE - Turenne leads Aston Medical France restructuring
Turenne Capital has led the financial restructuring of orthopedic implants manufacturer, Aston Medical France. The private equity firm contributed EUR 3.5m alongside Sofimac Partners, which committed EUR 1m.
FRANCE - Alven invests EUR 1.5m in travel agency
Alven Capital has injected EUR 1.5m as the sole investor in Travel Selection’s first round of financing. Following the transaction, management retains a majority stake.
NL- Bencis acquires childcare provider Catalpa
Bencis Capital Partners has acquired a substantial equity interest in Catalpa, the market leader in childcare in the Netherlands.
FINLAND - Sentica buys Elematic Group from Consolis
Finnish Elematic Oy Ab has been acquired in a deal led by Sentica Partners and including Finnish Industry Investment, Etera Mutual Pension Insurance Company and the management of Elematic Group. Elematic is a technology provider to precast concrete producers...
FINLAND - Conor Venture leads $2.5m round in Helmi Technologies
Oulu-headquartered Helmi Technologies, a provider of an Ajax-based development platform for building browser-independent rich internet applications, has secured $2.5m in a round led by Conor Venture Partners. The other investors included Finnish Industry...
FRANCE - SGAM and Galileo invest EUR 4m in internet shoe retailer
Société Générale Asset Management (SGAM) and Galileo Partners have injected EUR 4m in e-commerce shoe retailer Sarenza.
UK/NL - Unilever to sell frozen food unit to Permira
Anglo-Dutch consumer products group Unilever has announced that it has signed an agreement to sell the majority of its frozen foods business to Permira for EUR 1.725bn. The transaction, which is subject to customary regulatory approvals, is expected to...
SPAIN - 3i acquires shareholding in Sten
3i has agreed to buy a 30% stake in Sistemas Técnicos de Encofrados (STEN) from its founders and majority shareholders. The company develops formwork systems and solutions for construction projects and civil engineering work. The consideration has not...
NETHERLANDS - Apollo acquires TNT logistics division
Express delivery company TNT has signed an agreement to sell its logistics division to Apollo Management. The total value of the transaction is EUR 1.48m on a cash and debt free basis, of which EUR 15m will be received in the form of a 5% equity stake...
SWEDEN - Replisaurus raises $14.4m
Replisaurus Technologies has raised $14.4m in a first round funding led by Wellington Partners and Northzone Ventures. The new investors were joined by seed investors KTH Seed Capital, FBBB (ForetagsByggarna) and Aumar - The Sixth AP Fund (AP6).
SWEDEN - SLS Venture sells Carlsson Research in deal worth up to SEK 875m
Swedish Carlsson Research AB, a portfolio company of Scandinavian Life Science Venture (SLS), has been acquired by publicly-listed NeuroSearch A/S. The deal, which will close on condition that NeuroSearch completes a new rights issue, is worth up to SEK...