Deals
Parcom invests in Barge Master
GP takes over Frans van Seumeren as majority shareholder
IK sells EPiServer to Accel-KKR
Enterprise value likely to be in excess of SEK 700m
Corporate venture profits in Russia
Geopolitical headwinds not deterring corporate venture investors in Russia
Inveready injects €1m into Clarive
VC drew down capital from Inveready Fund II
Hutton Collins exits Aquafil in SBO
Textile business to continue with acquisitive growth strategy
Auriga leads Nexthink’s $14.5m series-D
IT analytics company has raised $29m in growth capital
Northzone and Octopus invest €5m in BehavioSec
Northzone has participated in four funding rounds in the past month
Living Bridge invests £5.7m in IP Solutions
GP announces two new investments following £20m Kirona SBO last week
HTGF and Innogy back enercast
VC firms previously injected €2.25m into enercast in April 2012
Living Bridge invests in Upper Street Events
Isis Equity Partners rebranded to Living Bridge last month
ECI buys Gresham’s Investis
Gresham bought the business two years ago for £25m
Apax to buy Evry for NOK 4.27bn
GP's bid of NOK 16 per share is 7% discount on Friday's closing price
BGF injects £7.5m into J&B Recycling
Investment to fund new recycling facility in Middlesbrough
RJD sells Character World to Palatine for £36m
Palatine invests £16m in equity; RBS provides debt package totalling £22m
Iris, Elaia invest €1.4m in Shift
SaaS designed to detect potential insurance fraud
Northzone backs MarketInvoice
Brings total amount raised by MarketInvoice to £7m
Ares, GE supply £187m unitranche for Montagu’s Open GI
Montagu acquired insurance-focused business software company in August
LDC divests Kirona to Living Bridge
LDC makes 2.2x return on initial investment
Lion buys 21 Investimenti’s PittaRosso
21 Investimenti retains a minority stake
Duke Street ups investment in Parabis
Duke Street first invested in Parabis in 2012
Cambridge Innovation invests up to £1m in Congenica
Investment will allow company to speed up production of Spienta technology
HTGF invests in All3DP
News and design website aims to capitalise on recent 3D printing trend
Mobeus reaps 3.1x on £36m trade sale of Emac
Deal marks Mobeus’s seventh exit of the year
HTGF and MBG-SH reinvest in gestigon
Seed investors first committed capital in December 2012