Deals
Boehringer Ingelheim leads early-stage round for Amal
Boehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund (BIVF) and High-Tech Gründerfonds have invested in a seed-funding round for Swiss biotech start-up Amal Therapeutics.
Calculus Capital backs Quai with £2m
Calculus Capital has made a ТЃ2m capital injection into Quai, a digital administration services provider.
RCapital invests in ITMsoil
Turnaround house RCapital has invested in instrumentation and monitoring specialist ITMsoil.
Covagen extends series-B with Baxter investment
Swiss biotech Covagen has extended its CHF 42m series-B funding round, raised in December, to procure a further CHF 2.9m from Baxter Ventures.
Mentha acquires Etiket
Dutch GP Mentha Capital has acquired Dutch producer of self-adhesive labels Etiket Nederland via its fourth mid-market buyout fund, which recently held its first close on €51m.
GC Aesthetics enhanced with $60m investment
GC Aesthetics, a Dublin-based plastic surgery business, has secured a $60m investment from a consortium of investors.
Polaris acquires Louis Poulsen Lighting
Polaris Private Equity has agreed to acquire Danish architectural lighting supplier Louis Poulsen Lighting and its subsidiaries from Italy-based Targetti Sankey Group.
NVM Private Equity invests £3.5m in It's All Good
NVM Private Equity has injected ТЃ3.5m into Itтs All Good, a snack manufacturer specialising in tortilla chips.
Ardian backs Micropross
Ardian has acquired a 49% stake in Micropross, a French supplier of products and testing solutions for the smartcard industry.
Rockaway, Spread invest $1m in Brand Embassy
New VC firms Rockaway Capital and Spread Capital have injected $1m into Brand Embassy, a Czech Republic-based provider of a social media service enquiry platform.
Deal in focus: Intel and Practica back CGTrader
The latest investment by Intel Capital and Practica Capital in 3D printing marketplace CGTrader highlights the growing appeal of Europe’s previously underserved Baltic market.
Capidea buys Xstream
Danish private equity firm Capidea has acquired a majority stake in streaming software company Xstream.
BPI France and Emertec invest €2.6m in Ijenko
BPI France and Emertec Gestion have injected €2.6m into Ijenko, a French provider of home energy management technology.
Demeter and Emertec back Qualisteo with €2m
Demeter Partners and Emertec have invested €2m in Qualisteo, a French smart-grid specialist.
LDC unpacks £100m from Benson sale
LDC has sold its stake in packaging company Benson Group for ТЃ100m to NYSE-listed Graphic Packaging International.
Investing in technology: it's not a bubble, but…
Taylor Wessing's Ed Waldron and Jonny Bethell wonder whether the recent appetite for tech businesses is sustainable.
Upcoming IPO to value Warburg-backed Poundland at £750m
UK discount retailer Poundland, backed by Warburg Pincus, has announced its intention to list on the London Stock Exchange.
Index and Earlybird invest $26m in Socialbakers
Index Ventures has led a $26m series-C funding round for Socialbakers, a Czech Republic-based social analytics company, alongside existing backer Earlybird Venture Capital.
TicTail raises $8m series-A round
Swedish e-commerce platform TicTail has raised $8m in a series-A funding round led by Thrive Capital.
Deal in focus: Maven buys SPS in MBO
Maven Capital Partnersт ТЃ7.25m management buyout of promotional goods producer SPS highlights improved confidence in the UK economy as businesses increase marketing budgets. Alice Murray reports
VC-backed King files for $500m IPO
King Digital Entertainment, the venture-backed UK games developer behind Candy Crush Saga, has filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for a $500m IPO on the NYSE.
Rosetta leads CHF 60m round for Novimmune
Life sciences-focused Rosetta Capital has led a CHF 60m ($66m) series-B funding round for Swiss biotech Novimmune.
HBM leads €41m round for AAA
HBM Healthcare Investments has led a €41m funding round for Advanced Accelerator Applications (AAA), a French biopharma company specialising in molecular nuclear medicine.
Wheb exits AMCS
Wheb Partners has sold its stake in Advanced Manufacturing Control Systems (AMCS), an Irish provider of technology solutions to the waste and recycling sector.