Deals
DBAG invests €5m in DNS:Net
Deutsche Beteiligungs (DBAG) has invested an initial €5m in German telecommunications and IT services provider DNS:Net.
Capman completes Nice exit
Capman has wholly divested Nice Entertainment Group, a pan-Nordic content production company, to Swedish broadcaster Modern Times Group (MTG) for an enterprise value of тЌ84.4m.
Scope invests SEK 30m in Klättermusen
Swedish private equity firm Scope has acquired a majority stake in Уre-based outdoor sports equipment and apparel company KlУЄttermusen for SEK 30m.
Credo offloads Fora Form for NOK 67m
Credo Capital Partners has sold Norwegian furniture manufacturer Fora Form to Swedish interior design firm Lammhults Design Group for NOK 67m.
Pontis sells Lixto to McKinsey
Pontis Capital has sold software company Lixto to management consulting firm McKinsey in a trade sale after a holding period of seven years.
Numericable plans IPO
Cinven- and Carlyle-backed Numericable has laid out plans for an IPO on the NYSE Euronext Paris.
EdRCP sells Mediascience to Siparex
Siparex has led a consortium to wholly acquire Mediascience Group from Edmond de Rothschild Capital Partners (EdRCP).
Beaufort Capital exits getemed
Beaufort Capital has sold its 32% stake in medical technology company getemed to the firm’s management.
Silverfleet's Aesica receives £30m for site expansion
Pharmaceutical manufacturer Aesica, backed by Silverfleet Capital, is expanding its manufacturing facility in Kent following a ТЃ30m investment.
BayBG buys minority stake in impacore
Bayerische Beteiligungsgesellschaft (BayBG) has bought a 11.3% stake in impacore, a performance-rating service provider.
AMC backs Invia; offers MCI partial exit
Czech travel business Invia.cz has received a €7.5m capital injection from Mezzanine Management, with the GP acquiring a minority stake in the business.
Bessemer leads $35m NewVoiceMedia series-C round
Cloud communications specialist NewVoiceMedia has completed a $35m series-C funding round led by Bessemer Venture Partners.
Pipedrive secures $2.4m in funding
Estonian sales management software provider Pipedrive has raised $2.4m from Storm Ventures, Rembrandt Venture Partners and TMT Investments, as well as a number of angel investors.
HitecVision pumps $150m into Oyster Petroleum
UK exploration and production start-up Oyster Petroleum has received a $150m cash injection from oil- and gas-focused investor HitecVision.
VC-backed Criteo files for $190m IPO
Criteo, a French advertisement targeting solutions provider for e-commerce sites backed by a number of venture capital firms, has filed for its IPO with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
eVenture backs Vicampo in series-A round
eVenture Capital Partners has backed online wine-ordering platform Vicampo in a series-A financing round.
VC-backed Sol Voltaics raises $9.4m
Sweden-based Sol Voltaics has raised a further $9.4m from Norwegian investment company Umoe and a private investor.
Perusa buys Schuberth Holding
Perusa has bought a majority stake in helmet manufacturer Schuberth Holding from investment firm Susquehanna International Group (SIG).
Industrifonden invests SEK 35m in Smartfish
Industrifonden has acquired a 25% stake in Norwegian clinical nutrition company Smartfish for SEK 35m.
Midven enters Diverse World
Venture capital firm Midven has invested ТЃ255,000 in specialist travel company Diverse World.
VR Equitypartner steps out of Melvo
VR Equitypartner has sold shoe care brands company Melvo to US trade buyer SC Johnson.
Index leads $20m Egalet round
Index Ventures has led a $20m funding round for Egalet, a pharmaceutical company specialising in the development of abuse-deterrent oral products.
EQT buys Avenso in MBO
EQT has invested in Avenso, an online retailer for photographic contemporary art, alongside Avenso's management.
Q&A with Lars Hinrichs, founder of HackFwd
Following Lars Hinrichs’ shock announcement last week that HackFwd will no longer take on any new investments, Karin Wasteson catches up with the serial entrepreneur to discuss the start-up accelerator and his newest later-stage fund Cinco Capital.