Deals
Deal in focus: Alto buys Dolciaria Val D'Enza stake
Alto Partners has acquired a 41.88% stake in baked products maker Dolciaria Val D'Enza.
Sentica Partners picks up Func Food
Sentica Partners has acquired a majority stake in sports nutrition company Func Food Finland.
Warburg Pincus acquires Source
Warburg Pincus has agreed to acquire a majority stake in London-based asset manager Source.
Deal in Focus: Isis exits Kafevend to trade
Isis Equity Partners’ sale of coffee vending machine company Kafevend to Eden Springs highlights the importance of diversification and flexibility from consumer to contract in the B2B drinks market.
Electra buys Hotter Shoes from Gresham
Electra Partners has acquired a majority stake in the secondary buyout of UK shoe manufacturer Hotter Shoes from Gresham Private Equity.
Northcap commits €2.5m to adQuota
Danish venture capital firm Northcap has invested €2.5m in Danish mobile advertisement platform adQuota International.
Index Ventures backs Resource Guru
Index Ventures has led an $870,000 investment round for London-based scheduling systems firm Resource Guru.
Nimbus acquires Robert Bürkle
Dutch investor Nimbus has acquired a majority stake in German industrial machinery manufacturer Robert Bürkle.
Estonian start-up Cloutex raises $600,000
Cloud service integration platform Cloutex has raised a $600,000 seed funding round from asset management firm United Partners, Baltic investor SmartCap and the EstBan business angel network.
KKR and Permira fully exit ProSiebenSat.1
KKR and Permira have fully exited German media company ProSiebenSat.1, selling their remaining 17% stake, valued in the region of €1-1.3bn.
Investcorp sells TDX for £200m
Investcorp has sold debt placement service company TDX Group to NYSE-listed Equifax for £200m.
Kernel and Enterprise Ireland back PR Slides
Kernel Capital and Enterprise Ireland have taken part in a €500,000 funding round for PR Slides, a Dublin-based online press office for fashion and beauty brands.
Seed Capital et al. invest €1.5m in Deskwolf
Seed Capital, Vækstfonden and business angels have invested €1.5m in Deskwolf, a start-up that helps SMEs use Facebook as a marketing tool.
MCP takes minority stake in LMF
Metric Capital Partners has taken a minority stake in Leobersdorfer Maschinenfabrik (LMF), an Austrian industrial company.
GCP divests Eldapoint
Growth Capital Partners (GCP) has sold Eldapoint to a2e Venture Catalysts through a re-engineered secondary buyout.
HgCapital to list Manx Telecom on AIM
HgCapital has appointed Liberum Capital and Oakley Capital to prepare for an AIM listing of Isle of Man telecoms group Manx Telecom.
GCC backs Eyefreight
Global Cleantech Capital (GCC) and De Hoge Dennen Capital have led a €9m funding round for Eyefreight, a Netherlands-based provider of transportation management software-as-a-service (SaaS).
Chrysalix SET et al. invest in Luxexcel
Chrysalix SET, Munich Venture Partners (MVP) and Filsa Capital have invested in Luxexcel Group, a Netherlands-based developer of optical 3D printing technology.
SDNsquare raises €1.5m
TMT-focused investor Merapar has led a €1.5m funding round for SDNsquare, a Belgian provider of network and storage solutions.
HarbourVest throws Motion lifeline
HarbourVest Partners has extended the life of Motion Equity Partners’ fund to enable it to exit portfolio companies.
IK’s Attendo rumoured to list this year
IK Investment Partners could list Swedish elderly care provider Attendo on the Stockholm exchange this year, according to media reports.
Chequers acquires ISS division
Mid-cap GP Chequers Capital has acquired ISS Espaces Verts, the French landscaping division of EQT portfolio company ISS.
Permira, Ardian take first steps towards eDreams IPO
Permira and Ardian are considering an initial public offering of online travel company eDreams Odigeo this year in Madrid.
Isis injects £5m into Kingsbridge
Isis Equity Partners has made a £5m capital commitment to insurance broker Kingsbridge Risk Solutions in exchange for a minority stake.