Deals
CDC Entreprises et al. invest $10.5m in DelfMems
CDC Enterprises, Iris Capital, Vives, Capitalaria and other investors have provided French technology company DelfMems with a $10.5m series-B round of funding.
Point Nine Capital et al. back ePetWorld
Point Nine Capital, Mountain Super Angel and Blumberg Capital have invested in German online pet products retailer ePetWorld.
Orlando Italy buys struggling Fnac division
Orlando Italy has acquired FI Holding, the holding company of music and book retailer Fnac Italia, from parent company PPR.
Ingenious invests £750,000 in Digital Theatre
Ingenious Ventures has injected £750,000 into Digital Theatre, a London-based filming company for theatrical productions.
Ingenious Ventures backs Property Network
Ingenious Ventures has made an equity investment in Property Network, an online accommodation platform.
Telefónica backs Taskhub
Telefónica Ventures has invested a six-figure sum in London-based task outsourcing start-up Taskhub.
Capman exits IT2 to Wall Street Systems
CapMan has sold its entire IT2 Treasury Solutions (IT2) stake to New York-based banking software company Wall Street Systems.
Altor increases Åkers Group stake
Altor Equity Partners has increased its stake in Swedish steel and aluminium company Åkers Group.
RCapital acquires City Motor Holdings
RCapital has acquired UK car dealer group City Motor Holdings Ltd in a management buyout from owner Anthony Wickins.
Balderton Capital backs Rentify
Balderton Capital has invested in a £2m series-A round for UK-based online letting service Rentify.
SK Capital acquires three businesses from Clariant
US-based SK Capital Partners has acquired three businesses from Swiss listed specialty chemicals company Clariant for an equity value of $500m.
Gimv et al. invest €5m in biotech startup AgroSavfe
Gimv has led a €5m investment in Belgian green crop protection products business AgroSavfe, alongside regional funds PMV, Sofi, QBIC and VIB.
IBB invests in seed round for food.de
IBB Beteiligungsgesellschaft has taken part in a €500,000-1m seed round for German online food retailer food.de.
PE-backed IPOs few and far between in 2012
Moleskine might make headlines if and when it finally lists on the stock market later this year, but flotations remained a seldom-explored exit route for GPs in 2012, continuing a trend initiated in 2008.
Mercapital injects €40m into Betapack group
Spanish GP Mercapital has secured an 80% stake in Spanish plastic caps group Betapack in exchange for a €40m investment.
YFM reaps 5.7x on Winder sale to Enterprise Ventures
YFM Equity Partners has sold Leeds power distribution and generation equipment manufacturer Winder Power in a £6m secondary buyout to Enterprise Ventures.
Elaia backs Sensorly with €1m
Elaia Partners has provided French wireless coverage maps developer Sensorly with a €1m series-A round of funding.
East Capital exits Elko Grupa
Swedish investor East Capital has sold its stake in Latvian IT product wholesaler Elko Grupa to the company's existing shareholders, including investment fund Amber Trust.
3i finalises Norma Group exit
3i has sold its remaining 16.7% stake in listed German business Norma Group AG, bringing its total return to 5.5x.
Spanish private equity’s 2012 highlights
While Spain faces deep economic problems, ranging from mass unemployment, a burst housing bubble and crippling public debts, its private equity industry has soldiered on, even attempting to improve its fortunes on the back of close ties to lucrative markets...
OpenFund leads €600,000 investment in WorkableHR
Greek venture capital investor OpenFund has injected €600,000 into recruitment platform provider WorkableHR.
VR Equitypartner and Bayern LB buy GHM Messtechnik from BPE
VR Equitypartner and Bayern LB Capital Partner have acquired German test and measurement equipment manufacturer GHM Messtechnik from BPE Unternehmensbeteiligungen for an estimated deal value of €50-100m.
North West Fund injects £550,000 into Ultromex
The North West Fund for Energy & Environmental has invested £550,000 in British waste management business Ultromex.
Butler-backed Virgin Megastore files for insolvency
Virgin Megastore, a French retail chain backed by turnaround investor Butler Capital, has filed for insolvency.