Deals
DFJ Esprit and DN Capital exit Lagan Technologies
Venture capital firms DFJ Esprit and DN Capital have agreed to sell Lagan Technologies to KANA Software.
Consortium sells BuyVIP to Amazon.com
A consortium of private equity investors is to sell Spanish e-commerce community BuyVIP to Amazon.com for around €75m.
Polaris-backed Alliance+ acquires Århus
Polaris Private Equityтs portfolio company Alliance+ has acquired Уrhus Total RengУИring as part of its planned expansion in to the Jutland region.
Clessidra and Carlyle circle Coin
Private equity firms Clessidra and Carlyle Group have expressed an interest in purchasing PAI Partners’ 69% stake in Italian retailer Gruppo Coin.
LDC sells Omega Red to South Staffordshire
Lloyds TSB Development Capital (LDC) has sold its shareholding in lightning protection and electrical earthing company Omega Red to South Staffordshire Plc.
T-Venture invests in Intelligent Apps
T-Venture and e24 have invested the taxi booking system 1TouchTaxi, developed by Intelligent Apps GmbH.
ARGUS acquires Calucem in SBO
ARGUS Capital Partners has acquired the Croatian supplier of calcium aluminate cement Calucem from Mid Europa Partners.
Gimv invests €3m in DataContact
Gimv has provided Polish telemarketing services provider DataContact with €3m of growth capital funding.
Naxicap injects €1.5m into Diamoco
Naxicap Partners has invested €1.5m in French oil equipment and services group Diamoco.
Gala-backed Núcleo sells infrastructure division
Gala Capital portfolio company Núcleo has sold its infrastructure division to Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles (CAF).
Axcel lists Pandora at DKK 210 per share
Axcel portfolio company Pandora today listed on the NASDAQ OMX Copenhagen at a share price of DKK 210.
French buyouts paint new picture of recovery
The French buyout market has been slower to stir compared to the UK, Germany and even the Nordics this year. Nevertheless, a surge in activity witnessed during the summer, as well as the return of sizeable upper mid-market deals, leave industry players...
Catapult and Mercia inject £1.1m into nanoTherics
Catapult Venture Partners and Mercia Technology Seed Fund have led a ТЃ1.1m funding round for gene replacement therapy firm nanoTherics.
123Venture injects €1.6m in Sorec
123Venture has provided French furnishings company Sorec with €1.6m of funding.
Consortium invests €4m in Zimory
A consortium led by Creathor Venture, High-Tech Gründerfonds and VC Fonds Technologie Berlin have invested €4m in cloud computing company Zimory.
Private equity-backed AZ Electronic plans $700m IPO
AZ Electronic Materials Group, the chemicals manufacturer co-owned by Carlyle Group and Vestar Capital Partners, is to be listed on the London stock market.
Investors pump €70m into private sales club Privalia
General Atlantic and Index Ventures have joined existing investor Highland Capital Partners to inject €70m into online sales company Privalia.
Intera acquires majority share in Tehoc
Intera Equity Partners has acquired a majority share in industrial cleaning and maintenance service provider Tehoc Oy.
Riverside buys Arena from BSPE in SBO
Mid-sized investor The Riverside Company has completed its first deal in Italy with a secondary buy-out of water wear brand Arena from BS Private Equity (BSPE).
Avenir Entreprises invests in Optilog
Avenir Entreprises has provided logistics company Optilog with mezzanine funding.
Inventure invests in Canatu
Inventure Oy has participated in a тЌ4.7m funding round for Finnish nanotechnology company Canatu Ltd.
Turenne Capital backs Plastifrance MBO
Turenne Capital has backed the management buyout of plastic cards manufacturer Plastifrance with a €700,000 investment.
Naxicap and Avenir Entreprises reinvest in Oralia
Naxicap Partners and Avenir Entreprises have participated in the capital restructuring of real estate company Oralia, injecting respectively €27m and €3m.