Deals
Venture-backed Cycleenergy acquires Gaishorn
Venture-backed biomass plant company Cycleenergy has acquired Bioenergie Gaishorn GmbH and doubled its capacities.
EK Fin acquires 15% of Transfer Industries
Mittelstandsfinanzierungs AG has acquired 15% of Transfer Industries GmbH, which owns turbine manufacturer Global Hydro Energy GmbH.
3TS Capital Partners sells adverServe
3TS Capital Partners has sold its majority stake in adverServe Digital Advertising Services GmbH. In 2006, 3TS invested into adverServe as part of its earlier PXP Software AG engagement.
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Optiomi and Veraventure back SongHi
Optiomi Invest has joined forces with the Finnish public early-stage investor Veraventure and backed SongHi Entertainment.
Veraventure leads USD 1m round for XIHA Life
Finnish public venture capital fund Veraventure has led a USD 1m investment round for multilingual social networking site XIHA Life
SBOs replace IPO hopes as KKR snaps up Bridgepoint's Pets at Home
IPO maths don't add up as KKR completes ТЃ 950m Pets at Home secondary. Rikke Eckhoff reports.
KKR acquires Pets at Home as SBO proves more lucrative than IPO
Bridgepoint has completed the exit of its pet retail chain Pets at Home through a secondary buyout to US giant KKR that is reportedly worth more than ТЃ950m, ending talk of a potential floatation of the business.
Core Capital leads £4m round for Georgina Goodman
VCT manager Core Capital has led a ТЃ4m financing round for luxury goods retailer Georgina Goodman.
HTGF leads investment in crealytics
High-Tech Gründerfonds has led an investment in performance search marketing company crealytics GmbH, with Bayern Kapital and Chancenkapital Biberach also participating.
BaltCap acquires Air Maintenance Estonia
BaltCap has acquired the aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul company Air Maintenance Estonia (AME) from Scandinavian Airlines (SAS).
UK - Inventages Venture Capital invests £4m in Tanfield Foods
Inventages Venture Capital has invested ТЃ4m in food manufacturer The Tanfield Food Company.
UK - Apollo, Cerberus buy stake of Gala's debt
A consortium including Apollo Management and Cerberus Capital Management have reportedly acquired a substantial tranche of Permira-, Cinven- and Candover-backed gaming company Gala Coral's debt, giving the consortium the chance to take control of the...
CZECH/POLAND - ARX backs opthamology bolt-on
CEE GP ARX Equity Partners has backed its Czech portfolio company Lexum Group in its acquisition of Intermedica, a private Polish opthamology chain.
Scope becomes majority owner in Wright Trafikkskole
Swedish growth investor Scope has taken a 65% stake in driving school Wright Trafikkskole.
AUSTRIA - GEP exits Greentube
Global Equity Partners has sold its stake in online games company Greentube to Astra Games. Global Equity Partners held the stake via HTA III Venture Beteiligungs-Invest AG.
FRANCE - Sofinnova Partners leads EUR 3.3m investment in Celsius
Sofinnova Partners has backed Paris-based specialised mobile phone producer Celsius with EUR 2.2m, in funding round raisinig a total of EUR 3.3m. AGF Private Equity provided EUR 500,000 while a number of private investors completed the funding with a...
GERMANY – Hasso Plattner Ventures co-invests in RIB Software
Venture firm Hasso Plattner Ventures and listed software company SAP AG have invested in software provider RIB Software AG.
UK - DFJ Esprit-backed PacketExchange acquires Mzima
DFJ Esprit- and Bank of Scotland Growth Equity-backed PacketExchange, the internet exchange services provider, has acquired network services provider Mzima Networks for an undisclosed sum.
UK - Gala's junior lenders could sell off debt
Junior lenders of Permira-, Cinven- and Candover-backed Gala Coral, the British gaming company, are reportedly considering selling off their debt rather than pursuing a debt for equity swap that would see them gain a considerable stake in the beleaguered...