Deals
FRANCE - Naxicap et al. invest EUR 4m into EcoEnergy
Naxicap Partners, Agregator Capital and Vatel Capital have provided Eco Energy, a turnkey solar company, with EUR 4m in funding.
GERMANY - LEF further invests in agri
Cleantech investor Ludgate Environmental Fund (LEF) has made a follow-on investment of more than £2m into renewable energy company agri capital, in the form of 10% preferred stock and detachable warrants.
ITALY - Alto Partners acquires Diquigiovanni
Alto Partners has acquired an 80% stake in PVC window manufacturer Diquigiovanni in a deal valued at approximately EUR 10m.
UK - Midven exits Autochair; achieves 15% IRR
The HSBC UK Enterprise Fund for the Midlands, managed by Midven, has wholly exited its investment in driving aids provider Autochair Limited, generating a 2x return and an IRR of 15%.
POLAND - EQT looks to Poland for EUR 211m take private
EQT has launched a public tender offer to wholly acquire Polish healthcare business HTL-Strefa SA.
GERMANY - High-Tech Gründerfonds invests in C2Call
High-Tech Gründerfonds has invested in VoIP company C2Call GmbH, alongside two angel investors.
GERMANY - IBB backs MyBrands
IBB Beteiligungsgesellschaft, alongside Grey Corporate Investments and two business angels sourced through the European Founders Fund, have provided a first round of financing for online designer outlet MyBrands.
AUSTRIA – Tecnet equity leads EUR 2m round for nxtControl
Tecnet Equity Technologiebeteiligungs-Invest AG, the investment fund of the federal state of Lower Austria, has led a EUR 2m investment round for software company nxtControl GmbH, taking a 38% stake in the company.
AUSTRIA – Buy_Out Central Europe's takeover of UIAG cancelled
Austrian buyout group Buy_Out Central Europe Managementgesellschaft's has cancelled the planned take-over of investment firm Unternehmen Invest AG.
BULGARIA/HUNGARY – Mid Europa acquires ITV; buys back Invitel's debt
Mid Europa Partners is defying the credit crunch odds to go on a shopping spree: this week it has completed the acquisition of Bulgarian TV operator Interactivni Tehnologii. It is the latest in a number of Balkan TV businesses Mid Europa has backed, already...
CEE – CVC acquires AB InBev CEE operations for USD 2.23bn
CVC Capital Partners has acquired the Central and Eastern European operations of brewery Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev) in a deal valuing the CEE division at USD 2.23bn.
FRANCE - CDC and CapDecisif provide Caiman with EUR 2.5m
CDC Entreprises and CapDecisif have participated in an investment round for media support company Groupe Caiman, raising EUR 2.5m.
CZECH REPUBLIC – PPF backs Czech energy group
Emerging Europe private equity investor PPF Partners has acquired a 40% stake in Energy and Industrial Holding (EP), a spin-off from Czech investment firm J&T Group.
FRANCE - Nestadio backs MBO of Buffard Logistique
Nestadio Capital, part of the Fonds d'Investissment de Bretage, has taken a 28% stake in transportation company Buffard Logistique to support the MBO by CEO Daniel Bénard and his son.
UK - Nauta Capital leads £1.6m financing for Fizzback
Nauta Capital has led a series B funding round for customer feedback service provider Fizzback worth almost ТЃ2m, alongside Advent Venture Partners.
SWITZERLAND – Consortium funds Biocartis SA with EUR 10m
Aescap Venture led a EUR 10m Series-A round in diagnostics company Biocartis SA. Other members of the syndicate are Biovest, KBC Private Equity, Advent Venture Partners and existing shareholder Benaruca.
UK - KPCB in D-round for Shazam
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB) has invested an undisclosed value into Shazam Entertainment, a mobile music discovery application. Existing Shazam backers include DN Capital and founding investor Acacia Capital Partners.
BELGIUM - Capital-E in EUR 2.5m B-round for PharmaDiagnostics
Capital-E has participated in a series-B round for PharmaDiagnostics NV, alongside an undisclosed group of investors, raising EUR 2.5m.
FRANCE - Gimv and UFG PE pay EUR 31.6m for 46% stake in Easyvoyage
Gimv and UFG Private Equity have acquired a 46% stake in travel website Easyvoyage for EUR 31.6m of debt and equity. The deal also saw company management and initial shareholders invest, with founder Jean-Pierre Nadir retaining a 40% stakes.
NORWAY - HitecVision in NOK 347m bid for Grenland Group
Norwegian private equity firm HitecVision has together with Skogen Investering, the investment company of Grenland founder and CEO Hallgeir Skogen, launched a voluntary offer for all shares in oil service company Grenland Group ASA.
FRANCE - Oséo supports Ariana with EUR 1m
Oséo has provided Ariana Pharma, a software company focused on drug discovery, with EUR 1m as part of the IMAkinib initiative, a program focused on developing biomarkers for oncology.
IRELAND - Fountain Healthcare leads $70m Amarin financing
Existing backer Fountain Healthcare Partners has led a $70m financing for listed biopharmaceutical company Amarin Corporation, through a private placement.
AUSTRIA - One Equity Partners acquires Constantia Packaging AG
One Equity Partners has acquired a stake of approximately 66% of listed packaging manufacturer Constantia Packaging and has announced its intention to make a full takeover offer at a price of EUR 39 per share to remaining shareholders.
FINLAND - Altor sells PaloDEx to Danaher
Swedish private equity firm Altor has sold medical equipment company PaloDEx to Danaher Corporation, a Finnish dental company.