Deals
UK - Existing backers invest $11m into Ubiquisys
Existing VC backers have invested $11m in specialist femtocell company Ubiquisys, in a third round of funding for the business. The company has previously raised $42m from Accel Partners, Advent Venture Partners, Atlas Venture, Google and T-Mobile Venture...
GERMANY - MIG leads nfon investment
MIG Funds has led an investment into web-based telephone company nfon AG, alongside Earlybird and High-Tech Gründerfonds, in a high single digit million Euro third round of funding.
SWITZERLAND - SHS backs Spinelab
SHS Gesellschaft für Beteiligungsmanagement (SHS) has participated in a second round of financing for medical technology company Spinelab AG.
NETHERLANDS - PPM Oost backs Pillkey
Participatiemaatschappij Oost Nederland (PPM Oost) has invested an undisclosed sum in medical equipment company Pillkey, alongside software developer and supplier Inforay Inernational.
BELGIUM - ING leads EUR 3m investment round for Cmosis
ING Corporate Investments has led a EUR 3m round for technology start-up Cmosis NV, contributing about half of the total investment. A further EUR 500,000 was provided by ING Activator Fund, another member of the ING group, with Vlaams Innovatiefonds...
GERMANY – Bain Capital could be losing Bavaria Yacht
According to reports, Bain Capital might be losing its stake in troubled yacht builder Bavaria Yacht.
UK - SEP et al. invest further $16m into VirtenSys
Returning backers Scottish Equity Partners (SEP), Celtic House Venture Partners and Gimv have completed a $16m series C round of funding for information communications technology company VirtenSys.
UK - SEP et al. invest further $16m into VirtenSys
Returning backers Scottish Equity Partners (SEP), Celtic House Venture Partners and Gimv have completed a $16m series C round of funding for information communications technology company VirtenSys.
GERMANY - Dubai Intl Capital and Oaktree drop Almatis co-operation
Reports suggest that Dubai International Capital (DIC) and distressed debt investor Oaktree have decided not to follow through on the restructuring plans for alumina-maker Almatis, which DIC acquired in 2007.
UK - Zeus backs £30m Air Energi MBO
Zeus Private Equity has backed the ТЃ30m management buyout of international recruitment company Air Energi Group.
UK - AnaCap to purchase CIF for £70m
AnaCap Financial Partners has agreed to acquire invoice financier Cattles Invoice Finance (CIF) from Cattles plc for ТЃ70m.
UK - HSBC-backed Amtech up for grabs
Inspection software provider Amtech, backed by HSBC Private Equity, has reportedly been put up for sale by its private equity owner and management, with the price tag thought to be around ТЃ40m.
GREECE - Lamda acquires 20% stake in Alapis for EUR 90m
London-based private equity house Lamda Partners LP has invested EUR 90.2m in pharma manufacturer Alapis, representing 20% of the new ordinary shares.
UK - ISIS EP increases holding in AIM-listed WIN
Private equity house ISIS Equity Partners (ISIS EP) has acquired another 130,000 shares in AIM-listed WIN, a provider of interactive mobile entertainment and information, bringing its total stake in the business to 12.8%.
SWEDEN - FSN takes 65% stake in Tactel
FSN Capital has acquired a 65% stake in Tactel, a developer of mobile software technology from the founders.
SWEDEN - FSN acquires four landscaping services companies
Norwegian private equity firm FSN Capital Partners has via its third fund acquired four Swedish landscaping services companies, Sjunnesson, Jungs, Qbikum and ISS Landscaping, with combined 2009 revenues of SEK 550m.
GERMANY – BWK increases its R-Biopharm stake to 19.4%
BWK GmbH Unternehmensbeteiligungsgesellschaft has increased its stake in diagnostics company R-Biopharm AG to 19.4%, by acquiring a further 2% stake for EUR 1.3m from a leaving shareholder.
GERMANY - Apax sells remaining stake in listed Dialog Semiconductor
Apax Partners has fully exited its investment in listed semiconductor manufacturer Dialog Semiconductor plc, selling off its 14.2% stake.
GERMANY - Troubled Arques sells Actebis to Droege Capital
Beleaguered industrial holding Arques Industries has sold distribution company Actebis to Droege Capital GmbH, a subsidiary of Droege International Group. Depending on the future performance of the group, the purchase price will be at least EUR 40m.
UK- LTF et al. invest £1m into Novacem
The London Technology Fund, Imperial Innovations and the Royal Society Enterprise Fund have invested over ТЃ1m in cement company Novacem.
GERMANY - HTGF leads investment in Protected-networks.com
High-Tech Gründerfonds has taken the lead in a financing round for IT company Protected-networks.com GmbH.
UK - SpinVox secures £15m in emergency funds
London-based provider of voice-to-screen messaging solutions, SpinVox, has reportedly raised in excess of ТЃ15m in an emergency round of funding from existing backers.
SWEDEN - Ledstiernan sells Repeatit
Swedish private equity firm Ledstiernan has sold Repeatit AB, a developer of fixed broadband wireless access, to Skandinaviska WLAN-specialisten AB. The profit from the sale is said to be marginal.
BELGIUM/NETHERLANDS - PPM Oost backs Epocat
Dutch investor PPM Oost has backed Belgian chemical company Epocat. Financial details were not disclosed.