Deals
NORWAY - AAC acquires road assistance business in Norway
AAC Capital Partners has, alongside company management, acquired a substantial stake in Norwegian road assistance company Viking Redningstjeneste (Viking) from Suletac Holdings.
FRANCE - Citizen Capital invests EUR 800,000 into G2J
Citizen Capital has invested EUR 800,000 into video-conference company G2J, taking a minority share in the company.
FRANCE – PAI partners denies public offer for Kaufman & Board
Following market rumors, PAI Partners has stated that it does not intent to make a public offer for the outstanding Kaufman & Board shares it does not yet own. PAI currently hold a 85.66% share of the property developer.
FRANCE - CDC-backed Artesys buys Naviline
CDC Capital Innovation-backed Artesys, an information services company, has purchased sector player Naviline from the Soft Company and merged the businesses to create Groupe Artesys.
SLOVENIA - Mid Europa acquires UPC
Mid Europa Partners has wholly acquired Slovenian cable and broadband operator UPC Slovenia from Liberty Global Inc.
SWEDEN - Sustainable Technologies Fund and InnKap back Hexaformer
Sustainable Technologies Fund has alongside existing investor InnovationsKapital (InnKap) invested SEK 35m into Hexaformer, a Swedish developer of transfomer technology and reactor solutions.
FRANCE - AXA PE cede Daum to La Financière Saint-Germain
AXA Private Equity has ceded its majority stake in crystal-producer Daum to La Financière Saint-Germain, a holding company owned by Prosper Amouyal.
FRANCE - Turenne provides EUR 1.7m to fund Satam acquisition
Turenne Capital has provided portfolio company Satam, a provider of industrial metering systems, with EUR 1.7m to finance the purchase of sector rival Meci.
UK- Blackstone-backed Deutsche Telecom may sell UK operations
Blackstone-backed Deutsche Telecom is reportedly under pressure from its main shareholders to sell its troubled UK mobile operations, T-Mobile.
UK/NORWAY - Kenda merges three portfolio companies
Kenda Capital has merged three of the portfolio companies in its managed fund Shell Technology Ventures Fund I to create Tendeka, an oil and gas services business.
GERMANY - Hasso Plattner Ventures invests in Feedzilla
Hasso Plattner Ventures has invested an undisclosed sum into software company Feedzilla AG, alongside business angels Arnon Katz and Mehrdaad Piroozram.
FRANCE - Alven et al. invest EUR 12m into Ercom
Alven Capital, OTC AM and A Plus Finance have invested EUR 12m into telecommunications company Ercom, alongside historic investor Capzanine, which remains the largest shareholder in the company.
NETHERLANDS - Cyrte acquires Bol.com
According to reports, pan-European investment firm Cyrte, has acquired online book retailer Bol.com from German media group Holtzbrinck Networks Verlag Welt and Bild in an auction organised by Goetz.
FRANCE - Evolem power Evasol with EUR 2.2m
Evolem has taken a minority stake in Evasol, a solar installations company for EUR 2.2m.
UK - PUK Ventures et al. invest £1.1m into Monica Healthcare
PUK Ventures has invested ТЃ750,000 as part of a funding round totalling just over ТЃ1m for Monica Healthcare Limited, alongside Catapult Venture Managers, University of Nottingham and private investors.
UK - Carlyle and Net Partners exit bfinance
The Carlyle Group and Net Partners have wholly exited their investment in independent financial services consultancy bfinance through a management buyout led by chief executive David Vafai.
FRANCE - 360 and Gant invest EUR 1m into Vupen Security
360 Capital Partners and Gant & Partners have injected EUR 1m into Vupen Security, a security research company that advises on potential IT threats.
UK - LDC-backed Ultimate Products acquires Intempo
LDC-backed Ultimate Products, a homeware merchandise supplier, has acquired Manchester-based electronic equipment firm Intempo Digital for an undisclosed sum.
FRANCE - UFG PE invests EUR 5m into Arkadin
UFG Private Equity, via its funds FCPI Diadième III and IV, has invested EUR 5m into Arkadin, a provider of audio and web conferencing services, in a third round of funding.
UK - Sovereign-backed NFA makes three bolt-on acquistions
Sovereign Capital-backed National Fostering Agency (NFA) has completed three bolt-on acquisitions to expand its coverage across the nation: Children First Fostering Agency Ltd (CFFA), Alliance Foster Care Limited and Alpha Plus Fostering Ltd.
AUSTRIA – Atlas co-leads EUR 14m ProtAffin financing
Atlas Venture and SR One Ltd, the corporate venture fund of GlaxoSmithKline, have co-lead a EUR 14m Series-B round of financing for biotechnology company ProtAffin AG, alongside existing investors Aescap Venture, Entrepreneurs Fund and Z-Cube.