Deals
FRANCE - Former Apax portfolio company rescued by Beaumanoir
Clothing company Beaumanoir has received legal approval for its bid to acquire womens prêt-a-porter fashion brand Morgan, which was formerly backed by Apax Partners but went into administration over the Christmas period.
UK - Imperial and EF support £330,000 SSA funding
Imperial Innovations and EF Investments, alongside the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts (NESTA), have invested ТЃ330,000 into medical devices company Smart Surgical Applicances (SSA).
FRANCE - Crédit Agricole PE backs Exosun with EUR 4.5m
Crédit Agricole Private Equity, through the Crédit Agricole PE Capenergie fund, has backed renewable energy business Exosun with an investment of EUR 4.5m.
AUSTRIA/NORWAY - GCP-backed Identec acquires TunnelCom
Gamma Capital Partners-backed Identec Solutions AG, an Austria-based supplier of industrial tracking and tracing solutions, has acquired Norway-based TunnelCom, a provider of automatic tagging solutions for the tunnel, mining, oil and gas industries....
UK - Kennet supports GoViral
Kennet Partners has supported video advertising company GoViral with a EUR 6.5m investment.
CZECH REPUBLIC - Odien interested in CSA
According to reports, Turkish/Czech private equity firm Odien is one of four parties that is thought to have presented a takeover bid for Czech Airlines, with press speculation putting the potential deal value at around CZK 5bn (approximately EUR 183m)....
DENMARK – Vækstfonden et al. invest DKK 11m into games developer
Government-backed Vækstfonden backed an DKK 11m investment into Playdead, a Danish business that develops the online game Limbo, together with CAT Science and FAHU.
ITALY - Quantica to invest in Banzai
Quantica SGR is to invest an undisclosed sum into Italian web operator Banzai.
UK - Zeus-backed XLN makes acquisition
Zeus Private Equity has backed portfolio company XLN Telecom, a telecommunications provider, in its acquisition of sector rival OneBillTelecom.
GERMANY – Creathor Venture invests in Tellja
Creathor Venture has invested an undisclosed sum into online marketing portal Tellja GmbH.
RUSSIA - Aurora backs OSG with $1m
Listed Russian private equity fund Aurora Russia has invested a further $1m into OSG Records Management, a supplier of document storage and data facilities, in the form of a convertible loan.
UK – KCP supports £3.6m Sabotage BIMBO
Key Capital Partners has backed the buy-in management buyout of fashion business Sabotage Ltd, which trades as Fly53, in a deal valued at ТЃ3.6m.
UK – Braveheart invests £150,000 into Traak
Braveheart Investment Group has supported sensor technology business Traak Systems Ltd with aТЃ150,000 investment.
SPAIN - HgCapital builds solar presence
HgCapital's Renewable Power Partners Fund has purchased stakes in three Spanish solar photovoltaic (PV) plants from AIG Financial Products Corp and investment banking firm 360 Corporate. The deal represents an enterprise value of EUR 300m.
SWEDEN - Micron leads $8m funding round for Edgeware
Micron Technologies has a led an $8m series-B financing round for Edgeware, a supplier of server systems for on-demand TV, alongside existing investors Creandum Advisor and Amadeus Capital Partners.
GERMANY – Affentranger Associates invests in InflaRx
Affentranger Associates has invested an undisclosed sum into antibodies company InflaRx GmbH as part of a series-A funding round, alongside bm-t.
UK - Octopus invests £2m into e-Therapeutics
Octopus Ventures has supported AIM-listed drug discovery company e-Therapeutics Plc with a ТЃ2m investment.
FRANCE - A Plus and 360 invest EUR 3m into YellowKorner
A Plus Finance has joined previous investor 360 Capital Partners in a EUR 3m funding round for YellowKorner, an art-photography retailer.
FRANCE - AXA PE, Partech and Orkos to exit B3G
AXA Private Equity, Partech International and Orkos Capital are set to sell telecommunications company B3G Telecom to Altice for an undisclosed sum.
ITALY - Arca reaps 1.9x returns from Mazzoni sale
Arca Impresa Gestioni has sold its stake in Mazzoni LB to holding Sagittario for an undisclosed sum, a deal that netted the investor a 17% IRR and a cash multiple of 1.9x.
FRANCE - Avenir and Oséo invest EUR 1.1m into Ecologistique
Avenir Entreprises, via its fund Avenir Entreprises Mezzanine, and Oséo have co-invested EUR 1.1m into eco-freindly chemical company Ecologistique.
FRANCE - Galaxis Capital supports Novomed
Galaxis Capital has purchased a stake in medical equipment company Novomed Group an undisclosed amount, alongside founders Hervé and Didier Libermann.
FRANCE - BNP PE et al. invest EUR 3.5m into Ion Beam
BNP Private Equity, Investis and Vizille Capital Innovation have invested EUR 3.5m into Ion Beam Services (IBS), an ion implantation products company.
DENMARK - Apax, Permira-backed TDC acquires Fullrate
Danish venture capital firm SEED Capital has sold broadband provider Fullrate to telecommunications company TDC A/S, which is owned by a private equity consortium including Apax Partners and Permira, for an undisclosed sum.