Deals
UK - Finance Wales supports £475,000 Agg Jones funding
Finance Wales has invested an undisclosed sum into recruitment company Agg Jones Search and Selection Ltd as part of a ТЃ475,000 funding round.
GERMANY – HTGF and TGFS back pluriSelect with EUR 600,000 investment
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) and the Technologie Gründerfonds Sachsen (TGFS) have invested EUR 600,000 into biotechnology business pluriSelect GmbH.
GERMANY - Ventizz sells innovatis AG for EUR 15m
Ventizz Capital Partners has agreed to sell its stake in innovatis AG, a provider of automated cell analysis solutions, to Roche Diagnostics for EUR 15m.
FRANCE - Barclays PE acquires Compin
Barclays Private Equity has finalised the purchase of a majority stake in Compin Group, a railway fittings and front-ends company, from LBO France.
SPAIN - CRB backs Green Molecular spin-off
Spanish venture capital firm Cross Road Biotech (CRB) has made a seed investment of EUR 2m to support the spin-out of biotech firm Green Molecular from the Universitat de València.
BELGIUM - UFG Private Equity invests in BSB International
UFG Private Equity, via its fund FCPI Diadème Innovation III, has invested an undisclosed sum into BSB International (Business Solutions Builders), taking a minority share in the listed company.
FRANCE - CAPE supports Keldélice
Crédit Agricole Private Equity (CAPE) has invested EUR 1.5m into Keldélice, an online fine foods market, in a first round of funding.
UK - Nimbus Partners receives backing
Solon Ventures and Chevron Technology Ventures have invested an undisclosed sum in software company Nimbus Partners.
UK - NVM reaps 2.2x money multiple on Pivotal exit
NVM Private Equity has sold laboratory supplier Pivotal Laboratories Ltd to ACM, a clinical laboratory in the US, for an undisclosed sum, reaping a 2.2x money multiple and an IRR of 27%.
BELGIUM - KBC Arkiv invests EUR 1.5m in LCL Belgium
KBC Arkiv, a subsidiary of KBC Private Equity and Arkimedes, has invested EUR 1.5m in LCL Belgium, a data centre operating in Diegem and Antwerp.
NORWAY - Borea prepares for de-listing of Software Innovation
Norwegian buyout house Borea, through Borea Opportunity IV AS, has increased its stake in software developer Software Innovation ASA (SOI) to 90.4 % and initiates compulsory squeeze-out.
AUSTRIA - ValueNet-backed Rohe insolvent
According to reports, ValueNet Capital Partners' portfolio company gas station Rohe Group has filed for insolvency.
GERMANY - Triton's Kampa to file for insolvency
Triton-backed Kampa AG, a listed manufacturer of prefabricated houses, is expected to file for insolvency.
GERMANY - Consortium provides seed funding for Avidal Vascular
A consortium led by High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) has provided seed financing for medical devices company Avidal Vascular GmbH.
ITALY - Soffinova leads EUR 8.2m EOS investment
Sofinnova Partners has led a EUR 8.2m series-A financing round for drug development business Ethical Oncology Science (EOS), alongside Quantica.
ROMANIA - GED backs EUR 12m Diamedix buyout
GED, a mid-market buyout house specialising in South-Eastern Europe, has invested EUR 12m to support the buyout of Romanian medical distributor Diamedix.
FRANCE - I-Source exits Advestigo
I-Source has sold copyright protection company Advestigo to Hologram industries, a global producer and distributor of high security optical solutions, for an undisclosed sum.
FRANCE - Azulis acquires stake in Finag
Azulis Capital, formerly Banexi Capital Partenaires, has backed the acquisition of household products manufacturer Finag group from the founder Alain Guiader, alongside the management team.
NETHERLANDS - ePlanet and PTV invest EUR 7m into Greetz
New investor ePlanet Ventures and existing backer Prime Technology Ventures have jointly invested EUR 7m into greeting card business Greetz.
UK - Foresight backs ICA Group buyout with £2m investment
Foresight Group has invested ТЃ2m to back the buyout of ICA Group Ltd, a document management solutions provider.
FRANCE - CDC Innovation and Auriga invest EUR 10m into Stantum
CDC Innovation and Auriga Partners have co-led a EUR 10m serie-B round of financing for touch display technology business Stantum, alongside previous investor XAnge Private Equity.
UK - SEP et al. further back PicoChip
Reports suggest that Scottish Equity Partners, Highland Capital Partners and Atlas Venture are among returning institutional backers for a $25m series-E round of funding for wireless communications company PicoChip.
UK - Albion invests £1.5m in Mirada
Albion Ventures has invested ТЃ1.5m to back the buyout of software company Mirada from Siemens.