Deals
Intermediactive buys 4D for £2.1m
Intermediactive Holdings Limited has purchased 4D Interactive from Promethean Investments for £2.1m.
CapMan exits MQ through IPO
CapMan has listed portfolio company MQ. CapMan will reduce it's shareholding from 52% to 28% as part of the IPO.
Ambienta invests €30m in Spig
Ambienta has invested €30m in Spig S.p.A., a producer of industrial cooling systems.
Carbon Trust backs Concurrent Thinking
The Carbon Trust has backed the £1m spin-out of UK technology vendor, Concurrent Thinking, from Streamline Computing.
Atlas Venture et al. sell shares in Priceminister
Japanese e-commerce specialist Rakuten has acquired a 100% stake in the Priceminister group from Atlas Venture, Phillimore, Technocap, Quilvest and individual shareholders.
Seraphim Capital joins £4m investment in Intamac Systems
Carbon Trust Investments, Chandos Capital Ventures and Seraphim Capital have invested £4m in Intamac Systems.
Apax Patners sells remaining stake in Galapagos
Apax Partners' funds and listed vehicle Altamir Amboise has sold its 5.4% remaining stake in listed biotechnology company Galapagos.
Bridges Ventures invests in TEG Group
Bridges Ventures has backed TEG Group with £5.5m from its Bridges Venture Fund II.
IK Investment Partners acquire majority stake in Colosseum Dental
IK Investment Partners have acquired a majority stake in Norwegian dental care specialist Colosseum Dental.
Investing in fashion: Trendy private equity
Private equity has a long history with the fashion sector, from venture funds focusing specifically on fashion, to high profile buyouts of high-street fashion brands. The sector has been very active in early 2010. John Bakie gives an overview of the trends...
Albion sells RFI Global Services
Albion Ventures has sold its stake in UK technology services provider RFI Global Services, reaping £4.7m from the deal.
Midven et al. inject £500,000 into Aeristech
Turbocharger developer Aeristech has secured a £500,000 round of fundraising led by Midven.
Seventure Partners leads investment in Nutrionix
Previous investors Seventure Partners have worked with seven business angels to provided additional funding for Nutrionix.
Balderton exits Figleaves
Balderton has sold its stake in retail clothing trading company, Figleaves, to home shopping company N Brown Group - in a deal that values the company at £11.5m.
Better Capital prepares for new £65m capital raise
Better Capital is gearing up to raise a further £65m for its distressed business fund.
Acton invests in Frontline GmbH
Acton Capital Partners has invested in Frontline GmbH, a Hamburg-based streetwear e-commerce pioneer in return for a minority stake.
SHS sells ProBioGen to Minapharm Pharmaceuticals for €30.4 million
SHS Beteiligungsmanagement has sold ProBioGen to Cairo-based strategic investor Minapharm Pharmaceuticals.
SamInvest Mitt and Peritas Invest invest in Absoft
SamInvest Mitt AB and Peritas Invest AB have provided SEK 3m for Absoft AB.
Edmond de Rothschild acquires Hyper Embal and Valeurdis
Edmond de Rothschild Capital Partners has taken a majority stake in merging French companies Hyper Embal and Valeurdis.
123Venture invests in Redman Promotion
Real estate company Redman Promotion has completed a first round of fundraising from 123Venture.
Truffle Capital floats Carmat
Artificial heart developer Carmat has launched an IPO on the Alternext of NYSE-Euronext Paris, looking for €15m.
ISAI et al. invest €1.25m in Covoiturage.fr
Covoiturage.fr has raised €1.25m from ISAI and an individual investor.
Risk Capital backs DWS Bodyworks
Risk Capital Partners acquired a majority stake UK motor vehicle repairing company, DWS Bodyworks. Financial details of the deal have not been disclosed.
Spice rejects Cinven takeover offer
UK infrastruce support services provider Spice has reportedly spurned a take-over offer from Cinven, saying the private equity investor's bid undervalues the company.