Deals
Sale of Complinet provides exit for Canter Equity
Complinet, the global information and solutions provider has been sold to Thomson Reuters for an undisclosed sum.
New Value invests €1.5m mezzanine in ZWS
Listed investor New Value has invested €1.5m mezzanine in ZWS Zukunftsorientierte Wärme Systeme GmbH.
Octopus Ventures invests £2m in Opex Group
Octopus Ventures has invested £2million from its £30 million Octopus Capital for Enterprise Fund into Opex Group, an exhibition and event organisers' services group.
Montagu and GIP look to build up Biffa
Montagu Private Equity and Global Infrastructure Partners have agreed to acquire waste management group Greenstar UK from NTR plc for £135m.
Avista commits $48.5m to OptiNose
US-based Avista Capital Partners has invested $48.5m in Norwegian medical company OptiNose.
Warburg Pincus sponsored Tornier applies for $205m IPO
Private equity-backed Tornier BV has plans to raise around $205m by listing on Nasdaq Global Markets.
Gimv and NPM advise V-Ventures on ANP acquisition
Gimv and NPM Capital have advised Dutch media organization, V-Ventures on their acquisition of news agency Algemeen Nederlands Persbureau (ANP) for an undisclosed amount.
Endless puchases Webb Group from Findel
Endless has acquired Webb Group Limited for £1 from multi-channel retailer Findel Plc.
Venture Capital: Corporates rev up their investments
US car giant General Motors has become the latest corporate to enter the venture fray, recently announcing it had established a $100m fund to invest in early-stage companies. Like traditional VC investors, this and other corporate funds will, no doubt,...
Key Capital Partners invests £1m in Fly
Key Capital Partners has invested £1m in its portfolio company Fly53 as a follow-on investment.
3i-backed NORMA acquires R.G.RAY Corporation
3i portfolio company NORMA Group has completed the acquisition of R.G.RAY Corporation.
Kernel Capital invests €750,000 in Bioatlantis
Kernel Capital has made a €750,000 investment in BioAtlantis Limited, an Irish biotechnology company based in the Kerry Technology Park in Tralee.
HPV and Team Europe Ventures invest $5m in SponsorPay
Hasso Plattner Ventures and Team Europe Ventures have invested $5m in a series-A round for SponsorPay, a currency monetization platform.
Truffle Capital et al. invest €4.8m in Pharnext
French biopharmaceutical company Pharnext has closed a €4.8m series-A round of funding from Truffle Capital, Aurinvest Capital 2, Financière Boscari and three individual investors.
Crédit Agricole PE, Galiléo Partners et al. invest $5m in Scality
Scality has secured a $5m in a first-round of funding from Crédit Agricole Private Equity, Galiléo, business angels, management and employees of the company.
BlueBubbleLab injects €1m into SoGeo
Dutch company Sogeo has secured €1m in funding from investor BlueBubbleGroup.
Qualcomm et al. invest in Anteryon
Qualcomm Ventures Europe, BNP Paribas Private Equity, Biggell Finance and Quest for Growth have taken an undisclosed stake in Dutch company Anteryon BV.
CDC Entreprises et al. inject €12m into Cytheris
French biopharmaceutical company Cytheris has completed a €12m series-D round of financing.
Nexus acquires auto rental company Adapted Vehicle Hire
ISIS-backed Nexus Vehicle Management has acquired Adapted Vehicle Hire Ltd.
German industry: Getting the European economy working
Manufacturing is one of the most important sectors in the German economy, and the country's heavy industry base seems to be experiencing a revival as the global economy improves. As Europe's biggest manufacturer, the health of German industry is also...
AXA Private Equity's Sfinc acquires JADICO
AXA Private Equity's portfolio company Sfinc, a Belgian manufacturer of ingredients for the food processing industry, has acquired Netherlands-based JADICO.
CGS Management's Automatik in CHF 200m merger
CGS Management's German portfolio company Automatik Plastic Machinery has completed a CHF 200m merger with Swiss-based Maag Pump Systems, a gear pump manufacturer.
HPV leads third round of funding for OpenSynergy
Hasso Plattner Ventures has led a third round of funding for OpenSynergy GmbH.
bcnHighgrowth invests €2m in Oonair
bcnHighgrowth has provided a €2m investment to expand media content company Oonair.