Deals
SWEDEN - Argan acquires Humana Group
Argan Capital has acquired a controlling stake in Humana Group, a provider of personal assistance services for individuals with functional impairments.
SWEDEN - Nordic Venture Partners injects EUR 5m into NYX Interactive
Nordic Venture Partners has invested EUR 5m into NYX Interactive, a developer and supplier of online gaming technology.
SWEDEN - EQT sells remaining shares in Duni
EQT has sold its remaining 16.72% stake in Duni AB, a Swedish table top supplier, with reports suggesting that the investor has received approximately SEK 322m for its 7.9m shares based on a price of SEK 41 per share.
UK - GI Partners acquires Care Aspirations
GI Partners has acquired mental health services group Care Aspirations, in a deal believed to be worth between ТЃ60m and ТЃ70m.
NETHERLANDS – SpePharm raises EUR 26m
Paul Capital Healthcare, TVM Capital and Signet Healthcare Partners have invested EUR 26m into drug commercialisation business SpePharm Holding BV.
GERMANY/CEE – bmp AG supports three seed companies with EUR 600,000
Bmp Media Investors has invested EUR 600,000 into Germany-based Microshooting, and Polish businesses Sklepy firmowe and Pomocni, with the investment being paid on a milestone bases. The three companies will commence business at the end of August or the...
SWEDEN - Linkmed and Koncentra invest SEK 20m into AnaMar
Linkmed and Koncentra Holding have injected a further SEK 10m each into Swedish biotech company AnaMar Medical. LinkMed will retain a 24.9% stake in the company following the transaction.
FRANCE - Pragma stages buyout of Texa
Pragma Capital has completed a tertiary buyout of insurance company Texa from Abénex Capital for an undisclosed sum.
UK - NorthStar leads £500k investment in Durham Pipeline Technology
NorthStar Equity Investors (NSEI) has led a ТЃ500,000 investment into pipeline maintenance company Durham Pipeline Technology (DPT), alongside Enterprise Ventures (EV) and senior management.
LATVIA - Argus et al acquire IZZI
Contaq Latvian Cable, Argus Capital and Syntaxis Capital have acquired Latvian cable television broadcaster IZZI SIA for an undisclosed sum. DnB NORD Banka and funds advised by Syntaxis Capital provided a senior debt and mezzanine package to support the...
GERMANY – Consortium backs TWK MBO
DZ Equity Partner and strategic investor addfinity industries GmbH & Co KG have backed a management buyout of TKW Technische Kunststoffteile und Werkzeugbau GmbH & Co KG, a provider of industrial plastic-injection moulding and multi-material components...
UK - Realpubs to expand
Brockton Capital-backed Realpubs is expected to announce a deal with an undisclosed rival pub chain to buy five freehold pubs, reports suggest.
GERMANY - TGFS supports Meetwise
Technologiegründerfonds Sachsen (TGFS) has provided an unspecified sum of seed financing to Meetwise GmbH, a company that develops remote conferencing solutions.
GERMANY - TGFS backs Pharetis GmbH
Technologiegründerfonds Sachsen (TGFS), an early-stage investor that finances business start-ups in the Saxony region, has invested an undisclosed sum into online social network Pharetis GmbH as part of a seed financing round.
FINLAND - Northzone and Conor raise EUR 6m for Supponor
Northzone Ventures and existing investor Conor Venture Partners have co-lead a EUR 6m series-A funding round for Supponor Ltd, a provider of digital billboard replacement (DBR) solutions.
CEE - Apax in talks with NLB
Reports suggest that Apax Partners has entered exclusive talks regarding the purchase of the 30.6% stake in Nova Ljubljanska Banca (NLB), Slovenia's largest bank, currently held by Belgium's KBC after Blackstone pulled out of the EUR 900m auction.
IRELAND - Delta invests EUR 2.5m into Luzern Solutions
Delta Partners has invested EUR 2.5m into e-commerce platform Luzern Solutions Ltd.
BELGIUM - Carlyle- and Kennet-backed FRSGlobal completes acquisition
The Carlyle Group and Kennet Partners have supported portfolio company FRSGlobal, a provider of global risk and regulatory compliance reporting solutions, in its acquisition of Swiss risk management business IRIS integrated risk management solutions AG....
UK - YFM invests in Mobile Safety Solutions
YFM Group, through its Yorkshire & Humber Equity Fund, has invested an undisclosed sum in mobile technology software business Mobile Safety Solutions.
SWEDEN - Bure divests Textilia for EUR 201m
Bure Equity has sold Textilia, a washing and textile services provider, to Litorina Kapital for SEK 201m.
FRANCE - Abénex Capital and Ixen purchase Buffalo Grill
Abénex Capital and Ixen have completed a secondary buyout of restaurant chain Buffalo Grill from Colony Capital and Eurazeo.
UK - YFM invests £250,000 into MyKnowledgeMap
YFM, through its Yorkshire & Humber Equity Fund (YHEF), has invested ТЃ250,000 in e-learning company MyKnowledgeMap.
SWEDEN - AAC backs Helo acquisition of Tylö Group
AAC Capital has backed portfolio company Helo Group Oy in its acquisition of sauna company Tylö Group from the Janson family for an undisclosed sum.
GERMANY - ATS acquires GANYMED
ATS Beteiligungsverwaltung GmbH has acquired a majority stake in GANYMED Pharmaceuticals AG by purchasing shares held by Ingro Finanz, KfW, Landesbank Baden-Wuerttemberg (LBBW), Nextech Venture, Varuma, VI Partners, WFT and a number of private investors...