Deals
ITALY - Candover-backed Ferretti acquires Allied Richard Bertram Marine
Yacht business Ferretti, which is majority owned by Candover, has acquired US yacht broker Allied Richard Bertram Marine Group for an undisclosed sum.
GERMANY – VC-backed Curacyte AG sells subsidiary
Biopharmaceutical company Curacyte AG, which is backed by firms such as TVM Capital, AlpInvest Partners and IKB Venture Capital, has sold its subsidiary Curacyte Discovery GmbH to Medicines Co for an upfront payment of EUR 14.5m and additional payments...
GERMANY – Existing investors close new funding round for Protagen AG
Existing institutional investors MIG AG, Munich, S-Venture Capital Dortmund GmbH, and Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau have raised another, undisclosed round of financing for biotechnology business Protagen AG.
SWITZERLAND – Consortium invests CHF 23m into EsbaTech AG
A syndicate of incumbent investors, including SV Life Sciences, Clarus Ventures, HBM BioVentures, HBM BioCapital, Novartis Bioventures, BioMedinvest and VI Partners, has invested a further CHF 23m into biotechnology company EsbaTech AG.
ITALY - Cognetas invests EUR 25m in FullSIX
Cognetas has, alongside management, invested EUR 25m in listed hyper-marketing company FullSIX.
GERMANY - GermanCapital and Morgan Stanley back Phoenix Dichtungstechnik
GermanCapital GmbH has, alongside investment bank Morgan Stanley and buy-in managers, taken over seal manufacturer Phoenix Dichtungstechnik GmbH, a subsidiary of ContiTech AG, for an undisclosed sum.
CEE - EI acquires 60% of Wema for EUR 46m
Enterprise Investors (EI) has acquired a 60% stake in Polish bathroom retailer and wholesaler Wema for EUR 46m.
ESTONIA - Baltcap exits IT training firm
Baltcap has sold its majority stake in IT Koolituskeskuse OÜ, a Baltic IT training firm, to AS MicroLink Eesti for an undisclosed sum.
NORWAY - Herkules acquires Kraft's snacks business
Herkules Capital has acquired the salted snacks business in the Nordic and Baltic countries of Kraft Foods Inc for an undisclosed sum.
UK - Catapult invests £600,000 into DigePrint
Catapult Venture Managers has invested ТЃ600,000 as part of a ТЃ1.25m funding round for DigePrint Ltd, a designer and manufacturer of digital print processors.
SPAIN - Debaeque-backed Oasyssoft opens office in Silicon Valley
Debaeque-backed software developer Oasyssoft has moved its headquarters from Barcelona to Silicon Valley, and increased staff numbers from 14 to 50.
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UK - Riverside buys Tensator
The Riverside Company has acquired queue management provider Tensator Group Ltd for an undisclosed sum.
FRANCE - AGF PE increase stake in Bioalliance to 5%
AGF Private Equity has increased its stake in biopharmaceutical business Bioalliance Pharma to 5.06%.
UK - Amadeus et al invest USD 14m into Enigmatec
Amadeus Capital Partners, Pentech Ventures and Herald Ventures have continued to support data centre automation solutions provider Enigmatec Corporation Ltd in a USD 14m serices-C funding round, alongside Scottish Enterprise and Noble Venture Finance....
ITALY - Cape-backed TMQS acquires Meccanica Coatti for EUR 1.7m
Cape Natixis has provided additional funding through its Cape Natixis Private Equity fund to finance portfolio company TMQS Group's acquisition of steel company Meccanica Coatti, in a deal valued at EUR 1.7m.
UK - KKR-backed NIS aquires Anite in £54.3m deal
Northgate Information Solutions, a provider of specialist software, outsourcing and IT services backed by KKR, has acquired public sector IT specialist Anite Public Sector Holdings Ltd in a ТЃ54.3m deal.
ITALY - Intesa Sanpaolo close to completing EUR 1bn IMMIT sale
Market rumour suggests that Intesa Sanpaolo SpA is close to completing the sale of its real estate unit, IMMIT Immobili Italiani SpA, to Fimit Srg in a deal that would value the business at a shade under EUR 1bn.
ITALY - Cape Natixis acquires Amf in EUR 11m deal
Cape Natixis has acquired a 65% stake in fashion accessories company Amf in a deal valued at EUR 11m.
ITALY - Carlyle to acquire 48% stake in Moncler Group
The Carlyle Group has announced an agreement to acquire a 48% stake in Moncler SpA, the holding entity of sportswear producer Moncler Group.
NETHERLANDS - PPM Oost invests in Exendis
PPM Oost has backed the buyout of Exendis, a designer and manufacturer of energy conversion equipment for the mobility, infrastructure and renewable energy sectors.
UK - YFM invests £250,000 into Syphan
The YFM Group managed Yorkshire & Humber Equity Fund (YHEF) has invested ТЃ250,000 in network security appliances developer Syphan Technologies.
UK - Catapult leads £600,000 MDL investment
Catapult Venture Managers has invested ТЃ250,000 as part of a ТЃ600,000 second funding round for Michelson Diagnostics Ltd, a medical imaging technology developer.