Deals
SPAIN - Bertelsmann in series-C financing for BuyVip.com
Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments (BDMI), the venture investment vehicle of the Bertelsmann Media group, has completed a EUR 10m series-C round of financing for internet multi-brand retailer BuyVip.
GERMANY – Equita acquires Kolbe-Coloco from INVEST EQUITY
Equita GmbH & Co Fonds 3 has acquired marketing services company Kolbe-Coloco Spezialdruck GmbH & Co KG from INVEST EQUITY for an undisclosed sum. INVEST EQUITY acquired the company in 2004.
UK - Balderton invests in GDCM
Balderton Capital has invested an undisclosed sum in software company Global Datacentre Management (GDCM).
NORWAY - CapMan-backed Curato acquires SRI
CapMan-backed Curato, a medical imaging services company, has acquired 100% of Sentrum Røntgeninstitutt (SRI) for an undisclosed sum.
DENMARK - Ventizz Capital Partners completes EUR 51m SSP acquisition
Ventizz Capital Partners, through Ventizz Capital Fund IV, has acquired a 72.28% stake in SSP Technology A/S, a Danish rotor blade manufacturer, in a deal that values the company at EUR 51m.
GERMANY – Consortium of investors inject EUR 4m into Revotar
New investor Goodvent GmbH, via IBG Risikokapitalfonds I, has joined historical investors MVC Unternehmensbeteiligungsgesellschaft mbH and Deutsche Life Science GmbH in a EUR 4m financing round for Revotar Biopharmaceuticals AG.
UK - Thule Investments supports Voice Commerce Group
Thule Investments, through its BrУК II Venture Capital Fund, has invested an undisclosed sum in IT company Voice Commerce Group.
NORWAY - Epi-V injects £3.5m in i-Tec
Epi-V has invested £3.5m in i-Tec, an oil services company, for a minority stake.
CEE - PPF sells ARDAF and RAI
PPF Investments has sold its stakes in Romanian insurance companies ARDAF and RAI to Generali PPF for an undisclosed sum. PPF Investments previously held 72.7% of ARDAF and 99.9% of RAI.
FINLAND - Sentica Partners acquires Arme for EUR 25.5m
Sentica Partners has acquired Arme Oy, an industrial insulation company, from Panostaja Oyj in a deal that values the company at EUR 25.5m. The company CEO, Jukka Pyykö, remains a shareholder with a 20% stake.
SPAIN - Carlyle-backed Applus+ acquires testing and inspection group
Carlyle-backed Applus+ has completed the second bolt-on acquisition since the private equity firm acquired the business; US-based non-destructive testing and inspection (NDTI) firm JanX.
ITALY - Private equity interest in Bulgari
Market rumour suggests that Carlyle and Blackstone could be among several private equity firms interested in purchasing Italian fashion accessories house Bulgari.
GERMANY - Wellington Partners invests EUR 11m into GameDuell
Wellington Partners has invested EUR 11m into games website GameDuell.
FRANCE - AXA PE sells Bénédicta to Heinz
AXA Private Equity has agreed to sell condiments producer Bénédicta to H J Heinz Co for an undisclosed sum.
CEE - RAEF reaps 6.5x returns from sale of Policolor
The Romanian-American Enterprise Fund (RAEF) has sold its 33.23% stake in Romanian paint producer Policolor to existing shareholders Romanian Investment Fund (RIF) and RC2, generating a 20% IRR and 6.5x cash on cash multiple from the investment.
UK - Foresight supports Silvigen
Foresight Group has invested ТЃ1.75m in Silvigen Ltd, a producer and supplier of biomass fuels for use in the power industry.
UK - Beringea invests £1.5m in Chess Technologies
Beringea has invested ТЃ1.5m in defence subsystem supplier Chess Technologies.
SWEDEN - InnovationsKapital injects SEK 30m into Isconova
InnovationsKapital has invested SEK 30m into Isconova, a Swedish biotechnology company, together with a group of private investors.
FINLAND – Pohjola acquires Reima from CapMan
Pohjola Capital Partners has, together with the company’s management, completed a secondary buyout of Reima, a children’s clothes manufacturer, from CapMan and other owners for an undisclosed sum.
SWEDEN – CapMan exits Spintop Netsolutions
CapMan Technology has sold its stake in Spintop Netsolutions, a Swedish IT company, to Atea Sverige AB.
UK - LDC invests in Eve Trakway
LDC has invested an undisclosed sum in Eve Trakway, a supplier of temporary pedestrian and vehicle access equipment, such as roadways, footpaths, bridges and crowd control barriers, and ground protection systems which are used in major rail, communications...
SPAIN - Abraxa leads creation of cleaning holding
Abraxa has acquired a 49.9% stake in Casologroup, a newly formed non-durable household products holding, in a deal valued at approximately EUR 10m.
FRANCE - AGF PE and Innovacom invest EUR 5m in Steek
AGF Private Equity and existing investor Innovacom have invested EUR 5m in data management business Steek in a second round of financing. In mid-2006, Steek secured EUR 2.5m in a first round of financing.
BELGIUM - GIMV acquires OTN
GIMV has acquired optical fibres-based communication network Open Transport Network (OTN) from Nokia Siemens Network for an undisclosed sum. The 80 OTN staff will be transferred to OTN Systems, a newly formed company established by GIMV and the OTN management,...