Deals
GERMANY - HTFG and MAZ invest in MobileBits
High-Tech Gründerfonds and Maz level one have invested an undisclosed sum in software company MobileBits.
SPAIN - BC to divest Teknon
It is understood that BC Partners has put Barcelona-based healthcare business Teknon on the block, with the investor reportedly seeking a price tag of between EUR 140-160m.
GERMANY - equitrust acquires Angiokard
equitrust has acquired a majority stake in medical equipment company Angiokard Medizintechnik from Masterflex.
UK - Oxford Technology et al. invest £1.3m in DMD
A consortium comprising Oxford Technology Management, YFM, the ERA Foundation and two private investors, has invested more than £1m in diamond super-materials supplier Diamond Microwave Devices.
UK - DN Capital invests in Apsmart
DN Capital has invested an undisclosed amount into smartphone company Apsmart.
UK - Palamon acquires ADP in £136m deal
Palamon Capital Partners has acquired a majority stake in dentistry business Associated Dental Practices in a £136m buyout from Smith & Williamson, the adminstrators of Kaupthing Capital Partners, the former private equity owners of the business who...
GERMANY – EMBL leads EUR 4.6m round for Elara Pharmaceuticals
EMBL Ventures has led an investment round for biotech company Elara Pharmaceuticals, raising a total of EUR 4.6m
AUSTRIA - Pontis leads $3.5m round for Xendex
Pontis Capital and a group of business angels have invested in games developer Xendex, in a financing round worth $3.5m.
NORWAY - Investinor makes NOK 58m Innotech investment
Investinor has invested NOK 58m in clean energy company Innotech Solar (ITS), taking a stake of close to 16% in the business.
GERMANY - Palamon Capital Partners invests in Polikum
Palamon Capital Partners has agreed to invest in health clinic operator Polikum, taking a significant minority stake in the business.
NORWAY - Reiten acquires Basefarm for NOK 255m
Norwegian private equity firm Reiten & Co has acquired online application services supplier Basefarm, a subsidiary of media group Schibsted, in a deal valuing the business at NOK 255m.
GERMANY - KKR and BC Partners eye Siemens subsidiary
According to reports, private equity heavyweights KKR and BC Partners have expressed an interest in Siemens's hearing aid subsidiary, which could be worth as much as EUR 3bn.
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FRANCE - 3i cedes PriceMinister venture
3i has ceded its interest in PriceMinister, a price comparison website, back to the founders and current investors Quilvest and Atlas Ventures.
UK - Permira completes £228m acquisition of Just Retirement
Permira has completed the delisting of financial services company Just Retirement in an all-equity deal of £228m, as reported on unquote" news in September.
ITALY - Bridgepoint and Axa make EUR600m bid for Snai
Bridgepoint and Axa Private Equity have made a EUR600m takeover bid for debt-laden Snai, Italy's largest betting shop operator.
UK - ePlanet invests over £1m into eCommera
ePlanet Ventures has invested in e-commerce service provider eCommera in a deal valued at £1.3m.
SWITZERLAND – Private equity-backed Sunrise sold to France Telecom
Danish telecom giant TDC, owned by KKR, Apax, Blackstone, Permira and Providence, has sold 75% of its Swiss mobile telecommunication subsidiary Sunrise Communications AG to France Telecom for EUR 1.5bn.
FRANCE - BC and AXA PE to stage Medica IPO
BC Partners and AXA Private Equity homecare company, Medica, is reportedly looking to raise EUR 250m in an IPO early next year.
GERMANY – Wellington Partners leads EUR 18m round for Heliatek
Wellington Partners has led a second round of financing for organic solar cells developer Heliatek GmbH.
SPAIN - Corpfin takes 65% stake in Sinaer
Corpfin Capital has acquired a 65% stake in aeronautics services firm Sinaer, in a deal valued at EUR 3m.
NORWAY - NeoMed reaps NOK 58m from Clavis placement
NeoMed has sold off its shares in biopharmaceutical company Clavis Pharma, receiving close to NOK 58m.
GERMANY - Aurelia and KfW invest EUR 2m in Hematris
Aurelia Private Equity and KfW have invested EUR 2m in medical supplies company Hematris Wound Care.
GERMANY - S-Refit AG sells akt Informationssysteme back to founders
S-Refit AG has sold its shares in software company akt Informationssysteme to the company's founders.