Deals
FRANCE - NextStage leads EUR 10m investment into Elbée
NexStage has joined returning investors Xange Private Equity and OTC Asset Management in a EUR 10m investment into Elbée Group, the operator of home furnishing websites Delamaison and Decoclico.
GERMANY - KKR & Bertelsmann launch EUR 250m rights management business
According to reports, KKR has joined forces with media concern Bertelsmann to develop a music rights management business, with the buyout giant thought to have invested EUR 250m into the venture.
FRANCE - CDC and Innovacom invest EUR 1.5m into Maeglin
CDC Innovations and Innovacom have invested EUR 1.5m into Maeglin Software, a mobile software company, in a second round of financing.
GERMANY - BC Brandenberg and KfW lead EUR 4.5m Metaversum funding
BC Brandenburg Capital and KfW have led a EUR 4.5m round in GmbH, alongside return backers Balderton Capital and Grazia Equity.
FRANCE - Naxicap invests EUR 5.75m into GSM Consulting
Naxicap Partners has invested close to EUR 6m into cost reduction consultant GSM Consulting, taking a 24% stake in the business.
GERMANY - BayTech Venture Capital leads EUR 5m inge funding
BayTech Venture Capital GmbH has led a EUR 5m funding round for water membranes company inge watertechnologies AG, alongside historic investors Taprogge Watertech, Emerald Cleantech Fund, Sustainable Performance Group, Siemens Venture Capital, StoneFund...
GERMANY - Neuhaus and HTGF close antispameurope funding
Neuhaus Partners and High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) have invested an undisclosed amount into e-mail security business antispameurope in a second round of funding.
UK - Silver Lake-backed i2 acquires KCC
Intelligence and investigation management software provider i2, a portfolio company of Silver Lake Partners, has agreed to acquire Arizona-based Knowledge Computing Corporation (KCC).
BELGIUM - LSP et al. invest EUR 4.9m into Pronota
A syndicate of existing backers, including LSP, Gimv, Biotech Fund Flanders, KBC Private Equity, Johnson & Johnson Development Corporation and Baekeland Fund have participated in a EUR 5m series-B funding round for biotech firm Pronota, alongside new...
ITALY - IDeA acquires 65% stake in Soprarno
IDeA Alternative Invesments, backed by the De Agostino Group and Investitori Associati, has acquired a 65% stake of retail fund manager Soprarno Sgr.
UK - Celtic Pharma backs £13m Novacta funding
Biotechnology-focused investor Celtic Pharma has participated in a £13m funding round for drug discovery company Novacta Biosystems, alongside existing investors. The capital will be payable against pre-agreed milestones.
GERMANY - BayBG supports Core-Competence
BayBG has invested an undisclosed sum into web-based training company Core-Competence, acquiring a minority stake in the business.
GERMANY - DBAG and Quadriga Capital sell Lewa
Deutsche Beteiligungs AG (DBAG), Quadriga Capital and company management have sold their interests in pump manufacturer Lewa GmbH for an undisclosed sum to Japan-based Nikkiso Co, Ltd.
FRANCE - AXA PE invests in INDOM
AXA Private Equity has invested an undisclosed sum into domain broker INDOM, taking a stake of around 15%.
FRANCE - IDI- and BV Capital-backed Hi-Media acquires AdLINK
IDI- and BV Capital-backed internet business Hi-Media has acquired AdLINK Media, the display advertising network of Germany-based AdLINK Internet Media AG.
UK - BC Partners backs EUR 1.7bn Baxi merger
BC Partners-backed boiler maker Baxi has agreed to a EUR 1.7bn merger with Dutch rival De Dietrich Remeha Group, with the private equity house investing EUR 100m to support the transaction.
UK - Bridgepoint considers IPO for Pets At Home
Bridgepointis reportedly considering a public floatation of pet retail chain Pets At Home, hoping to raise as much as £700m from the sale.
UK - Private equity firms battle for Lloyds' fund management arm
Private equity houses Hellman & Friedman and TA Associates are in a battle to acquire Insight, the fund management arm of Lloyds.
BELGIUM - BNP completes EUR 1.6m Eurogentec investment
French investor BNP Paribas Private Equity has invested EUR 1.6m into biotech business Eurogentec.
GERMANY - HTGF et al. invest EUR 650,000 into Intana Bioscience
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF), Bayern Kapital and BioM AG have invested EUR 650,000 into Intana Bioscience GmbH.
ITALY - Apax and Cinven interested in Kedrion
Reports suggest that Apax Partners and Cinven are among the private equity firms interested in taking over the 40% stake in pharmaceutical business Kedrion held by Investitori Associati.
FRANCE - Delta Partners invested EUR 2.75m in SpineGuard
Delta Partners has invested close to EUR 3m into medical equipment company SpineGuard in an extension to the business' first round of funding. Crédit Agricole Private Equity and Innoven Partenaires had originally co-led an $11m investment into the firm...
UK - Inflexion completes HKI exit
Inflexion Private Equity has completed its exit of Healthcare Knowledge International (HKI), after selling its Iberian division, IASIST SA, to trade buyer UBM Limited for an undisclosed value. Inflexion has made a total return of 2.7x money on its original...