Deals
UK - Solon leads £1m Peakdale funding
Solon Ventures Ltd has led a ТЃ1m financing round for Peakdale Molecular Ltd, a specialist provider of chemistry services to the pharmaceutical industry.
BELGIUM - KBC Arkiv invests EUR 1m in Tailormade
KBC Arkiv has invested EUR 1m in Tailormade Logistics and Tailormade Transport, two Flemish companies specialising in integrated logistics services. This is a follow-on investment to the EUR 1m KBC Arkiv already invested in both companies in July 2006....
GERMANY - Creathor Venture provides seed financing to aka-aki
Creathor Venture Fund and a business angel have invested in aka-aki GmbH, which provides a social networking tool for mobile phones. Berlin-based aka-aki was founded in 2007 by eight founders who merge mobile internet and social networking in their product....
DENMARK - Segulah II sells Kosan Crisplant to United International Bank
Segulah II L.P has sold Kosan Crisplant Holding A/S, a provider of systems and solution for filing and reconditioning of Liquefied Petrolium Gas (LPG) cylinders, to Bahrain-based United International Bank B.S.C (UIB). The terms and conditions of the sale...
SPAIN - Clave Mayor invests EUR 1m in audio visual player
Clave Mayor has invested EUR 1m in Kronomav, a company specialising in robotic guidance for television and filming cameras.
NETHERLANDS - Ludgate Environmental Fund invests EUR 791,968 in STX
Ludgate Environmental Fund has announced that it has made a further investment into Dutch environmental trading and broking company, STX Services.The first investment, as announced on 21st December 2007, was the purchase by LEF of 2,432 shares for EUR...
UK - Elderstreet achieves partial exit from IPO of Snacktime
Elderstreet Private Equity has achieved a partial exit on its investment in vending machine provider Snacktime Ltd following its IPO on AIM. The company placed just over 2 million shares at 144p a share, raising approximately ТЃ3m and representing a market...
SWEDEN - Litorina Kapital creates Scandinavian IT security group
Litorina Kapital III has created a new IT security group through its acquisition of three companies: Coromatic, Metric Power and Scanpocon, for an undisclosed sum.
CEE - Aurora Russia invests £16.1m for a 24.3% stake in SuperStroy
Last December Aurora Russia Ltd announced an investment of £16.1m in cash for a 24.3% stake in Grindelia Holdings Ltd which owns 99.5% of Russian retail chain SuperStroy. Aurora Russia's investment will take the form of new equity and will be used to...
CEE - Consortium led by Columbia Capital to take over GTS Central Europe
A consortium of funds led by Columbia Capital, M/C Venture Partners and Innova Capital is set to take over Central Europe’s telecoms service provider, GTS Central Europe. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2008.
FRANCE – I-Source Gestion and GIMV lead EUR 7.3m investment in Movea
I-Source Gestion and GIMV have co-led a EUR 7.3m funding round for start-up Movea both pledging EUR 3m each. Also investing is Thomson a subsidiary of the French research institute CEA. The deal represents the first round of financing for the company....
GERMANY - Dresden Fonds GmbH sells stake in nAmbition GmbH
Dresden Fonds GmbH, jointly managed by CFH GmbH and SIB GmbH, has sold all stakes of nAmbition GmbH to strategic investor JPK Instruments AG, for an undisclosed sum. Dresden Fonds realised a double digit IRR from the sale. nAmbition develops solutions...
UK - Dunedin invests £9m in Formaplex
Dunedin has invested ТЃ9m in Formula 1 and prototyping specialist Formaplex. The deal represents Dunedin's seventh investment in a specialist engineering business.
GERMANY - Cognetas acquires Gebrüder Gienanth-Eisenberg
Cognetas has acquired engineering business Gebrüder Gienanth-Eisenberg GmbH from Fink Holding, a family holding company, for an undisclosed sum. The transaction is expected to complete in early 2008. Gienanth was founded in 1735, is headquartered in...
FRANCE – Argos Soditic completes MBO of ORSYP
Argos Soditic has backed the management buyout of ORSYP, a Paris-based provider of enterprise job scheduling solutions and IT services. The deal aims to move ORSYP from a medium-sized company to a global leader in IT solutions. The financial details of...
SWITZERLAND - BV Group's completes sale of Precimed
BV Group has completed the sale of its stake in orthopaedic supplier Precimed Group to US company Greatbatch Inc. The deal was announced at the end of November 2007. BV Group sold its stake of 11.63% for CHF 9.68m. At the same time, the stake held by...
GERMANY - CFH joins DZ Equity Partner in CleanCar investment
CFH GmbH has acquired a minority stake in Clean Car AG. The new investor joins existing investor DZ Equity Partner which provided Clean Car with growth capital funding to the value of between EUR 50-100m in late 2007. Dusseldorf-based CleanCar is a...
UK - Blackstone approaches Close Brothers
Blackstone has approached UK investment bank Close Brothers about a possible takeover deal. According to reports Blackstone could offer in the region of 1,000-1,040p per share.
GERMANY - Halder acquires VAG-Armaturen GmbH
Halder has acquired VAG Armaturen through a management buyout from Equita Beteiligungen Fonds 2 KG, Bad Homburg. The financial details of the deal were not disclosed. VAG-Armaturen designs, produces and distributes industrial valves and fittings for...
FRANCE – A Plus Finance invests EUR 600,000 in Lorience Paris
In a first round of financing A Plus Finance invested EUR 600,000 in perfume and cosmetics producer Lorience Paris.
FINLAND - CapMan sells Solid to IBM
CapMan has sold its stake in Solid Information Technology Oy, a software company, to IBM.
UK - Epic Private Equity exits Dolcis
Epic Private Equity has realised its investment in struggling shoe retailer Dolcis. The specialist distressed investor has sold its stake back to management.
ITALY - BCC Private Equity acquires stake in industrial player
BCC Private equity has acquired a stake in HS Penta through its MC 2 vehicle.
UK - Englefield-portfolio company makes eighth acquisition in a year
Cognita, an independent schools group backed by Englefield Capital, has made its eighth acquisition in 12 months. Essex-based Oakfields Montessori School has joined the Cognita fold bringing the number of pre-prep, prep and senior schools in Cognita's...