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Via Venture Partners acquires UVdata
Via Venture Partners has, together with several key employees, acquired a majority stake in Danish IT company UVdata AS.
The North West Fund backs Loksys
The North West Fund, managed by Enterprise Ventures, has invested ТЃ500,000 in Manchester-based freight containers company Loksys Solutions Ltd.
HgCapital exits RidgeWind to Blue Energy
HgCapital has sold its 177MW wind portfolio, including the developer RidgeWind, to UK-based renewable energy investor and developer Blue Energy for ТЃ250m.
Banexi Ventures Partners backs Adyoulike
Banexi Ventures Partners has led a €1.2m series-A round funding for French online advertising start-up Adyoulike.
Conor Venture Partners et al. back Crystalsol
Conor Venture Partners has led an €8m series-A financing round for Crystalsol, a flexible photovoltaic film company based in Vienna and Tallinn.
Segulah's S:t Eriks in bolt-on
Segulah portfolio company S:t Eriks AB has wholly acquired stone supplier Stenia i Ulricehamn AB (Stenia).
Enterprise Investors to acquire Scitec Holding BV
Enterprise Investors has acquired a significant majority stake in international sports nutrition company Scitec Holding BV, together with its minority co-investor Morgan Stanley Alternative Investment Partners.
Smedvig exits SelStor to Pelican Self Storage
Smedvig Capital has sold Swedish self-storage company SelStor AB to Pelican Self Storage, which is operating in Copenhagen and Helsinki.
Gründerfonds Bielefeld-Ostwestfalen et al. back Greenergetic
Gründerfonds Bielefeld-Ostwestfalen and renewable energy developer Howaldt Energies have completed a series-A funding round in German solar power company Greenergetic.
Palatine in Selection Services bolt-on
Palatine Private Equity and Beechbrook Capital have backed the management of IT managed services provider Selection Services in the acquisition of Aggregated Telecom Ltd, which trades as 8el.
CataCap hits first close on DKK 500m
Danish GP CataCap has raised DKK 500m at first close for its maiden buyout fund, which is focused on backing local SMEs.
Avallon planning to raise €107m for second fund
Avallon MBO Fund II, which is planning to raise €107m for investing in Eastern European SMEs, has hit a first close after securing a cornerstone investment from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).
EQT Infrastructure II closes at €1.9bn
EQT Infrastructure II has closed its fundraising at the hard cap of тЌ1.925bn after 11 months.
Prime Ventures IV holds first close on €100m
Prime Ventures has held a first closing for its latest fund, Prime Ventures IV, on €100m.
LDC backs OnApp in series-B round
LDC has led a series-B round of funding for London-based cloud services company OnApp, bringing the total amount raised by the business to more than $20m.
Leeds Equity takes 25% stake in Into University Partnerships
US-based Leeds Equity Partners has made a ТЃ66m investment in British education services company Into University Partnerships in return for a 25% equity stake.
Target Partners invests €2m in Finanzchef24
Target Partners has made a €2m series-A investment in German online financial services start-up Finanzchef24 GmbH.
Key Capital et al. back Wells Plastics with £1.5m
Key Capital Partners and current shareholders have injected ТЃ1.5m as a follow-on investment in UK plastics specialist Wells Plastics.
Axa PE exits Phönix/Strack Group to Curtiss-Wright
Axa Private Equity has sold its entire stake in German specialist valves provider Phönix/Strack Group to the Curtiss-Wright Corporation for €82m.
CDC Entreprises et al. invest $10.5m in DelfMems
CDC Enterprises, Iris Capital, Vives, Capitalaria and other investors have provided French technology company DelfMems with a $10.5m series-B round of funding.
Altor increases Åkers Group stake
Altor Equity Partners has increased its stake in Swedish steel and aluminium company Уkers Group.
RCapital acquires City Motor Holdings
RCapital has acquired UK car dealer group City Motor Holdings Ltd in a management buyout from owner Anthony Wickins.
Ariadne Capital et al. provide seed funding for ClickSlide
The Ariadne Capital Entrepreneurs (ACE) Fund and three angel investors have invested in cloud-based technology start-up ClickSlide Ltd.
BGF et al. invest in Magma
The Business Growth Fund (BGF) has invested ТЃ8.76m in Magma Global Limited, a UK manufacturer of high performance carbon fibre pipe for the oil and gas sector.