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HTGF et al. make follow on investment in m2p-labs
High-Tech-Gründerfonds, KfW, the Seed Fund for the Region of Aachen and the ERP Start-UP Fund have backed biotechnology company m2p-labs with a third round of funding.
Amadeus et al. list Transmode
Amadeus Capital Partners has listed portfolio company Transmode on the NASDAQ OMX Stockholm with a market cap of SEK 1.427bn.
THL buys Sword Insurance unit
Thomas H Lee Partners has agreed to acquire the insurance unit of Paris-based Sword Group in a deal thought to be worth around $150m.
Highland leads $24m round for wooga
Highland Capital Partners has led a $24m series-B funding round for social games developer wooga.
Earlybird invests in Peak Games
Earlybird Venture Capital has led $5m series-A investment in social gaming company Peak Games.
Generis to manage "socially responsible" fund
Generis Capital Partners has partnered with business network Réseau Entreprendre Ile de France to manage a new growth capital fund.
Blackfin et al invest €57m in Kepler
BlackFin Capital Partners has led a €57m investment in Kepler Capital Markers, a pan-European equity and fixed income broker.
HTGF backs MYR GmbH
High-Tech Gründerfonds has invested €500,000 in German biotech firm MYR GmbH.
TPG backed 2Co Energy snaps up Powerfuel Power
TPG Capital's portfolio company 2Co Energy has acquired Powerfuel Power and its Hatfield carbon capture and storage project in northern England.
Bancroft et al. sell Standard Profil
A consortium led by Bancroft Private Equity has fully exited its investment in Standard Profil, a Turkish rubber profile and weather-strip producer for the automotive industry, to Ruia Group.
DuMont Venture et al. invest in yourvideocard
DuMont Venture, the venture arm of publishing house DuMont, CFP & Founders Investments and business angels have invested close to €10m in video greeting card company yourvideocard.
HTGF and Bayern Kapital back Lumatix
High-Tech Gründerfonds and Bayern Kapital have invested €600,000 sofware developer Lumatix GmbH.
Cerberus-backed Focus DIY goes into administration
Cerberus Capital’s portfolio company Focus DIY has entered administration.
HTGF et al. close finance round for Protectimmun
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF), Enjoy Venture and KfW have completed a €1.3m financing round for biopharmaceutical company Protectimmun.
Seventure et al. inject €900,000 in Tigerlily
Seventure Partners and business angels network Seed4Soft have invested €900,000 in French online media agency Tigerlily.
AnaCap buys Cabot Financial from Citi
Specialist financial services investor AnaCap Financial Partners has acquired consumer debt purchasing firm Cabot Financial from Citi for an undisclosed amount.
AAC Capital Partners buys Desotec
AAC Capital Partners has acquired water-and air-purification company Desotec from the company’s founders.
Horizon Capital acquires stake in UkrFinance
Horizon Capital has acquired a stake in Ukraine debt collection business UkrFinance.
Endless placed Amdega in administration
Endless-backed conservatory and greenhouse company Amdega has gone into administration, the turnaround specialist has confirmed.
AXA PE sells 30% stake in Skyrock to Crédit Agricole
Crédit Agricole has agreed to purchase 30% of French radio station Skyrock from AXA Private Equity, which retains a 40% stake in the business.
Barclays PE buys The Mill for £119m from Carlyle
In a tertiary buyout Barclays Private Equity (BPE) has acquired advertising visual effects group The Mill for £119m from The Carlyle Group.