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GERMANY - bm-t backs DJTUNES
bm-t beteiligungsmanagement thüringen GmbH, alongside business angel Professor Dr Karlheinz Brandenburg, has backed music portal DJTUNES.COM with an undsiclosed investment.
EUROPE - Antin Infrastructure Partners launch announced
Antin Infrastructure Partners, a new fund management business focusing on the infrastructure space and affiliate of BNP Paribas Asset Management, announced its launch this morning at a briefing in London.
UK/GERMANY - Latham & Watkins elects 30 new partners
Latham & Watkins has elected 28 associates and two counsels to partnership, effective 1 January 2009.
GERMANY - MIT takes stake in TB&C
MIT Munich Industrial Technologies AG, via its Gulf One Buchanan Industrial Technologies Fund, has acquired a 25.1% stake in components manufacturer TB&C Outsert Center GmbH.
GERMANY - Target leads EUR 3m investment into Ubitexx
Target Partners has made the first investment from its second fund, Target Partners Fund II; leading a EUR 3m funding round for software developer Ubitexx GmbH, alongside incumbent backers BayBG and KfW.
GERMANY - S-Refit AG leads EUR 3m ACEOS funding
S-Refit AG has led a EUR 3m investment into medical sensors company ACEOS GmbH, alongside medTECH Capital Fonds, S-Refit EFRE Fonds Bayern, KfW and Bayern Kapital.
EUROPE - Duke Street appoints partner
European mid-market buyout house Duke Street has appointed Miles Cresswell-Turner as a partner specialising in Financial Services.
EUROPE - CVCs remain optimistic
Corporate Venture Capitalists (CVCs) remain optimistic about investment activity in Europe according to a survey published by Ernst & Young, with respondents anticipating that Europe will be the second most important market globally over the next 24 months,...
EUROPE – Robeco lauches “responsible” PE fund-of-funds
Fund manager Robeco, a unit of Rabobank, has launched its second “responsible” private equity fund-of-funds with a EUR 250m target.
GERMANY - Index Ventures in EUR 15m be2.com funding
Index Ventures Growth Fund, alongside business angels, has raised a series-B funding round for global matchmaking site be2.com.
GERMANY - Palamon invests in DS Produkte
Palamon Capital Partners has agreed to invest in DS Produkte, a supplier of fast moving consumer products.
GERMANY – HTGF and Seedfonds Bayern back Corrmoran
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) and Seedfonds Bayern have invested an undisclosed sum into Corrmoran GmbH, a developer of corrosion monitoring systems for large combustion plants.
GERMANY - PEPPERMINT leads EUR 3.9m JADO funding
PEPPERMINT Financial Partners has led a EUR 3.9m series-B funding round for biotechnology company JADO Technologies GmbH.
GERMANY - SHS and KfW invest in c-LEcta GmbH
SHS Gesellschaft für Beteiligungsmanagement and KfW have invested an undisclosed sum into biotechnology company c-LEcta GmbH as part of a capital increase.
GLOBAL - BNY Mellon launches private equity fund admin service
The Bank of New York Mellon's Alternative Investment Service is launching a private equity servicing platform.
EUROPE - American Capital to acquire European Capital for USD 158m
European Capital has entered into an implementation agreement with majority owner American Capital that will see the latter acquire the 32.3% of shares it does not currently own for a total consideration of around USD 158m.
EUROPE - LSP reaches first closing of LSP IV at EUR 75m
Life Science Partners has reached the first closing of their fourth fund, LSP IV, on EUR 75m - half way through its EUR 150m target.
EUROPE - KKR appoints head of infrastructure fund
It is understood that KKR has appointed Jésus Olmos, currently director of corporate development at energy company Endesa, as the new head of its European infrastructure, energy and transport fund.
GERMANY – Heliad strengthens Frankfurt team
Listed private equity firm Heliad has appointed Thomas Kunder has been appointed as the new CFO, replacing Alexander Mitsch, who left the company last month.
SWITZERLAND - Creathor Venture supports Diva
Creathor Venture has invested in Diva AG, the developer of a B2B publishing hub for digital media assets.
GERMANY – HTGF invests in make.tv
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) has invested an undisclosed sum into web television company make.tv GmbH.
GERMANY - HgCapital promotes von Simson
HgCapital has promoted Justin von Simson to partner.
GERMANY - IBB et al. invest in TRIBAX
IBB Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH, Phoenix Foundation GmbH and private investor Axel Steinwarz have invested an undisclosed sum into online community software company TRIBAX GmbH.
GLOBAL - KKR delays listing
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co (KKR) has delayed its plans to go public for a second time this year, blaming the current market conditions.