Nordics
NORWAY - Verdane Capital invests in Fjord Media
Fjord Media, a developer and seller of routing, signal processing and optical transmission equipment to the broadcast, multimedia and telecom industries, has attracted growth capital from Verdane Capital. The funding will be used to expand its sales and...
EUROPE – THIS THURSDAY - Deutsche unquote" Congress & Awards – 11 October
unquoteт is delighted to announce its second annual Deutsche unquoteт Private Equity Congress & Awards this Thursday, 11 October 2007, in Zurich. The Congress brings together industry experts to discuss how to stay ahead of the game in this dynamic region....
DENMARK - NorthCap Partners invests in Visiopharm
NorthCap Partners has invested an undisclosed sum in Copenhagen-based software company Visiopharm.
SWEDEN - Industrifonden leads $6m investment in ChromoGenics
ChromoGenics, a Swedish developer of electrochromic technology, has closed a $6m second round of funding lead by Industrifonden. Industrifonden invested $3m, while existing investors Volvo Technology Transfer and Innovationsbron also participated in the...
EUROPE - Fundraising for corporate venturing reached EUR 412m in 2006
European venture independent fundraising reached EUR 412m in 2006, the highest level since the 2000 boom, according to data collected for EVCA's Corporate Venturing Survey. The industry body released the figures at its 10th annual forum taking place in...
EUROPE - EVCA Venture forum sets out venture strategy
EVCA announced a venture capital Action Plan and 100 days of activities as part of its strategy for European venture, at its 10th Annual Venture Capital Forum, held in Stockholm today. The meeting of venture industry figures from across Europe is the...
SWEDEN -Teknoseed invests in Ultrazonix AB
Teknoseed has made a third investment from its second fund, Teknoseed II, in medtech company Ultrazonix AB. Co-investors include Healthcap and Industrifonden.
SWEDEN - Norvestor-backed Life acquires Finnish health food chains
Norvestor-backed Life Europe AB, the health and lifestyle retailer, has acquired two of the largest Finnish health food chains Sinunkaupat Oy and Ikivireä-Vital OY. The combined entities will have a 25% market share in Finland with 120 shops and annual...
FINLAND - CapMan acquires commercial property in Finland
CapMan RE II has acquired an office property located at Ylistönmäentie 33 in Jyväskylä, Finland. The property has a lettable area of approximately 5,790 m², and was fully leased to TietoEnator Corporation at the time of investment.
SWEDEN - CreVal Acquires Aspen
CreVal has acquired a majority shareholding in Aspen, a Swedish bathroom furniture company, alongside the company’s CEO and previous owner, Jan Aspelund. The financial terms of the deal have not been disclosed.
FINLAND - Eqvitec and CapMan sells remaining shares in Affecto Plc
Fenno Rahasto Fund, an investment vehicle co-managed by CapMan and Fenno Management Oy, and Eqvitec have sold their remaining shakes in Affecto Plc, a Finnish semiconductor company. Fenno Rasto Fund had held 8.9% of the shares and Eqvitec 12.6%. The investors...
SWEDEN - Verdane Capital VI acquires three telecom companies
Verdane Capital VI KS has acquired three telecom companies, Ukvio, Itesco and Ahhaaa, from Inbox Investment AB for an undisclosed sum. Verdane Capital’s holding in the companies ranges from 6% to 33%.
NORDIC - unquote" Private Equity Congress & Awards – 30 October
unquote” is delighted to announce its 3rd annual Nordic unquote” Private Equity Congress & Awards on 30 October 2007, in Stockholm.
DENMARK - DSM Venturing leads EUR 6.8m investment in Upfront Chromatography
DSM Venturing has led a EUR 6.8m investment round together with existing investors, InnovationsKapital and NBGI Ventures, in Upfront Chromatography, a Danish biotechnology company. The new funding will be used to scale up the sales force, especially in...
SWEDEN - Industrifonden invests SEK 10m in Coresonic
Industrifonden has invested SEK 10m in Coresonic, a Linköping-based semiconductor company. The investment will be used to develop the company’s products and further penetrate the market.
EUROPE - HgCapital strengthens renewable energies team
HgCapital has announced the appointment of Jean Pararnaud and Jens Thomassen as associate directors and the internal promotions of Emma Tinker and Rob deLazlo.
SWEDEN - InnovationsKapital invests in Apptus
InnovationsKapital has invested in Apptus, a Swedish search and database technology company. The investment will be used to scale up operations and take aggressive measures with the intention of becoming an international player in search technology.
EUROPE - H.I.G Capital opens new European offices
H.I.G Capital, a global private equity firm specialising in investments in small to medium sized companies, has announced the opening of offices in France and Germany.
EUROPE - Deutsche unquote" Private Equity Congress & Awards – 11 October
unquoteт is delighted to announce its second annual Deutsche unquoteт Private Equity Congress & Awards on 11 October 2007, in Zurich. The Congress brings together industry experts to discuss how to stay ahead of the game in this dynamic region. Produced...