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CT Investment Partners leads £1m round for SenseLogix
CT Investment Partners has led a ТЃ1m series-B funding round for UK-based energy solutions firm SenseLogix.
Top 5 exits of 2012 so far
Top 5 exits of 2012
Pinova invests in deconta
Pinova Capital has bought a significant minority stake in German decontamination specialist deconta as part of a succession solution for the company.
CEE fundraising up 50% to €1bn
Almost €1bn was raised by CEE-focused funds in 2011, up almost 50% from the previous year, according to EVCA.
EQT's Munksjö to merge with Ahlstrom division
MunksjУЖ, a Swedish paper producer owned by EQT, is set to merge with Ahlstrom's label and processing business ahead of a planned IPO on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki.
Peppermint et al. invest in IOP
Peppermint Venture Partners, Enjoy Venture and KFW's ERP Startfonds have invested €1.6m in German eye disease monitoring company Implandata Ophthalmic Products (IOP), completing its series-A funding round.
Danske Private Equity holds final close on €650m
Danske PEP V has held a final close on тЌ650m, the fund's hard cap.
DeliveryHero attracts a further €40m
Berlin-based online food delivery firm DeliveryHero has raised €40m from new investor Kite Ventures and existing backers.
Sovereign's Christchurch Group makes acquisition
Sovereign Capital portfolio company Christchurch Group has acquired Woodlands Respite Care Centre from the MS Society.
PE-backed MedicAnimal acquires Petmeds
MedicAnimal, backed by Balderton Capital and Iris Capital, has acquired online pet medication and supplies retailer Petmeds.
Arle appoints energy specialist as partner
Arle Capital Partners has appointed Peter Goode as a partner with effect from 1 October.
I2C backs Keramat with €600,000
Government-backed Galician venture capital fund I2C has injected €600,000 into ceramic biomaterials firm Keramat.
XAnge bolsters team
French growth capital firm XAnge Private Equity has hired Nicolas Debock as a senior chargé d'affaires.
Investor consortium sells Sirigen to BD
Seraphim Capital, Oxford Capital Partners, Nesta, IQ Capital and YFM Equity Partners have sold high sensitivity fluorescence manufacturer Sirigen Group Ltd to US trade player Becton Dickinson and Company (BD).
SIP's PTF Holding acquires Heinz Kehl & Sohn
Silver Investment Partners' (SIP) portfolio company PTF Holding has acquired Heinz Kehl & Sohn, a German manufacturer of turned and milled parts, as part of its buy-and-build strategy.
Connection backs Scottish wind farms
Connection Capital and Riverside are raising ТЃ5.5m for a Scottish wind farm project managed by Burcote Wind Ltd.
Voting ends today: British Private Equity Awards 2012
British Private Equity Awards
DBAG reshuffles board
Deutsche Beteiligungs AG is reshuffling its board of management as part of a generational change.
ECI Partners takes minority stake in Clarke Energy
ECI Partners has invested in British energy solutions company Clarke Energy.
Seat Pagine Gialle in €1.3bn debt-for-equity swap
Seat Pagine Gialle, the Italian directories firm backed by CVC Capital Partners, Permira and Investitori Associati, has announced the conversion of a tranche of bonds to equity.
Ludgate appoints two directors
Ludgate Investments Ltd has appointed Bernard Bulkin and Ekaterina Sharashidze as non-executive directors of its investment committee.
Takeover rumours send M&S shares soaring
CVC Capital Partners has emerged as a suitor for listed UK-based retailer Marks & Spencer (M&S), with rumours of a potential take-private sending the company's share price soaring on Friday.
Holtzbrinck Ventures et al. back Semasio
Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments (BDMI), Holtzbrinck Ventures and the incubator Project A have invested a seven-figure euro sum in Hamburg-based software company Semasio.
Graphite backs MBO of Explore Learning
Graphite Capital has backed the management buyout of UK academic tuition provider Explore Learning in a deal reported to value the firm at ТЃ30m.