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Afinum's Caseking buys Overclockers
Afinum portfolio company Caseking has acquired UK-based ecommerce business Overclockers UK.
Innovacom et al. in $12m Videoplaza round
Innovacom and Qualcomm Ventures have joined existing investors in a $12m series-B funding round for Videoplaza, a UK-based company developing ad-serving technology for managing and monetising online video content.
Mark Kerr joins LDC from 3i
Mark Kerr has been appointed director in LDC's Scotland team, based in Aberdeen.
Former JC Flowers chief executive banned and fined £2.9m
The FSA has banned former chief executive of JC Flowers UK Ravi Shankar Sinha and fined him ТЃ2.9m after the discovery that he had illegally obtained ТЃ1.4m through a fraudulent invoicing scheme.
Nordic Capital cleared to take Orc Group private
Nordic Capital is expected to delist NASDAQ OMX-listed financial technology and service provider Orc Group in mid-February.
Consortium of investors injects $5.5m into TeraView
A consortium of EU, US and Asian-based investors that includes YFM Equity Partners and Turquoise International has invested $5.5m in UK-based Terahertz systems and solutions provider TeraView.
Darwin backs MBO of A&A Group
Darwin Private Equity has backed an MBO of insurance broker the A&A Group.
HTGF et al. invest in Conceptboard
High-Tech Gründerfonds and Seedfonds Baden-Württemberg have provided funding for cloud software provider Conceptboard.
Rutland in €180m Attends Healthcare exit
Rutland Partners has sold UK-based healthcare product manufacturer Attends Healthcare (formerly known as PaperPak) to Domtar Corporation for тЌ180m.
Advent Life Sciences leads series-A for CN Creative
Advent Life Sciences has injected ТЃ2m of series-A funding into British healthcare equipment developer CN Creative.
France unquote" January 2012
Troubled French mid-cap GP AtriA Capital Partenaires has merged with counterpart Naxicap.
Main Capital sells Actuera to Waterland Private Equity
Main Capital has sold its majority stake in Dutch business software developer Actuera to Waterland Private Equity.
Monti lays out plans to bolster Italian VC market
Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti has introduced changes to the rules regarding venture capital investments in SMEs. Amy King reports
Jersey launches private placement scheme
Jersey has introduced a private placement scheme for institutional and professional investors.
Altor buys Haarslev Industries from Odin Equity
Altor Equity Partners has acquired a majority stake in cleantech equipment producer Haarslev Industries from Odin Equity.
Graphite appoints new investment manager
Graphite Capital has announced the appointment of Jack Langdon as an investment manager.
Campbell new CEO of Ratos
Susanna Campbell has been appointed as CEO of Ratos.
Reiten's StormGeo acquires Met Consultancy
Reiten & Co-backed StormGeo has acquired Dubai-based weather forecasting company Met Consultancy.
Bridges Ventures appoint head of impact
Clara Barby has joined Bridges Ventures as new head of impact.
BayBG invests in Prevero
BayBG has backed software company Prevero with a mezzanine structure in the form of a silent partnership.
2011 a bumper year for Nordic fundraising
Fundraising activity declined slightly in 2011 compared to the previous year, as the market remains tough and LPs selective. Not all European regions fared equally though, with the Nordic countries and France attracting significant amounts of capital....
Hope takes charge of Swedish legal firm
Maria-Pia Hope has been appointed new managing partner of Swedish legal firm Vinge.
Palamon appoints Körber to board of advisers
Palamon Capital Partners has appointed Hans-Joachim KУЖrber to its board of advisers.
KBC exits Dynaco
KBC Private Equity has sold door-manufacturer Dynaco to Assa Abloy in a deal valued at €75-125m.