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Atomico Ventures invests £550,000 in Siine
Atomico Ventures has provided Spanish software developer Siine with £550,000 of seed funding.
Alven Capital et al. invest €3m in Happyview.fr
Alven Capital and a consortium of private investors have provided French online optician Happyview.fr with €3m of growth capital funding.
unquote" South Africa Report 2011
The latest unquote" South Africa Report is now available to download. This yearтs edition looks at the prevailing trends in the South African market, as well as discussing what the future holds.
Gores Group closes fund on $2bn
Los Angeles-based private equity investment firm The Gores Group has closed its third fund, Gores Capital Partners III, with capital commitments of $2bn. It exceeds the vehicleтs $1.5bn target by 30%.
EQT Partners taking steps towards fundraising
EQT Partners has circulated a draft private placement memorandum among some of its investors with regards to the EQT VI fund, according to reports.
Inveready backs Transbiomed
Venture capital firm Inveready Seed Capital has invested $1.2m in a first round of finance in biotechnology company Transbiomed.
France unquote" February 2011
AXA Private Equity has acquired a majority stake in French chemicals group Novacap from Bain Capital, in a deal that values the company at €240m – making it the largest French buyout so far in 2011.
Altor acquires Veolia Miljø
Altor has acquired Norwegian environmental service provider Veolia MiljУИ from Veolia PropretУЉ in France.
Procuritas acquires Sonans
Procuritas has acquired Norwegian education service provider Sonans AS from Arendals Fossekompani (AFK).
EdRIP and Siparex invest €32m in Sergent Major
Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners (EdRIP) and Siparex have provided French childrens' clothing distributor Sergent Major with €32m of growth capital funding.
T-Venture invests in Cuculus
T-Venture has invested in a second round of finance for Cuculus in return for a stake in the company.
Kiss acquires extra 2% of Renta Corporación
Kiss Capital Group has acquired an extra 2% of Spain’s Renta Corporación, bringing its total share capital in the listed company to 9.7%.
Realza-backed Plénida acquires 80% of Buccal
Grupo Plénida, a portfolio company of Realza Capital, has acquired an 80% stake in dental chain Buccal.
Avante increases its stake in Mafresa
Avante, formerly known as the Sociedad de Fomento de Extremadura (Sofiex), has acquired an extra 9.52% of Spain’s Mafresa, bringing its total share to 49%.
Scottish Equity Partners and Target Partners invest in Hetras
Scottish Equity Partners and German venture firm Target Partners have invested a multi-million euro amount in Austrian developer of hotel management software Hetras.
Clave Mayor exits Base Protection
Clave Mayor has realised its first exit from a non-Spanish business with the sale of Base Protection to Grupo Fegemu – another of its portfolio companies.
SEB Ventures et al. invest €6.6m in Mobile Tag
New investor SEB Ventures has joined existing backers Alven Capital and XAnge Private Equity in a €6.6m funding round for French marketing software company Mobile Tag.
ISAI injects €715,000 in Evaneos
ISAI has invested €715,000 in French internet start-up Evaneos.
Apax Partners appoints new chairman and CEO
French mid-market firm Apax Partners has appointed Eddie Misrahi as new chairman and CEO.
Trilantic appoints John Danilovich
Trilantic Capital Partners has appointed John Danilovich to its European Advisory Council.
HIG Europe backs DSD
Private equity firm HIG Europe has backed the MBO of recycling specialist Duales System Deutschland with a significant investment.
Benelux unquote" February 2011
Carlyle Group has acquired AlpInvest Partners as part of a joint venture with AlpInvest’s management team.
Half of mega-fundraisings to struggle this year
Half of Europeтs mega-buyout funds launched in 2011 will struggle to reach a first close, according to MVisionтs Mounir Guen.
21 Partners-backed Club Med Gym acquires Silhouette
Club Med Gym, a portfolio company of 21 Centrale Partners, has acquired Swiss gym operator Silhouette for an undisclosed amount.