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BELGIUM - GIMV et al. invest EUR 13.5m into ActoGeniX
A consortium of investors, including existing backers Gimv, Biotech Fund Flanders, Baekeland Fund, VIB, LSP, Aescap Venture and Ventech, as well as new investor Biovest, have invested EUR 13.5m round into biopharmaceutical business ActoGeniX in a series-B...
EUROPE - Clemens Vedder branches out into private equity
Clemens Vedder's Goldsmith Investments has launched a private equity fund targeting EUR 700m to EUR 1bn of assets.
UK - Impax invests £4m into New Earth Solutions
Returning investor Impax Asset Management has invested a further ТЃ4m into recycling company New Earth Solutions, taking its stake in the business to above 16%.
GLOBAL - Siemens launches venture capital fund-of-funds
Siemens Venture Capital GmbH has launched Siemens Global Innovation Partners I GmbH & Co. KG (SGIP I), a $200m fund-of-funds that will invest in venture capital funds worldwide as well as select growth capital funds.
DACH - PINOVA Capital holds first closing on EUR 50m
PINOVA Capital has announced a first closing of its first fund, PINOVA Fund I, on EUR 50m.
SWITZERLAND - Capital Group cuts staff
US private equity firm Capital Group International is cutting 105 of its 350 Geneva-based staff, citing as a reason a decrease in assets under management.
UK - ECI supports Axell acquisition
ECI Partners has backed portfolio telecommunications equipment company Axell Wireless, a provider of wireless coverage solutions, in its acquisition of Israeli competitor Dekolink.
UK - LDC hires investment director
LDC has hired Catherine Houghton as investment director in the firms Manchester office.
UK - Doughty supports $4m Clearpace funding
Doughty Hanson has participated in a $4m funding round for archive store specialists Clearpace Software, alongside other existing investors.
ITALY - Kingsbridge approached by fashion holding
According to reports private equity house Kingsbridge has been approached by fashion business IT Holding regarding a potential EUR 100m investment.
UK - AIM VCTs struggle
According to figures released by the Association of Investment Companies (AIC), VCTs which invest in AIM quoted businesses have returned on average just 50% of capital invested over the past five years, and just 54% in 2008.
GERMANY - TGFS invests in UroTec GmbH
Technologiegründerfonds Sachsen (TGFS) has invested in Dresden-based biotechnology company UroTec GmbH.
FINLAND - Nexit Ventures holds third close on EUR 85m
Nexit Venture has raised a further EUR 10m for its mobile and wireless venture fund, Nexit Infocom II, bringing total commitments to EUR 85m.
FRANCE - BNP PE and UFG PE invest EUR 1.5m into Petits Petons
BNP Paribas Private Equity and UFG Private Equity have backed a EUR 1.5m second round of funding for Petits Petons, a distributor of children's shoes.
FRANCE - BNP PE and UFG PE invest EUR 1.5m into Petits Petons
BNP Paribas Private Equity and UFG Private Equity have backed a EUR 1.5m second round of funding for Petits Petons, a distributor of children's shoes.
BULGARIA - 3TS Capital Partners supports Investor.bg
3TS Capital Partners, through the 3TS Cisco Growth Fund, has invested an undisclosed sum into Investor.bg AD, an online media company based in Bulgaria, taking a 17% stake in the company.
BELGIUM - Gimv appoints Peter Maenhout
Gimv has appointed Peter Maenhout as executive vice president.
UK - Private equity to target consumer sector P2Ps
A new report reveals that 94% of private equity houses are likely to consider take-private deals over the next two years, with quoted companies in the consumer sector seen to be the most conductive to such transactions.
FRANCE - Neptune Technologies backs EUR 3m Squid Solutions funding
Neptune Technologies and Banque de Vizille, along with a number of private investors, have invested EUR 3m into Squid Solutions, a customer intelligence software company, in a first round of financing.
Shaken and stirred
The overcommitment policy LPs adopted in the past is gone for good. The industry is waving good-bye to the convenient means of funding future capital calls with future fund distributions