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Despite the current wave of companies in trouble, few are reporting major changes at the top. In fact, many senior execs of private equity-backed companies find themselves in more meetings than ever with their backers and lenders. A lucky few will have...
SWEDEN - Creandum and Viking join EUR 12.5m round for Nanoradio
Scandiavian venture firms Creandum and Viking Venture has joined existing investors Ferd Venture, Industrifonden, Innovacom, Nordic Venture Partners, and Teknoinvest in a EUR 12.5m financing round for semiconductor developer Nanoradio AB.
UK - PROfounders Capital holds first close of new venture fund
London-based PROfounders Capital has held a first close of its inaugural VC fund. No financial details were disclosed.
FRANCE - XAnge and MBO Partenaires exit Acticall
XAnge Private Equity and MBO Partenaires have ceded their shares in Acticall, a client relationship business, to Creadev, an investment company backed by the Mulliez family.
FRANCE - Idia et al. provide Elitech with EUR 9m
Idia Participations, a subsidiary of Crédit Agricole, has invested EUR 9m in Financere Elitech, a biotech holding company, alongside Naxicap Partners, Banque Populaire Développement, BNP Paribas Développement and Synergie Finance.
SWEDEN - Ledstiernan increases Katsching stake to 62%
Swedish private equity firm Ledstiernan has acquired a further 14% stake in online mobile retailer Katshing, increasing its stake from 48% to 62%.
GERMANY - High-Tech Gründerfonds invests in Yatta Solutions GmbH
High-tech Gründerfonds has invested in software company Yatta Solutions GmbH, a specialist in model-driven software, enabling completion of the UML Lab prototype and subsequent market launch.
Switzerland/Germany - Ventizz merges portfolio companies
Ventizz has merged the business activities of Switzerland-based electronic manufacturing service company AEM Technologies Holding AG and Germany-based card manufacturer CardFactory AG.
FINLAND - CapMan Public Market Fund holds final close at EUR 138m
CapMan has held a final close of its Public Market Fund on EUR 138m. CapMan plc's own commitments are reduced from EUR 15m to EUR 7m.
ITALY - Xenon PE holds first close at EUR 113m
Xenon Private Equity has held a first close of its fifth fund, reaching EUR 113m towards a EUR 130m target.