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FINLAND/SWEDEN - Nexit backs Aava Mobile with EUR 3m
Nexit Ventures has invested EUR 3m into Aava Mobile, a developer of smartphone platform designs.
ITALY - TTVenture makes EUR 3m Directa investment
Venture investor TTVenture has invested EUR 3m into nanotechnology firm Directa Plus.
GERMANY - HTGF backs maxment GmbH
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) has invested an undisclosed sum into software company maxment GmbH, with business angel Dr Rolf-Christian Wentz also participating.
UK - Advent Ventures backs MBO of The Foundry
Advent Venture Partners has backed the management buyout of visual effects software developer The Foundry from Wyndcrest Holdings for an undisclosed sum.
EUROPE - KKR writes down value of European fund by half
US buyout house KKR has reportedly written down the value of its second European fund, which includes in its portfolio Alliance Boots, by almost half.
UK - Candover expects to meet debt covenants
Beleagured private equity group Candover has reportedly stated that it will be able to meet its debt covenants this year despite the ongoing problems at the firm.
UK - ICG reports £67m loss
London-based mezzanine specialist Intermediate Capital Group has reported an annual loss of £67m, its first negative annual return in 20 years.
UK - Sun Capital and TDR's Pearl Group secures £500m equity injection
UK-based life assurer Pearl Group, jointly owned by private equity firms Sun Capital and TDR, has secured a £500m capital injection from Cayman Islands-based investment holding Liberty Acquistion Holdings.
SPAIN - Xesgalicia invests EUR 1.5m in Cross Road Biotech
Reports suggest that Xesgalicia has acquired a 6% stake in biotech fund Cross Road Biotech.
UK - Finance Wales et al. invest £1m in Mesuro
Government-backed Finance Wales, university investment group Fusion IP and the ERA Foundation have invested £1m in mobile communications company Mesuro.
ITALY – IDeA II fund-of-funds reaches first closing on EUR 150m
IDeA Capital Funds has held a first close on EUR 150m for IDeA II fund-of-funds.
UK- NSEI et al. invest $3m into Antix Labs
NorthStar Equity Investors has led a $3m funding round in software engineering company Antix Labs Ltd, alongside Hotspur Capital and Antix founder and CEO Francis Charig.
DENMARK - Vækstfonden and angels back Teklatech with DKK 5m
Danish government-backed venture fund Vækstfonden has alongside five business angels invested DKK 5m into software business Teklatech. Vækstfonden contributed half of the total deal value.
FRANCE - BPE-backed Martek buys Semelec
Barclays Private Equity-backed Martek Power, a power conversions company, has purchased Semelec, a metrology company. The deal is Martek's second build-up operation after the purchase of a rival company in early 2009.
DENMARK - Via Ventures backs DKK 30m Medotech funding
Danish venture fund Via Venture Partners has participiated in a DKK 30m investment round for Danish biotech company Medotech A/S.
NORWAY - Verdane holds first close of new fund on SEK 650m
Secondaries direct specialist Verdane Capital has held a first closing of its seventh fund on around SEK 650m (approximately EUR 63m). The fund's target size is SEK 1-1.5bn.
UK - Lenders move to take control of Montagu's Linpac
Lenders to Montagu-backed packaging company Linpac have reportedly rejected a restructuring proposal put forward by the firm's private equity owners, and are instead working on a counter-proposal that would see them take control of the business through...
EUROPE - Dunedin appoints new director
Dunedin Capital Partners' listed private equity investment trust has hired Federico Marescotti as a new director.
UK - Synova-backed Lunan acquires NICA
Handbag and accessories business The Lunan Group, which is majority owned by Synova Capital, has acquired handbag brand NICA for an undisclosed sum.
UK - LDC to acquire eight Midlands radio stations
LDC and radio industry veteran Phil Riley have agreed to acquire eight Midlands radio licenses from commercial radio group Global Radio for an undisclosed sum.
EUROPE - AnaCap closes second fund on EUR 575m
London-based buyout-house AnaCap Financial Partners has closed its second fund, AnaCap Financial Partners II, on EUR 575m, almost twice the size of its predecessor, which closed on EUR 300m in 2006.
UK - Accel et al. invest $17m into Seatwave
Accel Partners has led a $17m series-D funding round for fan-to-fan ticket exchange company Seatwave, alongside existing investors Fidelity Ventures, Atlas Venture, Mangrove Capital Partners and Adinvest.
UK - Octopus invests £1.1m into Phase Vision
Octopus Ventures has invested £1.1m into optical inspection solutions manufacturer Phase Vision, in exchange for a significant minority stake in the business.
SPAIN - Palamon and G Square invest in Grupo Sar
Mid-market buyout house Palamon Capital Partners and healthcare dedicated investor G Square have completed an investment into Spanish elderly care services provider Grupo SAR.