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NORWAY - Northzone et al. back ChapDrive with NOK 52m
Existing investors NorthZone Ventures, Hafslund Ventures and Energy Capital Management (formerly StatoilHydro Ventures), alongside new backers StatoilHydro and Innvovation Norway, have invested NOK 52m into Chapdrive, a developer of patented systems for...
UK - MMC makes £2m Small World investment
MMC Ventures has invested £2m into retail financial services provider Small World Financial Services Group.
UK/NETHERLANDS - HgCapital to close Amsterdam office and consumer team
HgCapital has announced that it is to close its office in Amsterdam and its London-based consumer and leisure team.
GLOBAL - Aladdin launches DIP fund
Aladdin Capital Holdings has launched a new fund designed to invest in Debtor-in-Possession facilities.
UK - 3i-backed Civica makes two acquisitions
3i-owned software solutions provider Civica, through its subsidiary Civica Pty Ltd, has acquired Queensland-based Practical Computer Services Pty Ltd and the local government business of electionz.com, based in New Zealand.
UK - NorthStar invests £420,000 into MySapient
NorthStar has invested £420,000 as part of a £610,000 funding round for virtual gaming site MySapient.com, with the management and directors of the company providing the balance.
GERMANY/US - Neuhaus and ERP back sofatronic
Returning backer Neuhaus Partners and ERP-Startfond have invested an undisclosed seven-figure sum into blue-ray company sofatronic GmbH in a second round of funding.
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 £4m 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.