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GERMANY/CEE – bmp AG supports three seed companies with EUR 600,000
Bmp Media Investors has invested EUR 600,000 into Germany-based Microshooting, and Polish businesses Sklepy firmowe and Pomocni, with the investment being paid on a milestone bases. The three companies will commence business at the end of August or the...
SPAIN - Quercus to sell Imago
According to sources, Agrolimen Quercus Equity has mandated Lazard to run an auction for its electric billboard business Imago, with the ticket price understood to be around the EUR 100m mark.
SWEDEN - Linkmed and Koncentra invest SEK 20m into AnaMar
Linkmed and Koncentra Holding have injected a further SEK 10m each into Swedish biotech company AnaMar Medical. LinkMed will retain a 24.9% stake in the company following the transaction.
UK - GfK and Apax pull out of TNS bid
Reports suggest that talks between German market research group GfK and Apax Partners regarding a potential bid for UK-based market research business TNS fell apart last night over price.
GERMANY – Leonardo managing director resigns
Prof Dr Udo Wupperfeld has resigned his position as managing director of Leonardo Venture Capital GmbH, the fully liable partner of Leonardo Venture GmbH & Co KGaA, with immediate effect.
FRANCE - Pragma stages buyout of Texa
Pragma Capital has completed a tertiary buyout of insurance company Texa from Abénex Capital for an undisclosed sum.
UK - NorthStar leads £500k investment in Durham Pipeline Technology
NorthStar Equity Investors (NSEI) has led a £500,000 investment into pipeline maintenance company Durham Pipeline Technology (DPT), alongside Enterprise Ventures (EV) and senior management.
FRANCE - Emertec president retires
Emertec Gestion president Philippe Capdevielle has retired after ten years in the role. The position will be taken up by Bernard Maitre who, along with the investment team, will continue to oversee the management of the first three funds. The team will...
LATVIA - Argus et al acquire IZZI
Contaq Latvian Cable, Argus Capital and Syntaxis Capital have acquired Latvian cable television broadcaster IZZI SIA for an undisclosed sum. DnB NORD Banka and funds advised by Syntaxis Capital provided a senior debt and mezzanine package to support the...
GERMANY – Consortium backs TWK MBO
DZ Equity Partner and strategic investor addfinity industries GmbH & Co KG have backed a management buyout of TKW Technische Kunststoffteile und Werkzeugbau GmbH & Co KG, a provider of industrial plastic-injection moulding and multi-material components...
UK - Realpubs to expand
Brockton Capital-backed Realpubs is expected to announce a deal with an undisclosed rival pub chain to buy five freehold pubs, reports suggest.
GERMANY - TGFS supports Meetwise
Technologiegründerfonds Sachsen (TGFS) has provided an unspecified sum of seed financing to Meetwise GmbH, a company that develops remote conferencing solutions.
GERMANY - TGFS backs Pharetis GmbH
Technologiegründerfonds Sachsen (TGFS), an early-stage investor that finances business start-ups in the Saxony region, has invested an undisclosed sum into online social network Pharetis GmbH as part of a seed financing round.
UK - HSBC Private Equity appoints two
HSBC Private Equity has hired Grant O'Neill as investment manager and Helen Posner as associate.
FINLAND - Northzone and Conor raise EUR 6m for Supponor
Northzone Ventures and existing investor Conor Venture Partners have co-lead a EUR 6m series-A funding round for Supponor Ltd, a provider of digital billboard replacement (DBR) solutions.
SPAIN - Axón launches ITC fund
Axón Capital has launched its second fund, Fondo Axon II CM-TMT, with EUR 15m in capital committed.
CEE - Apax in talks with NLB
Reports suggest that Apax Partners has entered exclusive talks regarding the purchase of the 30.6% stake in Nova Ljubljanska Banca (NLB), Slovenia's largest bank, currently held by Belgium's KBC after Blackstone pulled out of the EUR 900m auction.
NORWAY - FRC and DOF bid for DOF Subsea could fall through
Norwegian Shipping Group DOF ASA's joint bid with First Reserve Corporation (FRC) for subsea services contractor DOF Subsea is likely to fall through due a disagreement on price, reports suggest.
UK - BC Partners calls on Rothschild
BC Partners has brought in NM Rothschild to help it restructure the debt of portfolio company Foxtons, an estate agency.
IRELAND - Delta invests EUR 2.5m into Luzern Solutions
Delta Partners has invested EUR 2.5m into e-commerce platform Luzern Solutions Ltd.
GLOBAL - First Reserve to invest in nuclear venture
According to reports, US group First Reserve, which specialises in the energy sector, will reveal plans later this week for an investment worth hundreds of millions of dollars into Accord Nuclear Resources, a nuclear fuel venture headed by two uranium...
BELGIUM - Carlyle- and Kennet-backed FRSGlobal completes acquisition
The Carlyle Group and Kennet Partners have supported portfolio company FRSGlobal, a provider of global risk and regulatory compliance reporting solutions, in its acquisition of Swiss risk management business IRIS integrated risk management solutions AG.
UK - TPG walks away from Paragon
TPG has walked away from a potential investment in troubled buy-to-let mortgage lender Paragon, with reports claiming that the investor did not foresee enough incentives to go through with a deal. The news comes following the investor's decision in recent...
UK - Cavendish hires new partner
Cavendish Capital Advisors has hired Simon Ramery as partner.