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AUSTRIA - tecnet equity invests in Senactive
Austrian venture capitalist tecnet equity has invested an undisclosed amount in real-time business performance management software provider Senactive. The new capital will be used to drive the company's European expansion.
FRANCE/BELGIUM - Ablynx and Boehringer Ingelheim join forces
Pharmaceutical companies Boehringer ingelheim and Ablynx today jointly announced a major global strategic alliance aimed at developing a range of Nanobody® therapeutics.
FRANCE - Trophos raises EUR 8.5m in series-C financing round
Biopharmaceutical company Trophos today announced it has raised EUR 8.5m in series-C funding.
UK - XMOS Semiconductor raises $16m for Software Defined Silicon
The creator of Software Defined Silicon (SDS) chips, XMOS Semiconductor, has secured US16m series-A venture capital funding.
ITALY - Investindustrial recapitalises Ducati
Investindustrial has recapitalised its investment in Ducati in a move allowing a return of over 100% for investors.
UK – Close Ventures backs Heathrow hotel
Venture Capital Trust manager Close Ventures has announced it will invest up to ТЃ6.5m in a hotel at Heathrowтs new Terminal 5.
UK – Beringea invests in Steak Media
Beringea, through its ProVen VCTs, has provided expansion funding for Steak Media, a digital marketing specialist.
GERMANY – Neuhaus Partners invests in Emporis
Neuhaus Partners together with KfW Bankengruppe has invested an undisclosed amount in buildings and construction projects database provider Emporis.
GERMANY - Zurmont Madison acquires Röder Group
Zurmont Madison Management AG has acquired a 75% stake in tent systems provider Röder Group from the company’s management for an undisclosed amount. Röder Zeltsysteme und Service AG is headquartered in Büdingen, near Frankfurt/Main, and focuses on developing,...
GERMANY – JC Flowers favoured to acquire WestLB stake
According to German press, US financial investor JC Flowers is currently favoured to acquire the stake in German regional lender WestLB, currently owned by the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW).
UK – Kreos appoints Hirtzel COO
Venture debt specialist Kreos Capital has named Simon Hirtzel as chief operating officer.
IRELAND - CIT expands Irish presence
Commercial and consumer financial solution provider CIT has announced the expansion of its European Vendor Finance headquarters in Dublin.
GERMANY - Macquarie-led consortium snatches real-estate web portal
Australian investment group Macquarie and media business Publishing & Broadcasting have acquired 66.22% of property internet portal Immobilien Scout GmbH, in a deal valuing the business at EUR 540m.
FRANCE - Paluel-Marmont backs MBI of wine label business
Unquote" has learned that in the context of an MBI, Paluel-Marmont Capital has acquired 46% of Imprimerie Etienne, a printer of adhesive labels and marketing materials for the wine industry. Bred arranged the leverage.
GERMANY - Invision and TVM Capital invest EUR 9m in Netviewer
Invision Private Equity AG and TVM Capital are taking a EUR 9 million stake in Karlsruhe-based Netviewer GmbH, a web conferencing and remote access vendor.
AUSTRIA - gamma capital partners hire new mobile and internet partner
Austrian venture capital firm gamma capital partners has appointed Markus Wagner as partner.
BELGIUM - KBC acquires majority stake in industrial door maker Dynaco
KBC Private Equity has acquired a majority stake in Dynaco, a Belgian industrial door maker, from the company's founder and owner Benoit Coenraets. Coenraets will keep a substantial stake in the company, and Olivier Coune will remain CEO.
FRANCE - Concortium backs secondary buyout of Bref Service
Galia Gestion, Socadif, Avenir Entreprises and Alliance Entreprendre have backed the secondary buyout of electrical engineering interim agency Bref Service.
DENMARK - Polaris Private Equity acquires Hansen & Pedersen
Polaris Private Equity has acquired a majority shareholding in Hansen & Pedersen, a Danish gentlemen clothing retailer for an undisclosed value.
PORTUGAL - Inter-Risco acquires Sanzala Cafés
Inter-Risco has acquired Sanzala Cafés, a medium-sized operator in the Portuguese coffee industry, through its fund Fundo Caravela. Fundo Caravela has recently created an investment vehicle called NewCoffee co to consolidate the fragmented coffee industry...
GLOBAL – Pantheon makes NY hire
Pantheon, a global fund-of-funds and secondaries player, as appointed Rudy Scarpa to its secondaries team as partner.
SWEDEN - Creandum supports Jays
Creandum has made a double digit million SEK investment in Jays, which designs develops and manufactures music accessories such as earphones and portable products, managed by Jens Nylander.
RUSSIA - TPG to acquire Russian grocery stores chain Seventh Continent
It is widely reported that US buyout firm Texas Pacific Group has agreed to acquire a controlling stake in Russian grocery stores chain Seventh Continent.
FRANCE - Osiris backs turnaround of cooperative retailer Camif Particuliers
Osiris Partners has invested EUR 25m in Camif Particuliers, a loss-making cooperative multi-specialist retailer.