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CEE: Activity picks up despite ongoing fundraising woes
An uptick in dealflow in the second half of last year has left local players hopeful for a more sustained recovery. Greg Gille reports
Sigma leads $2.6m round for Codeship
Sigma Prime Ventures has led a $2.6m funding round for Codeship, an Austrian provider of continuous integration and deployment as software-as-a-service (SaaS).
Ackra Invest acquires COS Systems
Ackra Invest has invested in COS Systems, an Umeå-based information and communications technology company.
Terra Firma MDs to take over after Darragh's departure
Terra Firma managing directors Mike Kinski, Stefan Thiele and Ingmar Wilhelm will take over from Damian Darragh following his departure from the firm.
Jaïna and Ecomobilité back OuiCar
Jaïna Capital and Ecomobilité Ventures have invested €3m in OuiCar, the French operator of a platform for peer-to-peer car rental services.
ICG picks up Equistone’s APEM
Equistone Partners Europe has sold its majority stake in APEM Group to minority shareholder Intermediate Capital Group (ICG).
CM-CIC’s Primus acquired by Alliance Laundry
Belgium-based Primus Laundry Equipment Group, which is backed by CM-CIC Finance, has been acquired by Teachers’ Private Capital-backed US group Alliance Laundry.
Index in $500,000 round for Blaze
Index Ventures has taken part in a £300,000 funding round for Blaze, a UK-based start-up that produces safety lights for cycling.
LBO France exits Sonovision in trade sale
LBO France has reaped a 2.1x money multiple on the sale of Sonovision Group, a Paris-based provider of logistics and document engineering services for the space industry, to French industrial firm Ortec Group.
Mobeus hires three
Richard Babington, Mobeus
Rekindling VCs' passion for online dating
As the internet dating industry enjoys its busiest period, with singletons rushing online to prevent a lonesome Valentine’s Day, Ellie Pullen asks if European venture is ready to rekindle its romance with the sector
Deal in focus: uniQure raises $91.8m in IPO
Netherlands-based uniQure’s debut on the Nasdaq marks one of the latest in a string of European venture capital-backed biotechs flocking to the US markets, but the lack of activity in Europe's public markets does not necessarily equate to a slowdown...
Deal in focus: SEP drives car financing deal
Scottish Equity Partners’ (SEP) £8m investment in Car Loan 4U picks up on the growing need for online consumer finance as well as increased demand for cars in the UK.
CapMan acquires Suomen Lämpöikkuna
CapMan has acquired Suomen Lämpöikkuna, a provider of window and door renovations in Finland.
Cavendish's Stelzer promoted to managing partner
Joe Stelzer, Cavendish Corporate Finance
Charterhouse's Vivarte suspends debt payments
Vivarte, a French fashion group backed by Charterhouse Capital Partners, has suspended all payments on the €2.8bn debt load taken on as part of the 2007 buyout of the business.
Elbrus hits $550m hard-cap
Russian buyout house Elbrus Capital has held a final close for Elbrus Capital Fund II on its $550m hard-cap.
Reed Smith hires new leveraged finance partner
Law firm Reed Smith has appointed Ben Davis as a leveraged finance partner in its London-based UK finance practice.
Partners Group closes €1.5bn direct investment programme
Partners Group has closed its 2012 private equity direct investment programme on €1.5bn.
Octopus finances two bolt-ons for GetLenses
Octopus Investments has provided fresh funding for the acquisition of Dutch firms Lensbase and Vision Direct by its portfolio company GetLenses, a UK contact lenses retailer.
Florman and Oldroyd join MCF as advisers
Mark Florman, MCF Corporate Finance
Hoxton and DFJ Esprit invest £3m in Campanja
Hoxton Ventures and DFJ Esprit have led a £3m series-A round for Campanja, a real-time search engine marketing platform.
Stable markets and high liquidity to boost Nordic exits
The Nordic region saw disappointing dealflow in 2013, despite an open and liquid financing market - but the industry is upbeat on exit prospects for 2014. Karin Wasteson reports
North West Fund backs Fusion Implants
The North West Fund for Venture Capital, managed by Enterprise Ventures, has made a six-figure capital commitment to Fusion Implants, which manufactures veterinary implants using 3D printing technology.