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DN Capital leads series-A round for Scarosso
DN Capital, IBB, Perikles Ventures and local angel investors have provided German footwear business Scarosso with a series-A round of funding.
Swedish venture faces critical funding gap
When it comes to venture capital, opportunities abound in Sweden. Yet, despite the success stories, a critical funding gap threatens the future of the industry. Amy King reports
HgCapital holds back on Schleich sale
HgCapital has postponed the sale of Schleich, a German maker of figurines and Smurf toys.
Iris and Elaia invest €1.3m in Adomik
Iris Capital and Elaia Partners have injected €1.3m in a series-A funding round for Paris-based ad-exchange adviser and analysis platform provider Adomik.
Ventech leads €3.1m round for Sticky Ads TV
Ventech and previous backer Isai have provided French online advertising agency Sticky Ads TV with €3.1m of growth capital.
LBO France to start fundraising after year-long delay
LBO France is seeking around €1bn for its White Knight IX fund, almost a year after it was expected to launch.
3i reports 11.5% NAV increase
3i has seen its NAV per share rise 11.5% over the past 12 months, and says it is making significant progress to turn around the business.
Sun-backed Atmosphere goes into administration
Atmosphere Bars and Clubs, a UK-based portfolio company of Sun European Partners, has gone into administration.
GMT and Veronis buy IT-Ernity from Nedvest
GMT Communications Partners and Veronis Suhler Stevenson have bought a majority stake in IT-Ernity from Nedvest Capital.
HIG Capital closes credit fund on $1.1bn
Bayside Capital, the credit arm of HIG Capital, has held a final closing of HIG Bayside Loan Opportunity Fund III (Europe).
NBGI appoints food & drink industry veteran as senior adviser
UK-based NBGI Private Equity has announced the appointment of Tim Kelly т who has previously worked for Hovis, Coca-Cola Enterprises and Guinness Bass Import т as a senior adviser.
Earlybird Venture et al. invest $2.8m in Versus IO
Earlybird Venture Capital, 500 Startups, High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) and two angel investors have backed product comparison platform Versus IO in a $2.8m series-A funding round.
Benelux unquote" May 2013
Benelux punched above its weight in April with two private equity-backed IPOs, following on from other listings in recent weeks.
Nordic private equity hushed but hopeful
Nordic PE
Sofina leads €25m round for Privalia
Belgian investor Sofina has led a €25m funding round for Spanish clothing sales club Privalia Venta Directa.
AnaCap sells Cabot to JC Flowers
AnaCap Financial Partners has sold Cabot Credit Management (CCM) to JC Flowers in a secondary buyout worth a reported ТЃ800m.
BlackFin backs finanzen.de
BlackFin Capital Partners has invested in finanzen.de AG, taking a majority stake in the business.
HIG kicks off Nordic activity with Freedom Finance buyout
HIG Europe has completed its first investment in the Nordic region with the acquisition of consumer loan broker Freedom Finance Nordic.
Bayside and LBO France inject fresh money into Consolis
Bayside Capital and owner LBO France have respectively injected €45m of new debt and an equal amount of fresh equity into the refinancing of Belgian concrete manufacturer Consolis.
Dunedin's Derry to chair ICAEW corporate finance faculty
The ICAEW Corporate Finance Faculty has appointed Giles Derry, a partner at Dunedin, as its chairman т marking the first time a private equity professional has held the role.
Law firm Edwards Wildman Palmer opens in Istanbul
Private equity-focused law firm Edwards Wildman Palmer (EWP) is set to open an office in Istanbul, covering the CEE and MENA regions in addition to the Turkish market.
CIC Mezzanine closes third fund on €165m
CIC Mezzanine has closed its third vehicle, CIC Mezzanine 3, on €165m – comfortably exceeding its €120m target.
Inventure and Nexit back $5.2m round for Rightware
Inventure and Nexit Ventures have reinvested in Finnish user interface software developer Rightware, which has closed its $5.2m series-B funding round.
Valar Ventures leads $6m round for TransferWise
Valar Ventures, which was set up by Facebookтs first outside investor and Paypal co-founder Peter Thiel, has led a $6m series-B funding round for London-based currency exchange site TransferWise.