Southern Europe
Xange Private Equity funds Iptego
XAnge Private Equity has invested in Iptego, a software developer for the telecommunications industry.
Nexit Ventures back Octoshape
Nexit Ventures has invested €4m in Danish mobile video delivery company Octoshape.
Private equity LPs flock to the Nordic region
The Nordic private equity model is becoming increasingly attractive, according to industry experts. Rikke Eckhoff reports from the unquote” Nordic Private Equity Congress in Stockholm.
SEB Venture Capital leads investment in Coresonic
SEB Venture Capital has invested €1.5m in Swedish technology firm, Coresonic.
Swedish Central Bank chief warns on continued threats
Lars Nyberg, deputy governor of the Swedish Central Bank, said the Swedish economy is not out of danger, in his keynote speech at the unquote” Nordic Private Equity Congress 2010. Viktor Lundvall reports.
Octopus Ventures invests £2m in Opex Group
Octopus Ventures has invested £2million from its £30 million Octopus Capital for Enterprise Fund into Opex Group, an exhibition and event organisers' services group.
Montagu and GIP look to build up Biffa
Montagu Private Equity and Global Infrastructure Partners have agreed to acquire waste management group Greenstar UK from NTR plc for £135m.
Avista commits $48.5m to OptiNose
US-based Avista Capital Partners has invested $48.5m in Norwegian medical company OptiNose.
FW Capital hires Pratt as investment executive
Joanne Pratt has joined FW Capital, part of the Finance Wales Group, as senior investment executive.
Warburg Pincus sponsored Tornier applies for $205m IPO
Private equity-backed Tornier BV has plans to raise around $205m by listing on Nasdaq Global Markets.
Olicom files for bankruptcy
Danish venture capital firm Olicom today announced it has filed for bankruptcy.
Venture Capital: Corporates rev up their investments
US car giant General Motors has become the latest corporate to enter the venture fray, recently announcing it had established a $100m fund to invest in early-stage companies. Like traditional VC investors, this and other corporate funds will, no doubt,...
Kernel Capital invests €750,000 in Bioatlantis
Kernel Capital has made a €750,000 investment in BioAtlantis Limited, an Irish biotechnology company based in the Kerry Technology Park in Tralee.
Truffle Capital et al. invest €4.8m in Pharnext
French biopharmaceutical company Pharnext has closed a €4.8m series-A round of funding from Truffle Capital, Aurinvest Capital 2, Financière Boscari and three individual investors.
Crédit Agricole PE, Galiléo Partners et al. invest $5m in Scality
Scality has secured a $5m in a first-round of funding from Crédit Agricole Private Equity, Galiléo, business angels, management and employees of the company.
BNP Paribas Private Equity appoints two new investment directors
Alexandra Dupont and Nicolas Schwindenhammer have been appointed as investment directors for BNP Paribas Private Equity.
Italy: Bankruptcy Act improves private equity’s position
Like other European nations, Italy has enacted a number of emergency measures to respond to the market crisis. This goes far beyond the €24bn emergency budgetary measures: one particularly interesting addition by the Italian government is an attempt...
Neuberger Berman raises $197.2m for listed NB Distressed Debt Investment Fund
Neuberger Berman has raised $197.2m for its closed-ended NB Distressed Debt Investment Fund Limited at a price of $1.00 per ordinary share by means of a placing and offer of subscription for ordinary shares and a bonus issue of subscription shares on...
BlueBubbleLab injects €1m into SoGeo
Dutch company Sogeo has secured €1m in funding from investor BlueBubbleGroup.
Qualcomm et al. invest in Anteryon
Qualcomm Ventures Europe, BNP Paribas Private Equity, Biggell Finance and Quest for Growth have taken an undisclosed stake in Dutch company Anteryon BV.
WHEB Ventures closes second cleantech fund
Cleantech private equity firm WHEB Ventures has achieved the final closing of its second clean technology fund, WHEB Ventures Private Equity Fund 2 LP, on £105.4m or €125m.
Horwath Clark Whitehill adds to its corporate team
Horwath Clark Whitehill has appointed four new partners to its corporate team.
Colin Ellis joins BVCA as chief economist
The British Venture Capital Association (BVCA) has appointed Colin Ellis as its chief economist.
Nycomed requests further covenant relief
Swiss private equity-backed drug company Nycomed has asked its lenders for covenant relief as it looks at ways of managing its debts.