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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.
UK – Beringea invests in Steak Media
Beringea, through its ProVen VCTs, has provided expansion funding for Steak Media, a digital marketing specialist.
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.
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.
FINLAND - Empower Oy buys Daxtrum Oy
3i backed, Empower Oy, a service provider in the energy, telecom and industrial sector, has acquired a 90% stake in Daxtum Oy, a service provider for telecom operators in Finland. The management of 6 people will retain the remaining 10% of the shares....
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.
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.
UK - Bowmark invests in travel services provider JAC Group
Bowmark Capital has invested £11m in b2b travel services provider JAC Group. Royal Bank of Scotland provided an unspecified amount of additional senior debt to support the deal.
NL - ING joins Agendia's pool of backers
ING is the latest investor to back molecular diagnostics company Agendia BV. The bank has joined existing investors Gilde Healthcare Partners , Van Herk Biotech BV and Global Life Sciences Ventures on the company's fourth financing round, valued at...
UK – Bridges invests in Newcastle building
Bridges Ventures has invested £750,000 in The Sheffield Insulation Unit, an industrial building in Newcastle.
NORWAY - NorgesInvestor creates Nordic music chain
NorgesInvestor has together with Pål Asplin created a new retail chain for music instruments, Music Retail Holding (MRH). Pål Asplin presented the idea for NorgesInvestor to acquire the four largest stores and create one holding company. The investor...
DENMARK - iMotions Emotion Technology attracts $2.7m
iMotion Emotion Technology has attracted $2.7m from a number of business angels and previous investors, such as InVenture Capital and MIT Entrepreneurship Center.
GERMANY - The Carlyle Group sells Personal & Informatik AG
The Carlyle Group has sold its 66.54% stake in Personal Informatik AG (P&I), a German human resources & software and service vendor provider, to 35 institutional investors in Europe and United States in a book-building process managed by Berenberg Bank.
SWEDEN - Nordic Capital takes Nefab private for SEK 1.184bn
NPNC Interessenter, a company jointly owned by Nordic Capital and the Nordgren/Pihl family, has made a public cash offer for the shares in Nefab AB. The bid to delist the company values it SEK 1.184bn. Nefab delivers complete packaging solutions to international...
SWEDEN - Protego opens Swedish office
Protego Real Estate Investors has opened an office in Stockholm to further expand its European operations. The opening of the office follows the launch of its EUR 1.65bn Nordic Retail Fund in June. The vehicle will invest in a diversified portfolio of...
UK - Beringea invests £2m in MBO of The Vending Corporation
Beringea has completed the management buyout of The Vending Corporation, a distributor of chilled beverage and snack vending machines. Beringea invested £2m through ProVen VCT and ProVen Growth & Income VCT, for a significant minority equity stake. The...
SPAIN - Panrico sells 50% its shares in Dunkin Donuts
Dunkin Brands has purchased 50% of the Spanish operations of Dunkin Donuts, held until now by Apax-owned industrial baker Panrico.
ITALY - DeA Capital joins Palamon to expand Sigla
DeA Capital, the investment vehicle of industrial player De Agostini, has purchased a minority stake of 26.75% in financial services provider Sigla from its co-founder for a total of EUR 38m. Upon completion of the deal, Palamon will remain holding its...
FINLAND - Conor Ventures invests in Aito Technologies
Aito Technologies, a Finnish software company, has raised series-A funding from Conor Ventures. The new investment will be used for further product development and market expansion.
UK - Amadeus supports $12.5m series-C round for Enigmatec
Existing investors Amadeus Capital Partners and Pentech Ventures have led a $12.5m series-C funding round for IT process automation company Enigmatec Corporation Ltd. New investor Herald Ventures and Kevin Lomax, formerly chairman of Misys have also invested...
SWEDEN - Creandum makes new appointment
Creandum has recruited Daniel Blomquist to join its investment team as an associate. Daniel is former vice president of marketing at the telecom software company Ascade, and will work with new investments from Creandum II, the SEK 750m fund targeting...
GERMANY - HgCapital exits Schenck Process via sale to Industri Kapital
Industri Kapital has acquired Schenck Process, a provider of industrial weighing, feeding, screening and automation equipment, from HgCapital. HgCapital bought Schenck in 2005 from D ürr AG and has grown the workforce to approximately 1,800 employees....
SWEDEN - Segulah makes two appointments
Segulah has taken on two new recruits. Lennart Kalén, the former CEO of Dahls Sweden and currently a member of the board of the Segulah Investment Advisor, has been appointed as industrial partner and will be active in evaluating new investments and...
UK - Protego Real Estate appoints Alexandra McGhee
Protego Real Estate Investors has appointed Alexandra McGhee as associate - business development. McGhee joins from Bank of Scotland’s Integrated Finance team. Prior to this, she worked at Henderson Global Investors as finance manager to its Pan-European...