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UK - NewMedia Spark invests in Skinkers
NewMedia Spark has invested £2m in Skinkers, an e-mail software developer, according to reports.
UK - IBIS Capital launches £30m VCT
IBIS Capital, the specialist media corporate finance and investment business, is joining forces with a team of media and investment management professionals to launch a £30m fund focusing on smaller private UK media companies.
NORWAY - Four Seasons Venture buys back TeamTec
Four Seasons Venture has invested in Norwegian TeamTec AS, a company it divested last summer.
SWEDEN - Northzone's Appear Networks brings next generation wireless solutions to Dutch rail staff
Appear Networks and Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), the National Dutch Rail Authority, announced today the roll-out of wireless context-aware services accessed via the Appear IQ platform, to the entire NS mobile workforce.
INDIA - KKR nears first Asian deal
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts is nearing its first deal in Asia, according to the FT. KKR has reportedly entered exclusive talks to buy a stake of around 40% in Flextronics Sotware Systems, India's largest maker of telecommunication software.
UK - Noble launches top-up for Sitka Health Fund
Noble Fund Managers has announced that it has launched an offer for subscription for up to 780,025 shares to raise upwards of £700,000 of equity for the Sitka Health Fund VCT for the tax year 2005/6.
UK - HMV rejects first Permira offer
The music and bookshop group HMV has rejected a £762m bid from the Permira, according to a report in The Independent.
UK - Actionality receives seed funding from Doughty Hanson
Actionality, an emerging leader of automated in-game advertising and marketing solutions for the mobile market, has announced that it has secured seed financing from Doughty Hanson Technology Ventures.
SWEDEN - Martin Dawes Systems buys venture backed Visual Wireless
Martin Dawes Systems has announced its acquisition of Visual Wireless and the formation of a new international revenue assurance business.
UK - Pond III final close brings in additional US funds
Pond Venture Partners has announced that it has held a final close for its Pond III fund oversubscribed and above target at $145m.
UK - Apertio secures $30m Series B round
Apertio, a leading independent provider of subscriber-centric networks, has announced a $30m Series B funding round with existing investors Add Partners, DVC Deutsche Venture Capital, Eden Ventures, Motorola Ventures and The Tokarz Group. T-Mobile Venture...
UK - Ingenious Media Active Capital unveils board appointments
Ingenious Media Plc has announced that Tony Ball and Neil Blackley have agreed to become chairman and non-executive director respectively of Ingenious Media Active Capital, the closed-ended investment company which will be incorporated in Guernsey and...
UK - Intuita merges with EVision
Manchester-based Intuita, a leading supplier of software to the UK construction industry has announced its merger with EVision Ltd as part of a buy-and-build strategy. Intuita, which underwent a management buyout last month, has followed the MBO with...
UK - YFM backs expansion plans for BFM Distributions
BFM Distributions, a Shipley-headquartered wholesale and retail distributor of motorcycle spares and accessories, has won venture capital backing from YFM Venture Finance for its expansion plans.
GERMANY - Triangle leads financing for game technology provider X-aitment
Triangle Venture Capital Group has led a EUR 3m funding round to enable German game technology imaging developer X-aitment to start up its operation.
FRANCE - BPE acquires Sogetrel for EUR 90.3m
ABN AMRO Capital and BBS Capital have agreed to sell Sogetrel to management and Barclays Private Equity France for an enterprise value of EUR 90.3m, subject to regulatory approval.
UK - Viking Fund makes intelligent investment
Yorkshire-based venture capital company Viking Fund has invested in Intelligentsia, a Sheffield software firm. Viking Fund has invested around £100,000 in Intelligentsia, alongside £60,000 from four members of the Viking Club – a group of high net...
Barclays Private Equity France leads purchase of Amstutz Levin
Barclays Private Equity has led the purchase of Amstutz Levin, located near Belfort (Alsace, France) for an undisclosed amount. The company with a turnover of about EUR 40m is a leading designer and manufacturer of small metal components for the French...
Charterhouse to exit Lucite
Charterhouse intends to exit its investment in Lucite. The private equity house recently mandated Deutsche Bank to handle the sale after receiving unsolicited approaches from trade buyers. The possible value of a sale has been estimated at £1.4bn, with...
DxO Labs receives EUR 10.6m from VC syndicate
DxO Labs, a French software company developing advanced image processing technologies for the mobile imaging industry and other digital consumer imaging markets, has announced the closing of a EUR 10.6m round of funding. Apax Partners France led the new...
Matrix backs buyout of Vectair Systems
Vectair Systems Ltd, a leading provider of air care and sanitary washroom products, has been sold by private investors, including its co-founder to its management team in a £3.5m management buyout. Matrix Private Equity Partners invested £1.1m with...
Pi Capital tips healthcare, media and leisure for 2006
Pi Capital, the independent private equity house, expects a significant upturn in UK private equity activity in 2006, with healthcare, media and leisure tipped as the hottest sectors. This is the view of Pi’s around 250 members, representing the UK’s...
3i invests in fashion retailer Défimode
3i has announced that it is investing approximately EUR 20m in the French retail chain Défimode. The directors Bernard Montel, Dominique Montel and Bernard Vaissade are retaining the majority of the capital. Boosted by these increased financial resources,...
Red-M secures £5.4m further funding
Close Venture Management (CVM) has invested £750,000 in Red-M Group, a leading provider of services and products for managed wireless infrastructures. The investment was part of a £5.4m funding round, led by Pi Capital and including in addition to Close,...