Sector
Inveready in €3m round for Althia
Spanish VC Inveready has contributed to a €3m funding round for Althia, a biomedical firm based in Madrid.
Wellington et al. in seed round for HowDo
Wellington Partners has led a seed investment round in Sweden-based HowDo, a knowledge-based social platform.
Warburg's Premier Foods offloads condiments business
Premier Foods, a UK-based food products group, has sold its sweet pickle and table sauces division - including the Branston pickle brand - to the Mizkan Group for £92.5m.
HTGF et al. in second round for ConWeaver
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF), Fraunhofer Venture and Schefter Capital have invested in a second funding round for Darmstadt-based software provider ConWeaver.
AXA PE provides additional €100m to Ceva
AXA Private Equity has injected a further €100m into portfolio company Ceva Santé Animale, a veterinary health company.
Rutland backs Buy As You View MBO with £33.1m
Rutland Partners has invested £33.1m in British retail and consumer finance business Buy As You View (BAYV), supporting its MBO from a bank syndicate.
Pinova invests in fabfab
Pinova Capital has invested growth capital in German online fabrics retailer fabfab.
Industrials and consumer see most volume in 2012 to date
The industrial and consumer sectors outperformed other major industries in terms of deal volume between January and September 2012.
XAnge invests in Tag Commander
XAnge Private Equity and three business angels have invested €1.5m in French digital marketing company Tag Commander.
MMC leads $8m financing round for iJento
MMC Ventures, Nauta Capital and Oxford Capital Partners have invested $8m in multinational web analytics company iJento.
Capvis and HgCapital partially exit KVT
Capvis and HgCapital have sold KVT Verbindungstechnik, a division of their Swiss portfolio company KVT Koenig Group (KVT), to trade player Bossard Group for CHF 200m.
Tikehau acquires 51% of Salvepar
Tikehau Participations et Investissements has acquired 51.42% of the capital and voting rights of French investment company Salvepar from Société Générale.
Bridgepoint halves stake in Dorna Sports
Bridgepoint has halved its stake in Spanish sports management company Dorna Sports, according to reports.
Axis and Baring inject €20m into Avanza
Axis Participaciones Empresariales and Baring Private Equity Partners have injected €20m into Spanish services and processes outsourcing firm Avanza.
Exponent buys HSS in SBO
Exponent Private Equity has bought UK-based tools and services supplier HSS Hire Services Group from its owners Och-Ziff and Perry Capital.
CDC Entreprises et al. back Biom’Up with €6.8m
CDC Entreprises, Viveris Management, OTC Asset Management and exisitng investors have backed French manufacturer of medical devices Biom’Up with €6.8m.
Intel Capital leads $4m financing round for Eruditor
Intel Capital and Runa Capital have invested $4m in Russian e-commerce business Eruditor Group.
Advent takes Eko private
Advent International has secured subscriptions for 97.98% of Polish supermarket chain Eko Holding Group in its bid to take the company private.
Ratos sells broadband operator Stofa for DKK 1.9bn
Ratos has agreed to sell Danish broadband and telephony operator Stofa to trade buyer SE for DKK 1.9bn (€255m) after a two-year holding period.
iXO backs Enseignes Hode MBO
iXO Private Equity has taken a majority stake in the management buyout of French advertising material specialist Enseignes Hode.
Principia backs 4W Marketplace with €2.5m
Italian VC Principia has injected €2.5m into online advertising network 4W MarketPlace.
DFJ Esprit backs Datahug with $3.2m
DFJ Esprit has injected $3.2m into Datahug, an Irish business networking automation company.
Quadriga buys Hedrich Group
Quadriga Capital has backed the management buyout of Hedrich Group, a German manufacturer of electrical machinery.
Equita makes 10x money on Barat Ceramics exit
Equita Management has sold its majority stake in German oxide-ceramics maker Barat Ceramics to Steadfast Capital.