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Italy's solar market heats up
Earlier this week UK-based investor Amplio Group connected two solar PV plants in Italy and plans to connect an additional four by the end of the month – all in all a €13m deal.
CPE invests €10m in Metallkraft
Climate Change Capital Private Equity (CPE), has led a convertible bond issue in Metallkraft, a Norwegian company that has developed a patented process to recycle spent slurry used in cutting solar silicon wafers.
HTGF and Bayern Kapital invest in InnoMotix
High-Tech Gründerfonds and Bayern Kapital have invested in pneumatics company InnoMotix GmbH.
Amplio invests in solar project
Dedicated environmental investors The Amplio Group has completed and connected two plants of 1MW each expecting to connect four additional 1MW plants by the end of the month.
Argos Soditic reaps more than 4.5x on Dinno Santé exit
Argos Soditic, FHH Conseil and the management have sold their 100% stake in Dinno Santé to the healthcare business of Air Liquide and in doing so have realised over 4.5x return.
Blackstone, TPG, KKR show interest in RBS' WorldPay
Private equity heavyweights including Blackstone, TPG, KKR and Permira are reportedly among those interested in purchasing RBS' $3bn global-card processing unit.
BioMedPartners strengthens management team
Healthcare venture firm BioMedPartners has strengthened its management with Josef Bissig as new venture partner.
Doughty-backed Avanza acquires two new concessions
Doughty Hanson transport business, Grupo Avanza has made two acquisitions previously managed by Grupo Trapsa.
Frog Capital invests EUR 3m in agri.capital
Growth capital investor Frog Capital has invested EUR 3m in biogas producer agri.capital.
Charterhouse favourite for £500m United Utilities sale
Charterhouse Capital Partners is understood to have gained the edge on a ТЃ500m bid for utility company United Utilities Contract Solutions (UUCS).
LSP in €21.7m series B round for Merus
Life Sciences Partners (LSP), Novartis Option Fund, Pfizer and Bay City Capital have co-led a €21.7m series B financing round for biopharmaceutical Merus.
PPM Oost sells its stake in biotech incubator
PPM Oost and Wageningen University and Research Center have sold their stakes in the biotech incubator BioPartner Wageningen Center to developer and investor Kadans Vastgoed.
Venture-backed Cycleenergy acquires Gaishorn
Venture-backed biomass plant company Cycleenergy has acquired Bioenergie Gaishorn GmbH and doubled its capacities.
3TS Capital Partners sells adverServe
3TS Capital Partners has sold its majority stake in adverServe Digital Advertising Services GmbH. In 2006, 3TS invested into adverServe as part of its earlier PXP Software AG engagement.
Optiomi and Veraventure back SongHi
Optiomi Invest has joined forces with the Finnish public early-stage investor Veraventure and backed SongHi Entertainment.
Veraventure leads USD 1m round for XIHA Life
Finnish public venture capital fund Veraventure has led a USD 1m investment round for multilingual social networking site XIHA Life
smac partners acquires ICT-portfolio from iD TechVentures
Munich-based venture firm smac partners and Headway Capital have acquired a tail-end portfolio from iD TechVentures Ltd. The equity was drawn from smac partners Fund III, with Headway providing backing.
KKR acquires stake in Rudolf Wild
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (KKR) has acquired a stake in food ingredients business Rudolf Wild GmbH & Co. KG with effect from 1 January 2010 from the owner, Dr. Hans-Peter Wild.
GI Partners launches Elystan Capital Advisers
GI Partners has backed the launch of Elystan Capital Advisers, a Munich-based investment firm targeting mortgage backed assets and the mortgage banking sector in the DACH region.
Core Capital leads £4m round for Georgina Goodman
VCT manager Core Capital has led a ТЃ4m financing round for luxury goods retailer Georgina Goodman.
UK - Inventages Venture Capital invests £4m in Tanfield Foods
Inventages Venture Capital has invested ТЃ4m in food manufacturer The Tanfield Food Company.