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UK - HSBC backs Amtech acquisition
HSBC Private Equity has financed portfolio software company Amtech Group's acquisition of TSI Luckins Ltd, a data services company.
SWEDEN - Ledstiernan defies market and delivers positive result
Swedish private equity company Ledstiernan presented a strong cash position and a positive result in its interim report for January-September 2008.
UK - YFM invests £250,000 into NNT
The YFM Group-managed Yorkshire and Humber Equity Fund has invested ТЃ250,000 into software company New Net Technologies (NNT).
CEE – Horizon reaches final close on USD 390m
Horizon Capital has reached the final close for its newest fund, Emerging Europe Growth Fund II, LP (EEGF II) on $390m, significantly above its $300m target.
UK - NSEI leads £1.5m investment into Illumix
NorthStar Equity Investors (NSEI) has led a ТЃ1.5m funding round for software company Illumix Software Ltd, alongside Hotspur Capital, angels and the management team.
UK - Capital Fund invests in Rights Tracker
The Capital Fund has invested an undisclosed sum into Rights Tracker, a developer of intellectual propert rights maangement systems, alongside business angels.
EUROPE - KKR appoints head of infrastructure fund
It is understood that KKR has appointed JУЉsus Olmos, currently director of corporate development at energy company Endesa, as the new head of its European infrastructure, energy and transport fund.
FRANCE - CAPE launches two FCPI funds
Crédit Agricole Private Equity (CAPE) has launched two FCPI funds, LCL Innovation 2008 and Crédit Agricole Croissance 2008.
SWITZERLAND - Creathor Venture supports Diva
Creathor Venture has invested in Diva AG, the developer of a B2B publishing hub for digital media assets.
UK - Sovereign completes £12m LPM refinancing
Sovereign Capital portfolio comapny LPM group, a provider of contract cleaning, security and maintenance services, has undergone a ТЃ12m refinancing backed by Clydesedale Bank.
FRANCE - Avenir and OSÉO invest EUR 1m into Nomia
Avenir Entreprises and OSÉO have supported software business Nomia with an investment of around EUR 1m.
FRANCE - Truffle recruits new investment manager
Truffle Capital has recruited Antoine Pau as investment manager within the life sciences team.
UK - LDC appoints director
LDC has appointed Daniel Sasaki as director in its London office.
UK - Private equity could make joint-bid for Four Seasons
RBS-owned specialist healthcare provider The Priory Group has been reported as having held discussions with buyout houses Apax, Blackstone and KKR about the possibility of a joint bid to acquire care home operator Four Seasons.
GERMANY - IBB et al. invest in TRIBAX
IBB Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH, Phoenix Foundation GmbH and private investor Axel Steinwarz have invested an undisclosed sum into online community software company TRIBAX GmbH.
UK - Octopus appoints marketing director
Octopus Investments has appointed Karl Jentoft as marketing director with immediate effect.
FRANCE – UFG PE invest EUR 1.1m in aXigate
UFG Private Equity has invested EUR 1.1m into administrative software company aXigate.
DENMARK - Vækstfonden backs DKK 6m Bjerre Media funding
Government-backed Vækstfonden has invested DKK 3m as part of a DKK 6m funding round for Bjerre Media, a Danish publisher that has developed a customer service system for publishing houses, alongside five business angels.
UK - MMC invests a further £1.5m into Clash-Media
MMC Venture has made a follow-on investment of ТЃ1.5m into marketing company Clash-Media.
TURKEY – Turken invests in Mavi
Turken has acquired a stake in apparel brand Mavi.
EUROPE - Reitberger joins Wellington's cleantech team
Christian Reitberger, a former partner at Apax Partners, has joined pan-European venture capital firm Wellington Partners as venture partner.
EUROPE - Carlyle raises EUR 530m for European technology
The Carlyle Group has closed its second European technology fund, Carlyle Europe Technology Partners II (CETP II), on EUR 530m, exceeding its initial target of EUR 500m.
SWEDEN - Riverside-backed Sage acquires H&H
The Riverside Company-backed international communications company Sage Holdings has acquired Hallvarsson & Halvarson (H&H), a Swedish corporate communications and web services firm.
UK - Carlyle acquires Gardner Group
The Carlyle Group has acquired Gardner Group Ltd, a supplier of metallic aerostructure details, from Dunedin and Rolls-Royce for an undisclosed sum.