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DENMARK - Vækstfonden invests DKK 10m into Universal Robots
Vækstfonden, together with return investor Syddansk Innovation and management, has injected DKK 10m into Universal Robots, a Danish developer of flexible, low-cost robot arms.
FRANCE - Innovacom et al invest EUR 7m in Active Circle
Returning investor Innovacom has led a EUR 7m second round of investment into Active Circle, a technology solutions company, alongside OTC and Quest for Growth.
UK - Goldman Sachs appoints Allen as adviser
Goldman Sachs Capital Partners has appointed Charles Allen, former chief executive of ITV, as a senior adviser.
UK - Sofinnova backs mydeco in £7.35m investment
Sofinnova Partners has led a ТЃ7.35m second round of funding for mydeco, an online intermediary for the home design market, alongside SRPE, Amadeus Captial Partners and Burda Cross Media.
SWEDEN - GP Bullhound recruits two
Investment bank GP Bullhound has hired Andreas Zartmann as director and Carl Bergholtz as analyst.
GERMANY – bmp AG sells stake in Gamigo
bmp Media Investors has sold its 47.37% stake in Hamburg-based games publisher Gamigo to co-investor AS Venture GmbH, a subsidiary of the Axel Springer publishing house.
UK - Barclays Ventures backs £10m JBM buyout
Barclays Ventures has supported the ТЃ10m buyout of aluminium and waste recycler JBM International, taking a minority stake in the business.
UK - Bridgepoint buys more Fat Face debt
Bridgepoint has bought back another chunk of the debt in fashion retailer Fat Face, taking the total purchased amount to ТЃ21.8m.
UK - Seraphim invests in Testplant
Seraphim Capital has invested ТЃ1m in Testplant Ltd, a newly established platform business designed to make acquisitions in the software testing market.
GERMANY - Auctus sells ZPF therm Maschinenbau
Auctus has sold 100% of its shares in ZPF therm Maschinenbau GmbH, a manufacturer of industrial furnaces and ancillary equipment for the aluminium-processing industry, to DZ Equity Partner GmbH.
CEE - Summit invests in Telerik
Summit Partners has invested in Telerik, a Bulgarian supplier of software tools and components that allow developers to build web and desktop applications.
UK - TA Associates invests £35m into Quotient Bioscience
TA Associates has invested ТЃ35m into analytical and safety evaluation services company Quotient Bioscience Group.
UK - Duke Street to pay for pension deficit
Duke Street Capital has been forced by the Pensions Regulator to inject ТЃ8m into the defined benefit scheme of retailer Focus DIY over a year after the private equity firm sold the business to Ceberus Capital Management.
FRANCE – Truffle supports EUR 1m Photon investment
Truffle Capital and EDF-Energies Nouvelles have invested EUR 1m into Photon Technologies, a solar installation company.
GERMANY - Seventure leads EUR 5m funding round for conject AG
Lead investor Seventure and existing investor Earlybird have injected EUR 5m in software company conject AG.
FINLAND - Ratos completes SEK 473m refinancing of GS-Hydro
Ratos has completed a SEK 473m recapitalisation of portfolio company GS-Hydro, a supplier of non-welded piping systems.
UK - CBPE backs £129m Warwick buyout
Close Brothers Private Equity (CBPE) has backed the ТЃ129m buyout of speciality chemicals business Warwick International from its US parent, Sequa Corp, which is owned by Carlyle Group.
Pensions Regulator oversteps the mark
The news that Duke Street Capital has been forced by the Pensions Regulator to inject ТЃ8m into the defined benefit scheme of DIY retailer Focus more than a year after the private equity firm sold the business should confirm the worst fears of the industry....
SWITZERLAND - DEFI Gestion acquires Plumettaz
DEFI Gestion SA, via DEFI EuroCap III, has acquired cable machinery company Plumettaz SA from its family owners for an undisclosed sum. Messrs Gérard and Denis Plumettaz will remain in the group as minority shareholders.
UK - Daniel Waterhouse leaves 3i
Reports suggest that 3i sector partner Daniel Waterhouse is leaving the firm.
UK - Oxford Capital exits Infobasis for USD 5m
Oxford Capital has sold its stake in human resources software specialist Infobasis to Nasdaq-listed HR and data software provider Salary.com Inc in a USD 5m deal.