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GERMANY - HTGF and New Commercial Room invest in SciEngines
High-Tech Gründerfonds and New Commercial Room have invested an undisclosed sum in software business SciEngines
UK - Inventages Venture Capital invests £4m in Tanfield Foods
Inventages Venture Capital has invested £4m in food manufacturer The Tanfield Food Company.
UK - Apollo, Cerberus buy stake of Gala's debt
A consortium including Apollo Management and Cerberus Capital Management have reportedly acquired a substantial tranche of Permira-, Cinven- and Candover-backed gaming company Gala Coral's debt, giving the consortium the chance to take control of the...
CZECH/POLAND - ARX backs opthamology bolt-on
CEE GP ARX Equity Partners has backed its Czech portfolio company Lexum Group in its acquisition of Intermedica, a private Polish opthamology chain.
Scope becomes majority owner in Wright Trafikkskole
Swedish growth investor Scope has taken a 65% stake in driving school Wright Trafikkskole.
AUSTRIA - GEP exits Greentube
Global Equity Partners has sold its stake in online games company Greentube to Astra Games. Global Equity Partners held the stake via HTA III Venture Beteiligungs-Invest AG.
FRANCE - Sofinnova Partners leads EUR 3.3m investment in Celsius
Sofinnova Partners has backed Paris-based specialised mobile phone producer Celsius with EUR 2.2m, in funding round raisinig a total of EUR 3.3m. AGF Private Equity provided EUR 500,000 while a number of private investors completed the funding with a...
GERMANY – Hasso Plattner Ventures co-invests in RIB Software
Venture firm Hasso Plattner Ventures and listed software company SAP AG have invested in software provider RIB Software AG.
UK - DFJ Esprit-backed PacketExchange acquires Mzima
DFJ Esprit- and Bank of Scotland Growth Equity-backed PacketExchange, the internet exchange services provider, has acquired network services provider Mzima Networks for an undisclosed sum.
UK - Gala's junior lenders could sell off debt
Junior lenders of Permira-, Cinven- and Candover-backed Gala Coral, the British gaming company, are reportedly considering selling off their debt rather than pursuing a debt for equity swap that would see them gain a considerable stake in the beleaguered...
GERMANY - HTGF and Life Science Fonds Esslingen invest in Amedrix
High-Tech Gruenderfonds and Life Science Fonds Esslingen have jointly invested a total of EUR 700,000 in the medical implants developer Amedrix GmbH.
UK - Balderton-backed Codemasters to undergo restructuring
Computer games developer Codemasters, owned by UK venture investor Balderton Capital, is reportedly close to agreeing a restructuring that will see its private equity owners inject fresh equity into the business, while seeing its stake diluted.
SWEDEN - Sunstone in EUR 12.5m FlatFrog funding
Financial investor Invus and strategic backer Promethan have co-led a financing round for technology business FlatFrog Labratories, in which existing investor Sunstone Capital also participated, worth EUR 12.5m.
UK - Mosaic-backed Preston's Fish up for sale
Mosaic Private Equity-backed Preston's Fish Insurance has been put up for sale for a price tag thought to be around £30m, and is said to be attracting interest from regional investors Gresham and LDC.
GERMANY - Triangle and ERP invest EUR 2.5m in TakWak
Triangle Venture Capital and ERP Startfonds have invested in TakWak, a spinout from FG Microtec, in a funding round worth EUR 2.5m.
GERMANY - Odewald-backed walter services makes acquisition
walter services Holding, which is backed by Odewald & cie and caption, has agreed to acquire SEB Card Service from Swedish banking group SEB.
UK - YFM invests £120,000 into New Net Technologies
YFM, alongside management, has invested £120,000 into software company New Net Technologies in a second round of financing for the business.
UK - Finance Wales invests £315,000 into Ocelus
Finance Wales has invested £315,000 in drug company Ocelus as part of a second funding round worth close to £500,000.
UK - ICG close to securing 25% stake in CPA
Ripe from its largest ever capital gain on the £975m Apax-Marken deal at the end of December, ICG is reportedly close to acquiring a 25% stake in CPA Global, the Jersey-based patent and legal services firm, in a £400m deal.
UK - ISIS realises part of its investment in Traveljigsaw through refinancing
ISIS Equity Partners has realised part of its investment in online travel agent Traveljigsaw through a multi-million pound refinancing, which sees Yorkshire Bank more than double the facilities available to the business.
UK - Lyceum Capital acquires UKDN
Mid-market investor Lyceum Capital has acquired a majority stake in drainage claims manager UK Drainage Network for an undisclosed sum.
GERMANY - Acton acquires stake in mytheresa
Acton Capital Partners has acquired a minority stake in luxury online retailer mytheresa through an undisclosed investment.
UK - Phoenix sells Acorn Care & Education to Ontario Teachers
UK-based buyout firm Phoenix Equity Partners has agreed to sell its portfolio company Acorn Care & Education, a provider of foster care services and schools for children with learning disabilities, to one of its biggest LPs, Ontario Teachers Pension Plan.
NETHERLANDS - PPM Oost backs Heli-One MBO; re-brands NedAero
PPM Oost has backed the management buyout of aircraft parts manufacturer Heli-One Components from CHC Helicopter Corporation, acquiring a 30% stake in the new company which will trade as NedAero company.