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GERMANY – HTGF invests in sim4tec GmbH
High-Tech Gründerfonds has invested an undisclosed sum into sim4tec GmbH.
UK - PIF supports MG Electrical
Partnership Investment Finance (PIF), managed by YFM Venture Finance, has supported MG Electrical, a manufacturer of energy-saving lighting products, with a £60,000 loan.
NORWAY - Herkules-backed NIG goes into administration
Herkules-owned home retailer Nordic Interior Group (NIG) has gone into administration. NIG consisted of three separate business units: TilBords, which was taken over by Herkules Private Equity Fund II last week prior to NIG's liquidation; Festival Engros,...
NETHERLANDS - BioGeneration and CAPE back FlexGen
BioGeneration Ventures and Crédit Agricole Private Equity have participated in a new round of financing for Dutch biotech company FlexGen.
UK - New group Rockley launches EUR 100m fund
Rockley Group, a new technology-focused investor founded by two established business angels, has launched its inaugural third party fund, Rockley Follow-On Fund, which will have a target of EUR 100m.
UK - Enterprise Ventures leads Ensembli funding
Enterprise Ventures (EV), through the RisingStars Growth Fund II, has invested an undisclosed sum into software business Ensembli, alongside South Yorkshire Investment Fund's Seedcorn Fund and The Viking Fund.
DENMARK - Axcel appoints Better Place CEO to industrial board
Axcel has appointed Jens W Moberg, CEO of electric car network developer Better Place, to its industrial board.
FRANCE - TowerBrook to take over Autodistribution in French "pre-pack"
According to reports, UK-based private equity group TowerBrook Capital Partners is planning to take ownership of French auto supplier Autodistribution in a restructuring deal.
The end of capital-intensive start-ups?
Biotechnology and pharmaceuticals represent the largest sectors for growth and venture investments in Denmark. But as funds become scarce, can these capital-intensive industries survive the downturn? Rikke Lilla Eckhoff takes a closer look at the statistics
Lessons in Putinomics
Recent events refute the decoupling theory. By Taraneh Ghajar
UK - August-backed Enara makes further acquisiton
Enara Group, a home care provider backed by August Equity, has acquired fellow home care provider County Care Ltd and five of the six businesses of The Home Service group.
UK - CVC appoints senior adviser
CVC Capital Partners has appointed Sir Julian Horn-Smith as senior adviser in London.
UK - Foresight invests £3.75m to support Diagnos BIMBO
Foresight has supported the BIMBO of software company Diagnos Ltd with an equity investment of close to £4m.