Sector
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 £12m 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 £1.5m 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.
FRANCE - Elaia strengthens team
Elaia Partners has bolstered its team with the appointment of Samantha Jérusalmy as an analyst.
Autumn renaissance
The leaves are falling; it's getting cold and dark and so is the Q3 unquote barometer. It shows European private equity has dropped almost 10% in deal volume and more importantly 35% in deal value to the lowest level since Q1 2004. The French market however...