Technology
Vodafone et al. invest €6.5m in Qype
Vodafone Ventures, Advent Venture Partners, Partech International and Wellington Partners have invested €6.5m in German internet company Qype.
CVC closes €157m R Cable deal
CVC Capital Partners has exercised its right to purchase an extra 35% of fibre optics company R Cable in a deal which is reported to be worth more than €157m.
Sofipa reaps 1.7x on Byte exit
Sofipa, Unicredit Group’s private equity fund manager, has reaped a money multiple of 1.7x on its sale of Byte Software House to Automatic Data Processing.
Inova to make loss on Lartec exit
Inova Capital looks set to make a loss on its investment in Lartec Desarrollos Inteligentes after the home technology equipment provider went into administration.
Quantica invests €3.5m in X2Tv
Venture capital firm Quantica has invested €3.5m for a 40% equity stake in Italian-based mobile firm X2Tv.
IdeA launches €100m cleantech fund
IdeA Capital Funds has launched a €100m vehicle which will invest in early-stage companies in the cleantech sector.
Neuhaus Partners backs online company
Neuhaus Partners has participated in the first round of financing for Hamburg-based online firm Content Fleet GmbH.
High-Tech Gründerfonds invests in meinprospekt.de
High Tech Gründerfonds has back a second round of investment for online price comparison business MeinProspekt GmbH.
Finance Wales leads £400,000 G-volution round
Finance Wales has led a £400,000 funding round for G-volution, a Newport-based firm which has developed a clean teach multi-fuel system.
Altor accquires stake in Eltek
Altor Equity Partners has acquired a 16.5% stake in Eltek ASA, a Norwegian listed global power conversion and microwave transmission specialist.
IK acquires EPiServer from VC consortium
IK Investment Partners has acquired EPiServer Group AB from Amadeus Capital, Monterro Holding, Northzone Ventures and entrepreneurs.
Eqvitec sells Frends Technology
Eqvitec has sold its stake in Frends Technology Oy to HiQ, a Nordic consulting company, for тЌ3.5m.
Suanfarma sells Halotech to ST Technologies
Suanfarma has exited biotechnology company Halotech DNA via a trade sale to Sexing Technologies, a business that specialises in the gender identification of beef-cattle semen.
Suanfarma launches €30m biotech fund
Specialist investor Suanfarma is to launch its second private equity fund, which will target companies working within the biotechnology sector in Spain.
Caja Navarra invests in Nanobiomatters
The private equity arm of Corporación Caja Navarra has acquired a 17% stake in Nanobiomatters, a material science company specialising in nanoclay-based additives.
ALMI and K-Svets invest SEK 6m in Bluetest
ALMI Invest and K-Svets Ventures have completed a SEK 6m funding round in Bluetest AB.
IKEA GreenTech invests €2m in Alelion
Corporate venture capital firm IKEA GreenTech, owned by the IKEA Group, has invested тЌ2m in Alelion Batteries AB.
ALMI co-invests in Speedment
ALMI Invest and FУЖrsta EntreprenУЖrsfonden have invested in Swedish IT company Speedment AB.
XAnge and Promelys invest €2.95m in Sport Universal Process
XAnge and Promelys Participations have invested €2.95m in French technology company Sport Universal Process.
Finance Wales injects £1m into MGS
Regional investment company Finance Wales has given Medical Gas Solutions (MGS) a ТЃ1m cash boost as part of a second round of funding.
Videogames: private equity plays to win
Web-based and mobile games have seen a rapid rise in popularity in recent years, with popular products such as Farmville even making mainstream news headlines. Private equity has kept a keen eye on the industry, and a number of firms operating in the...
Dansk Kapitalanlæg invests in Secunia
Dansk KapitalanlУІg has acquired a 31% stake in IT security provider Secunia.
BayBG backs noris network AG
BayBG Bayerische Beteiligugnsgesellschaft has invested an undisclosed amount in IT outsourcing service provider noris network AG.
Caixa Capital Risc boosts biotech spin-offs
Caixa Capital Risc, the venture capital arm of La Caixa, has invested in two spin-off companies from the same sector: Sagetis Biotech and Chronobiotech.