Technology
Tallwood injects €5m into Accent
Silicon Valley investor Tallwood Venture Capital has given Italian semiconductor specialist Accent a €5m cash boost.
Inveready launches €5m IT fund
Venture capital specialist Grupo Inveready has launched Inveready First Capital I, a €5m fund to be invested in Spain-based IT firms, mainly in Madrid and Catalonia.
HTGF invests in two companies
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) has announced two further investments.
Trilantic "to sell Spumador at auction"
Trilantic Capital Partners is preparing to sell bottler and distributor Spumador at auction, according to reports.
Sunstone exits Epista in trade sale
Sunstone Capital has sold its stake in portfolio company Epista Software A/S, also known as Youcalc, to SuccessFactors Inc.
HTGF and MAZ invest in PAS-Analytik
High-Tech Gründerfonds and MAZ level one have invested around €550,000 into laser-based photoacoustics specialist PAS-Analytik.
Kernel sells ChipSensors to Silicon Laboratories
Kernel Capital has exited its 40% stake in University of Limerick-based ChipSensors via a trade sale to Silicon Laboratories.
High-Tech Gründerfonds et al. invest €2m in Neonga
A consortium of private and institutional investors led by High-Tech Gründerfonds have invested €2m in German video games developer Neonga.
Gamma III lead early-stage funding of Mobilizy
Austrian early-stage specialist Gamma Capital Partners had advised its latest fund, Gamma III, on a first round investment in Mobilizy GmbH. Terms of the deal are not disclosed.
Ahlström Capital invests in Cencorp
AhlstrУЖm Capital has committed to investing in Cencorp, provided certain conditions are met.
ISAI closes maiden fund on €35m
ISAI has announced the second and final close of its internet venture fund ISAI Développement on €35m.
Via Venture exits Radiocomp
Via Venture Partners has sold its stake in Radiocomp in a trade sale to Microelectronics Technology Inc.
DFJ Esprit hires Partner for Dublin office
Cross-stage venture capital firm DFJ Esprit has appointed entrepreneur Brian Caulfield as a Partner at its Dublin offices.
DFJ Esprit heads $13m LBO round
Venture capital firm DFJ Esprit has led a $13m financing round for Light Blue Optics (LBO), a Cambridge-based company that develops miniature projection systems.
Demeter Partners backs Neotek-Ponsel buy-out
Demeter Partners has purchased Neotek-Ponsel, the environmental division of Neotek S.A.S., as part of a management buy-in.
Cinven and BC sell 10% of Amadeus for €617m
Private equity firms Cinven and BC Partners and airline Iberia have raised €617.13m from selling shares in Amadeus IT Holding.
HBM BioVentures sells Sloning for €6.7m
Venture capital company HBM BioVentures has sold its stake in Sloning Biotechnology to German antibody specialist Morphosys for €6.7m.
Index et al give AlertMe £15m cash boost
Index Ventures has led a ТЃ15m round of funding for online energy management specialist AlertMe.
DFJ Esprit and DN Capital exit Lagan Technologies
Venture capital firms DFJ Esprit and DN Capital have agreed to sell Lagan Technologies to KANA Software.
LDC sells Omega Red to South Staffordshire
Lloyds TSB Development Capital (LDC) has sold its shareholding in lightning protection and electrical earthing company Omega Red to South Staffordshire Plc.
Catapult and Mercia inject £1.1m into nanoTherics
Catapult Venture Partners and Mercia Technology Seed Fund have led a ТЃ1.1m funding round for gene replacement therapy firm nanoTherics.
Consortium invests €4m in Zimory
A consortium led by Creathor Venture, High-Tech Gründerfonds and VC Fonds Technologie Berlin have invested €4m in cloud computing company Zimory.
Inventure invests in Canatu
Inventure Oy has participated in a тЌ4.7m funding round for Finnish nanotechnology company Canatu Ltd.
Foresight Group invests in juwi solar plant
Environmental investor Foresight Group has provided construction-stage funding for a solar plant owned by renewable energy group juwi.