Technology
DZ Equity Partners exits Electrovac
DZ Equity Partners is reported to have sold the Austrian Electrovac Group to Semikron International.
Chequers Capital buys Versatel Kabel for €66m
French private equity house Chequers Capital has acquired the cable network business Versatel Kabel from listed German network operator Versatel AG for €66m.
Fouriertransform invests SEK 28m in Alelion Batteries
Fouriertransform AB (FTAB) has invested SEK 28m in Alelion Batteries AB through a share issue.
IPO of EPiServer cancelled
Venture capital investors Amadeus Capital, Northzone Ventures and Monterro Holding have pulled plans to list portfolio company EPiServer.
OTC Asset Management injects $3.3m in Nuxeo
OTC Asset Management has provided content management solutions provider Nuxeo with $3.3m.
Chalmers Innovation provides funding for Witsbits
Chalmers Innovation has provided funding for Witsbits AB, a provider of software for cloud computing services.
ABP and OMERS launch INKEF Capital
ABP and OMERS have launched INKEF Capital, a тЌ200m venture capital fund.
Segulah divests NEA
Segulah has sold portfolio company NУЄrkes Elektriska AB (NEA) to Imtech in a trade sale.
BNPP PE backs Acropolis Telecom with additional €1.8m
BNP Paribas Private Equity (BNPP PE) has invested a further €1.8m in French telecom operator Acropolis Telecom. This is the second time BNPP PE has invested in Acropolis, having initially invested €700,000 in May 2009.
PE investors in race for Bain's TeamSystem SpA
Bain Capital's sale of Italian software company, TeamSystem SpA has attracted a number of private equity investors, according to media reports.
Crédit Agricole PE et al. invest €4m in Oxatis
Crédit Agricole Private Equity and A Plus Finance have injected €4m in e-commerce solutions provider Oxatis.
Nordic Capital acquire SiC Processing in SBO
Nordic Capital has acquired a majority stake in the German photovoltaic wafer producer SiC Processing from a group of sellers including Frog Capital in a secondary buyout.
Atlas Venture et al. sell shares in Priceminister
Japanese e-commerce specialist Rakuten has acquired a 100% stake in the Priceminister group from Atlas Venture, Phillimore, Technocap, Quilvest and individual shareholders.
Chalmers Innovation invests in four companies
Chalmers Innovation has provided venture capital for Capee Group, Capeco, Craft Animation and Protaurius.
SamInvest Mitt and Peritas Invest invest in Absoft
SamInvest Mitt AB and Peritas Invest AB have provided SEK 3m for Absoft AB.
ISAI et al. invest €1.25m in Covoiturage.fr
Covoiturage.fr has raised тЌ1.25m from ISAI and an individual investor.
Venture-backed Definiens sells assets to listed Trimble
Venture-backed Trimble Definiens has been acquired by Nasdaq-listed Trimble in an all-cash transaction.
Amadeus and Northzone to list EPiServer
Venture capital investors Amadeus Capital and Northzone Ventures will sell their shares in software company EPiServer.
Vatel Capital invests €500,000 in FLInteractive
Vatel Capital has injected тЌ500,000 of equity in French online marketing agency FLInteractive.
Apax bids for Utimaco Safeware
Apax Partners has bid €17.10 per share for Utimaco Safeware AG using its shell company Shield Bidco Limited.
Alven Capital et al. back Novapost with €1.7m
Electronic payslips company Novapost has secured тЌ1.7m from Alven Capital and existing individual investors.
eCAPITAL funds svh24.de with €4m
Venture firm eCAPITAL has provided €4m for the expansion of online tool company svh24.de GmbH.
Montezemolo, Rothschild and Amadeus back Octo Telematics
Montezemolo & Partners has led an investment in MetaSystem Group spin out, Octo Telematics. Amadeus Capital Partners and Rothschild Growth Capital also invested in the round.
Nexit Ventures back Octoshape
Nexit Ventures has invested тЌ4m in Danish mobile video delivery company Octoshape.