Technology
SPAIN - BCN Emprèn completes capital increase
BCN Emprèn has increased its capital base to EUR 15m, in a move that sees public corporation Enisa become a shareholder in the venture capital company.
FRANCE - Sofinnova and Dassult invest EUR 4.7m into blueKiwi
Sofinnova Partners and Dassult Sytèmes have invested EUR 4.7m into blueKiwi Software, an enterprise social software company, in a second round of funding.
FRANCE - BNP PE and XAnge in EUR 2.6m Wedia investment
BNP Paribas Private Equity and XAnge Private Equity have invested EUR 2.6m into software company Wedia.
EUROPE - Sun Capital loses managing director
Philip Dougall, managing director of Sun Capital Partners Europe, has resigned after six years with the firm.
UK - Crescent Capital leads £2m Axis investment
Crescent Capital has led a ТЃ2m round of funding for medical imaging company Axis Three, alongside existing investors Clarendon Fund Managers and Siemens.
FRANCE - A Plus invests EUR 1.5m into Systancia
A Plus Finance has invested EUR 1.5m into software company Systancia in a first round of funding.
FRANCE - BNP PE invests EUR 700,000 into Acropolis Telecom
BNP Private Equity, through its Antin Proximité 1 fund, has invested EUR 700,000 into Acropolis Telecom, a telecoms operator.
UK - Finance Wales leads £500,000 Datmedia
Government-backed Finance Wales has invested ТЃ400,000 as part of a ТЃ500,000 investment into media company Datmedia Ltd, alongside business angel network xenos.
GERMANY - Carlyle acquires 29.34% of Personal & Informatik AG
The Carlyle Group has acquired 30% of listed Personal & Informatik AG (P&I), a supplier of software solutions for human resource management.
IRELAND - Permira interested in Eircom
According to reports, UK-based buyout house Permira is interested in acquiring infrastructure specialist Babcock & Brown-backed Irish telecom group Eircom.
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Eight years ago, BT's spin-off of directories business YELL marked Europe's largest-ever LBO. Apax Partners and Hicks Muse Tate & Furst (now Lion) paid ТЃ2.14bn for the company, shelling out another $600m the following year to bolt on McLeod. While eyebrows...
ITALY - 21 Partners in Rgi delisting
Reports indicate that private equity firm 21 Partners and Sirius Holding could be moving to delist software company Rgi SpA.
FRANCE - Elaia et al. invest EUR 6m into Goojet
Returning backers Elaia Partners, Partech International and IRDI-ICSO have participated in a EUR 6m second round of financing for software business Goojet, alongside new investor Orkus Capital.
FRANCE - TIME strengthens team
TIME Private Equity has recruited Jean Stéphane Bonneton as an associate and member of the Board.
GERMANY - HTGF backs maxment GmbH
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) has invested an undisclosed sum into software company maxment GmbH, with business angel Dr Rolf-Christian Wentz also participating.
UK - Advent Ventures backs MBO of The Foundry
Advent Venture Partners has backed the management buyout of visual effects software developer The Foundry from Wyndcrest Holdings for an undisclosed sum.
UK- NSEI et al. invest $3m into Antix Labs
NorthStar Equity Investors has led a $3m funding round in software engineering company Antix Labs Ltd, alongside Hotspur Capital and Antix founder and CEO Francis Charig.
DENMARK - Vækstfonden and angels back Teklatech with DKK 5m
Danish government-backed venture fund Vækstfonden has alongside five business angels invested DKK 5m into software business Teklatech. Vækstfonden contributed half of the total deal value.
SPAIN - Inveready and La Caixa back AQsense
Venture investors Inveready and La Caixa Capital Risc have invested a EUR 300,000 as part of a EUR 500,000 funding round for visual systems start-up AQsense, taking a 30% stake in the business.
GERMANY – Duke Forest divests O3SIS
Duke Forest Capital has sold its portfolio company O3SIS AG, a provider of carrier-grade mobile software solutions, to listed Gemalto NV for an undisclosed amount.
FRANCE - I-source and OTC invest further EUR 3.5m into Rhapso
I-Source Gestion and OTC Asset Management have invested EUR 3.5m into Rhapso, a software company, in a third funding round.
FRANCE - Wellington and Icso lead EUR 6m SuperSonic investment
Wellington Partners and Icso Private Equity have led a EUR 6m investment into medical equipment company SuperSonic Imagine, alongside Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners, Auriga Partners, Crédit Agricole Private Equity, NBGI Ventures and BioAm.