Ireland
ECI eyes £150m sale of CarTrawler
ECI Partners is preparing its Dublin-based portfolio company CarTrawler for a possible auction that could value the business at £150m, according to reports.
Fountain Healthcare backs €9.2m Trino Therapeutics round
Fountain Healthcare Partners has invested in a €9.2m series-A funding round for Ireland-based Trino Therapeutics Ltd, alongside British grant-giving body Wellcome Trust.
ACT et al. invest $5.2m in Cubic Telecom
ACT Venture Capital, Enterprise Ireland, TPS Investments and US telecoms giant Qualcomm have jointly invested $5.2m in Dublin-based global connectivity specialist Cubic Telecom.
Intel Capital leads €7m funding round for FeedHenry
Intel Capital has led a group of GPs and one trade player in a €7m funding round for cloud-based mobile applications platform provider FeedHenry.
UK & Ireland unquote” May 2013
The UK & Ireland’s first quarter activity levels are at their lowest level for the past five years, according to the latest research from unquote” data.
Novartis Venture et al. in €33m series-C round for Opsona
A consortium of new and existing investors has injected €33m into Irish immunology drug development company Opsona Therapeutics as part of a series-C funding round.
Kernel Capital et al. back Zinc Software
Kernel Capital and Dublin Business Innovation Centre have invested €650,000 in Zinc Software, a Dublin-based company developing a biofeedback platform for iOS and Android systems.
UK & Ireland unquote” April 2013
Hailed as “a budget for people who want to get on” by the government, and criticised by others for doing too little to pull Britain out of its economic quagmire, the statement will be intensely scrutinised for weeks to come.
MML invests €17.3m in ATA Group
MML Capital Partners has invested €17.3m in Ireland-based engineering business ATA Group.
UK & Ireland unquote” March 2013
Just a year ago, things were looking very bleak for fund-of-funds manager SVG Capital, but February’s announcement of a new partnership with Aberdeen Asset Management has given the firm new reasons to be optimistic about its future.
UK & Ireland unquote” February 2013
The Prime Minister has finally given into the Eurosceptic wing of his party and promised an “in/out” referendum on European Union (EU ) membership.
Kernel Capital leads €1.2m funding round for Amartus
Kernal Capital, Enterprise Ireland and other corporate and angel investors have injected €1.2m in Dublin-based technology company Amartus Ltd.
Better Capital in joint venture with NPRF
Better Capital and the National Pensions Reserve Fund of Ireland (NPRF) have agreed to join forces and create a €100m turnaround fund to invest in distressed Irish businesses.
UK & Ireland unquote" December 2012/January 2013
In defiance of problems on the continent, the UK has seen a surge in mega-buyouts this year, topped off with the recent acquisition of Annington Homes for £3.2bn.
Kernel Capital leads investment in SolarPrint
Kernel Capital has led a €1m investment in Dublin-based photovoltaic technology developer SolarPrint.
Metric Capital Partners invests in Centric Health
Metric Capital Partners has invested €20m in the MBO of Irish healthcare provider group Centric Health and its two subsidiaries Áras Sláinte and Global Diagnostics.
UK & Ireland unquote” November 2012
The latest results from unquote” data suggest the UK is on course to register similar levels of market activity in 2012 to that of 2011, despite a lacklustre September.
DFJ Esprit backs Datahug with $3.2m
DFJ Esprit has injected $3.2m into Datahug, an Irish business networking automation company.
UK & Ireland unquote” October 2012
Prime Minister David Cameron’s much vaunted ‘big society’ project finally got off the ground this month, with government-established investor Big Society Capital (BSC) making its first investments.
Kernel Capital invests in IHG
Kernel Capital has led a €400,000 financing round for Irish embedded audio player company In Hand Guides (IHG).
UK & Ireland unquote” September 2012
While Britain can boast it is home to some of Europe’s largest financial institutions, including banks and private equity funds, it is also now regrettably facing some of its biggest asset disposals.
New look for unquote" digital editions
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Kernel backs Kinesense
Kernel Capital has invested €500,000 in Dublin-based software company Kinesense.
UK & Ireland unquote” July/August 2012
The UK’s banking sector is facing a new crisis, one far more sinister than any it has previously faced and entirely of its own making.