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Idinvest mezzanine fund reaches €167m first close
Idinvest Private Debt has reached first close on €167m and aims to raise €250m by the second half of 2011.
InnovationsKapital to list Isconova
InnovationsKapital has announced that its portfolio company Isconova is set to list on the NASDAQ OMX First North.
Ahlström Capital invests in Cencorp
AhlstrУЖm Capital has committed to investing in Cencorp, provided certain conditions are met.
Segulah acquire Scan Coin
Segulah has acquired coin and bank note processing company Scan Coin through its Segulah IV fund.
ISAI closes maiden fund on €35m
ISAI has announced the second and final close of its internet venture fund ISAI Développement on €35m.
LGV buys Amber Taverns in SBO
LGV Capital has purchased community-based pub company Amber Taverns from Unicorn Asset Management, Acuity Capital Management and MaxCap Partners.
Sopromec and BTP Capital back Charles Service MBI
Sopromec and BTP Capital have backed the management buy-in of forklift rental company Charles Service with a €170,000 investment.
Sopromec invests €300,000 in Alterpro Energie
French venture firm Sopromec has provided alternative energy company Alterpro Energie with €300,000 of funding.
High-Tech Gründerfonds backs Scopis
High-Tech Gründerfonds has provided German medical-equipment designer Scopis with a round of early-stage funding.
Idinvest appoints three partners
Idinvest Partners, formerly known as AGF Private Equity, has appointed Jean-Philippe Boige, François Lacoste and Christophe Simon as partners.
Via Venture exits Radiocomp
Via Venture Partners has sold its stake in Radiocomp in a trade sale to Microelectronics Technology Inc.
Gimv leads €10m Eden Chocolates round
Gimv has backed a €10m funding round for Belgium confectioner Eden Chocolates.
Consortium exits PregLem in trade sale
A consortium consisting of Sofinnova Partners, MVM International Life Sciences Partners, NeoMed Innovation, Sofinnova Ventures and Sutrepa have sold their stakes in PregLem to Gedeon Richter Plc.
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.
CapMan considers sale of OneMed
CapMan is set to sell its medical supplies portfolio company OneMed Group, according to reports.
Nordic Capital's bid for Munters suffers set-back
Nordic Capital has lost out in its bid for Munters, despite upping its offer to SEK 77 per share.
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.
Consortium increases Silentsoft's capital
A consortium consisting of EPS Value Plus, Venture Incubator, Zug and SVC have increased Silentsoft SA’s capital by CHF 4.85m.
IK Investment acquires Hansa Group
IK Investment Partners has acquired the sanitary fittings provider Hansa Metallwerke AG, including subsidiary KWC AG.
I2BF and VTB launch $100m nano-tech fund
London-based asset management group I2BF is looking to raise a new $100m nano technology fund, which it will manage alongside Russian bank VTB.
Julia Bennett joins MCR as director
Chartered accountant Julia Bennett has been appointed director at MCRтs new Birmingham office.
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.