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Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank appoints head of acquisition finance
Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank Corporate & Structured Finance has appointed Graham Cunning to the newly created role of national director for Acquisition Finance.
Deutsche Beteiligungs AG raises €170m
Deutsche Beteiligungs AG (DBAG) has raised €170m for its new fund DBAG Expansion Capital. From the money raised, €100m comes from DBAG's balance sheet and €70m from investors commitments.
Hannover Finanz invests in Paper + Design GmbH
Private equity firm Hannover Finanz Group has acquired a majority stake in Paper + Design GmbH from investor Nord Holding.
Porton Capital et al. back Microvisk
Porton Capital, Oxford Technology Management, New Hill, Midven, the Rainbow Seed Fund, Finance Wales and private investors have backed Microvisk Technologies in a third round of finance with £6m.
Spectrum announces Richard Bradley as Associate Director
Spectrum Corporate Finance has appointed Richard Bradley as Associate Director for the Thames Valley and South region.
ISIS invests £6.5m in Valldata
ISIS Equity Partners has backed the MBO of Valldata with a £6.5m investment from the Baronsmead VCTs.
Longbow launches Growth and Income VCT
Longbow Capital has launched a VCT which will invest in life enhancement and wellbeing companies located in the UK.
SEED Capital et al. invest DKK 5.5m in Trustpilot
SEED Capital and existing shareholders have injected DKK 5.5m in Danish consumer website Trustpilot ApS.
Lundbeckfond Ventures et al. invest €11.4m in Nexstim
A consortium of investors led by Lundbeckfond Ventures has invested €11.4m in Finnish medical equipment company Nexstim.
Oxford Capital makes two senior appointments
Oxford Capital Partners has strengthened its lineup with two senior appointments to its board and investment team.
Riverside acquires Rameder
Riverside Company has acquired car accessories distributor Rameder Anhängerkupplungen und Autoteile GmbH & Co. KG.
Global Equity Partners appoints Alexandra Nagl
Global Equity Partners has appointed Alexandra Nagl to its investor relations team.
Spain welcomes Extremadura Avante
The founders of private equity firm Extremadura Avante have applied to Spain’s Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores to approve its creation.
DFJ Esprit sells The Cloud to BSkyB
Satellite broadcaster BSkyB has agreed to acquire wireless broadband business The Cloud from DFJ Esprit for an undisclosed amount.
Innova buys Provus from Turkven
Innova Capital has acquired 96% of Romanian card processors Provus Services Provider and Romcard. The deal was a secondary buyout from incumbent backer Turkven Private Equity and was funded entirely with equity.
LDC invests in eConveyancer
LDC has provided UK online conveyancing software company eConveyancer with growth capital of an undisclosed amount.
Conor Venture Partners invests €1m in Sensinode
Conor Venture Partners has backed Finnish IP-based software developer Sensinode Ltd with a €1m investment.
LTF makes follow-on investment in Novacem
London Technology Fund (LTF) has participated in a £1.5m follow-on investment in Novacem Limited.
DZ Equity Partner exits Paidi
DZ Equity Partner has sold its 30% stake in Paidi Möbel back to the previous owners, Welle Holding.
Carlyle buys AlpInvest
Carlyle Group has acquired AlpInvest Partners as part of a joint venture with AlpInvest’s management team.
Ventizz sells ersol Thin Film
Ventizz Capital Partners has sold 49.9% of ersol Thin Film GmbH to Robert Bosch GmbH. The company was renamed Bosch Solar Thin Film GmbH following the deal.
Cognetas set to sell three German firms
Cognetas is said to be considering the sale of several portfolio companies. The companies are auto supplier KSM Castings, garden pond equipment producer Oase and advertising agency Commarco.
Espiga acquires 5% of Softonic
Spanish mid-market house Espiga Capital has bought a 5% stake in Barcelona-based software download portal Softonic.
Equitrust sells telerob for €78m
Equitrust AG has sold its majority stake in German bomb disposal technology company telerob to UK corporation Cobham.