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Nexit Ventures back Octoshape
Nexit Ventures has invested тЌ4m in Danish mobile video delivery company Octoshape.
SEB Venture Capital leads investment in Coresonic
SEB Venture Capital has invested тЌ1.5m in Swedish technology firm, Coresonic.
Sale of Complinet provides exit for Canter Equity
Complinet, the global information and solutions provider has been sold to Thomson Reuters for an undisclosed sum.
Swedish Central Bank chief warns on continued threats
Lars Nyberg, deputy governor of the Swedish Central Bank, said the Swedish economy is not out of danger, in his keynote speech at the unquoteт Nordic Private Equity Congress 2010. Viktor Lundvall reports.
New Value invests €1.5m mezzanine in ZWS
Listed investor New Value has invested €1.5m mezzanine in ZWS Zukunftsorientierte Wärme Systeme GmbH.
Montagu and GIP look to build up Biffa
Montagu Private Equity and Global Infrastructure Partners have agreed to acquire waste management group Greenstar UK from NTR plc for ТЃ135m.
Avista commits $48.5m to OptiNose
US-based Avista Capital Partners has invested $48.5m in Norwegian medical company OptiNose.
Warburg Pincus sponsored Tornier applies for $205m IPO
Private equity-backed Tornier BV has plans to raise around $205m by listing on Nasdaq Global Markets.
Olicom files for bankruptcy
Danish venture capital firm Olicom today announced it has filed for bankruptcy.
Gimv and NPM advise V-Ventures on ANP acquisition
Gimv and NPM Capital have advised Dutch media organization, V-Ventures on their acquisition of news agency Algemeen Nederlands Persbureau (ANP) for an undisclosed amount.
3i-backed NORMA acquires R.G.RAY Corporation
3i portfolio company NORMA Group has completed the acquisition of R.G.RAY Corporation.
Kernel Capital invests €750,000 in Bioatlantis
Kernel Capital has made a тЌ750,000 investment in BioAtlantis Limited, an Irish biotechnology company based in the Kerry Technology Park in Tralee.
HPV and Team Europe Ventures invest $5m in SponsorPay
Hasso Plattner Ventures and Team Europe Ventures have invested $5m in a series-A round for SponsorPay, a currency monetization platform.
Truffle Capital et al. invest €4.8m in Pharnext
French biopharmaceutical company Pharnext has closed a тЌ4.8m series-A round of funding from Truffle Capital, Aurinvest Capital 2, FinanciУЈre Boscari and three individual investors.
Crédit Agricole PE, Galiléo Partners et al. invest $5m in Scality
Scality has secured a $5m in a first-round of funding from CrУЉdit Agricole Private Equity, GalilУЉo, business angels, management and employees of the company.
BNP Paribas Private Equity appoints two new investment directors
Alexandra Dupont and Nicolas Schwindenhammer have been appointed as investment directors for BNP Paribas Private Equity.
BlueBubbleLab injects €1m into SoGeo
Dutch company Sogeo has secured тЌ1m in funding from investor BlueBubbleGroup.
Qualcomm et al. invest in Anteryon
Qualcomm Ventures Europe, BNP Paribas Private Equity, Biggell Finance and Quest for Growth have taken an undisclosed stake in Dutch company Anteryon BV.
Nycomed requests further covenant relief
Swiss private equity-backed drug company Nycomed has asked its lenders for covenant relief as it looks at ways of managing its debts.
General Motors launches venture fund
General Motors has launched a $100m venture capital fund, targeting automotive-related technologies.
CDC Entreprises et al. inject €12m into Cytheris
French biopharmaceutical company Cytheris has completed a €12m series-D round of financing.
Cinven fights for JOST control
According to reports, Cinven is fighting for control of truck parts manufacturer JOST World GmbH.
AXA Private Equity's Sfinc acquires JADICO
AXA Private Equity's portfolio company Sfinc, a Belgian manufacturer of ingredients for the food processing industry, has acquired Netherlands-based JADICO.
CGS Management's Automatik in CHF 200m merger
CGS Management's German portfolio company Automatik Plastic Machinery has completed a CHF 200m merger with Swiss-based Maag Pump Systems, a gear pump manufacturer.