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Naxicap injects €1.5m into Diamoco
Naxicap Partners has invested €1.5m in French oil equipment and services group Diamoco.
Gala-backed Núcleo sells infrastructure division
Gala Capital portfolio company Núcleo has sold its infrastructure division to Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles (CAF).
Axcel lists Pandora at DKK 210 per share
Axcel portfolio company Pandora today listed on the NASDAQ OMX Copenhagen at a share price of DKK 210.
Advent withdraws from Restauravia talks
Advent International has withdrawn from talks to buy Spanish restaurant chain Restauravia, according to reports.
RWE Innogy launches venture capital fund
In an attempt to strengthen its venture capital activities, RWE Innogy has established Innogy Venture Capital GmbH.
Catapult and Mercia inject £1.1m into nanoTherics
Catapult Venture Partners and Mercia Technology Seed Fund have led a £1.1m funding round for gene replacement therapy firm nanoTherics.
Foresight launches £40m fund
Alternative asset manager Foresight Group has launched a £40m fund, listed on the London Stock Exchange as Foresight Solar VCT.
SVG Capital adds to board
Caroline Goodall has been appointed as an independent non-executive director of SVG Capital’s board.
Darwin Private Equity acquires Fenn Wright Manson
Darwin Private Equity has acquired UK clothing brand Fenn Wright Manson for an undisclosed amount.
123Venture injects €1.6m in Sorec
123Venture has provided French furnishings company Sorec with €1.6m of funding.
Consortium invests €4m in Zimory
A consortium led by Creathor Venture, High-Tech Gründerfonds and VC Fonds Technologie Berlin have invested €4m in cloud computing company Zimory.
Octopus invests £275,000 in TouchType
Octopus Ventures has provided UK software company TouchType with £275,000 of seed funding.
Private equity-backed AZ Electronic plans $700m IPO
AZ Electronic Materials Group, the chemicals manufacturer co-owned by Carlyle Group and Vestar Capital Partners, is to be listed on the London stock market.
Investors pump €70m into private sales club Privalia
General Atlantic and Index Ventures have joined existing investor Highland Capital Partners to inject €70m into online sales company Privalia.
LDC sells Cable Management Group to Thomas & Betts Corporation
LDC has sold its majority stake in UK-based Cable Management Group (CMG) to US firm Thomas & Betts Corporation for approximately $110m.
Amadeus & Angels Seed Fund appoints new partner
Amadeus Capital Partners has appointed Alex van Someren as a partner in the Amadeus & Angels Seed Fund. In his new position, he will invest in and support early-stage technology companies in the UK.
Ontario Pension Plan appoints Jane Rowe
Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan has appointed Jane Rowe to head its private equity unit.
Intera acquires majority share in Tehoc
Intera Equity Partners has acquired a majority share in industrial cleaning and maintenance service provider Tehoc Oy.
Riverside buys Arena from BSPE in SBO
Mid-sized investor The Riverside Company has completed its first deal in Italy with a secondary buy-out of water wear brand Arena from BS Private Equity (BSPE).
Avenir Entreprises invests in Optilog
Avenir Entreprises has provided logistics company Optilog with mezzanine funding.
Ernst & Young appoints vice president
Ernst & Young in Sweden has appointed Helena Herlogsson as vice president.
Notion Capital invests £2m in eSellerPro
Notion Capital has provided UK e-commerce company eSellerPro with £2m of funding.
Inventure invests in Canatu
Inventure Oy has participated in a €4.7m funding round for Finnish nanotechnology company Canatu Ltd.
Wellington leads SEK 170m round in GLO
Wellington Partners has led a SEK 170m funding round in nanowire semiconductor LED developer GLO AB.