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UK - Intel and T-Online increase interest in ClickandBuy
Intel Capital and T-Online Venture Fund have, alongside two Swiss family offices, acquired founder Norbert Stangl's 40% interest in Firstgate Holding AG, the holding company of UK-headquartered payment services business ClickandBuy, for an undisclosed...
GERMANY - BayBG supplies growth financing for Viewento GmbH
BayBG Bayerische Beteiligungsgesellschaft has invested in in-store TV systems company Viewento GmbH, acquiring a minority stake in the business.
LUXEMBOURG - IK takes majority stake in Vistra
Buyout house IK Investment Partners has acquired a majority stake in corporate structuring specialists Vistra Group for an undisclosed sum, alongside a group of investors including Reggeborgh Groep.
NORWAY - Creandum invests in Appear TV
Swedish venture investor Creandum has invested Appear TV, a broadcast and IP television equipment provider.
AUSTRIA - Riverside sells AIS to PSI
The Riverside Company has sold off its stake in IT services company AIS to strategic investor PSI for an undisclosed sum.
SWEDEN - Via Venture backs PlusFourSix with SEK 27m
Via Venture Partners, owned by Danish pension fund ATP, has invested SEK 27m into mobile marketing company PlusFourSix AB.
NORWAY - Investinor makes NOK 12m Think investment
Norwegian government-owned venture fund Investinor has backed electric vehicle manufacturerer Think with NOK 12m, with an option to invest a further NOK 18m in the near future. Following this round Investinor will hold a 5.5% stake in the compnay.
GERMANY - Advent's Nukem sells subsidiary
Advent International portfolio company Nukem GmbH has sold nuclear waste management subsidiary Nukem Technologies GmbH to Russian state-owned strategic investor ZAO Atomstroyexport for an undisclosed sum.
GERMANY - Advent's Nukem sells subsidiary
Advent International portfolio company Nukem GmbH has sold nuclear waste management subsidiary Nukem Technologies GmbH to Russian state-owned strategic investor ZAO Atomstroyexport for an undisclosed sum.
FINLAND - Finnish Industry Investment appoints investment director
The Finnish government-owned investment company Finnish Industry Investments has promoted Anne Reikki to investment director.
UK - LDC backs £115m IBO of 1st – The Exchange
LDC has invested ТЃ42m towards the ТЃ115m buyout of financial services support specialist 1st - The Exchange.
GERMANY - Gebauer launches Ares Capital in Frankfurt
Former Dresdner Kleinwort executive Kai Gebauer has joined specialist debt fund Ares Capital Europe as head of its new Frankfurt office, with responsibility for establishing the firm's activities in the German speaking region, Benelux and CEE.
SWEDEN - Industrifonden and Eqvitec back eBuilder with SEK 40m
Industrifonden and Eqvitec Partners have invested SEK 40m into eBuilder, a developer of business process integration systems.
UK - Octopus invests £1.75m into Surrey NanoSystems
Venture firm Octopus Ventures has invested close to ТЃ2m into semiconductor business Surrey NanoSystems in return for a significant minority stake in the business. The financing was provided by the Octopus Titan 1, 2 and 3 VCTs, Eureka EIS, and the Octopus...
NORDIC - Roschier appoints new chairman
Law firm Roschier has appointed senior partner Axel Calissendorff as chairman of the firm, succeeding Thomas Lindholm, who will leave later this year.
GLOBAL - Carlyle appoints leveraged finance MD
International investment house Carlyle Group has today announced the appointment of Debra Pedersen as managing director in the firm's New York-based global leveraged finance team, focusing on investor relations and fundraising.
NETHERLANDS - Gilde leads $11m ProFibrix funding
Gilde Health Partners has led a $11m series-B financing round for biotechnology business ProFibrix BV, alongside existing investor Index Ventures.
GERMANY - IBB and Wellington invest in SMS Guru
IBB Beteiligungsgesellschaft and Wellington Partners have provided a second round of financing for text messaging services company SMS Guru GmbH.
FINLAND - Veraventure appoints senior adviser
Veraventure, a group comprising Finnish evergreen venture funds and a subsidiary of state-backed specialised financing company FinnVera, has appointed Mikko-Jussi Suonenlahti as senior adviser.
FRANCE - PAI loses two execs
French buyout giant PAI Partners has been shaken by the resignation of two senior executives, as chief executive Dominique Mégret and executive committee member Bertrand Meunier both step down.
EUROPE - KKR closes European annex fund
US-based buyout giant KKR has closed a EUR 400m annex fund to support additional equity investments for portfolio companies of its second European fund, which closed in 2005 on approximately EUR 4bn.
AUSTRIA - CVC circles Constantia Packaging
According to reports, CVC is interested in acquiring a 90% stake of Constantia Packaging from Constantia BV, with the price tag thought to be around EUR 510m.
EUROPE - Candover reports further NAV decline; Buffin steps down
Bealeagured buyout firm Candover today released its interim management statement, which reveals a further 12% decline in NAV and sweeping changes to the firm's management.
SWEDEN - Chalmers supports SEK 3.5m Smoltek funding
Swedish seed investor Chalmers Innovation has, alongside existing backers, backed nanotechnology business Smoltek with an investment of SEK 3.5m.