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SWEDEN - Creandum invests EUR 420,000 in Videoplaza
Creandum has invested EUR 420,000, together with business angels Henrik Torstensson and Magnus Hultman, in VideoPlaza, an online advertising start-up.
GLOBAL - CP Eaton beefs up team
Placement agent CP Eaton Partners has appointed Jerry Elliot, Peter Martenson, Nina Frandson, Dan Meade and Brian Newman.
SPAIN - YSIOS appoints CFO
Ysios Capital Partners has appointed Marc Casellas to its newly created finance division.
FRANCE - Garibaldi et al invest EUR 1.2m in Addev
Naxicap Partners, Garibaldi Participations and Midi-Pyrénées Croissance have completed a management buyout of Addev, the holding company of adhesives producer Adhis.
CEE – IDI launches IDI Emerging markets
IDI has launched IDI Emerging markets owith a target of EUR 216m.
UK - Vesbridge backs Corvil funding
Vesbridge Partners has joined ACT Ventures and Apax Partners in a USD 12m funding round for Corvil Ltd, a developer of new generation technolog of IP packet networks.
GERMANY – Blackstone to invest in German wind farm
According to press reports, Blackstone is teaming up with a syndicate of private investors to invest EUR 1bn in Windland Energieerzeugungs GmbH for the purpose of building an off-shore wind farm called Meerwind. The project already has planning permission....
UK - Sovereign strengthens investment team
Sovereign Capital has appointed Taha Hasan as investment manager and Tom Matthews as investment executive.
UK - Amadeus leads USD 16m funding round for Secerno
Amadeus Capital Partners has led a USD 16m series-B funding round into software company Secerno Ltd alongside existing backers Eden Ventures and Spark Ventures.
UK/GERMANY - First London to launch EUR 50m fund
First London Securities has reached an agreement with Humbolt-Innovation GmbH to establish a joint EUR 50m fund designed to invest in spin-out companies from the Berlin Humbolt university.
FRANCE - Weinberg purchases Balitrand
Weinberg Capital Partners has acquired a majority stake in building fixtures distributor Balitrand group, alongside the management. The Balitrand and Faubert families have diluted their respective stakes in the business.
FRANCE - Vizille Capital invests EUR 1.5m in Ariana
Vizille Capital Innovation, part of Credit Mutuel-CIC bank, has invested EUR 1.5m in pharmaceuticals business Ariana Pharmaceuticals SA in a first round of fundraising, taking a minority stake in the company.
UK - Cohen and Jefferies invest in International Asset Management
Apax Partners co-founder Sir Ronald Cohen and Jeffries Group have backed the management in their buyout of hedge funds manager International Asset Management (IAM) from Dutch bank Fortis Investment.
FRANCE - Index Ventures invests EUR 22.5m into BestofMedia
Index Ventures has invested EUR 22.5m into online media publishing company BestofMedia.
RUSSIA - Dubai World Partners back OAO OGK-1
According to reports, the state-owned investment group Dubai World and Russian energy trader Roskommuenergo have acquired Russian wholesale power producer OAO OGK-1 in a deal valued at USD 5.34bn.
ITALY - Palladio acquires yacht manufacturer Tecnomar
Palladio has acquired a majority stake in ship manufacturer Tecnomar, with the balance being retained by brothers Roberto and Maurizio Zappelli and Maurizio Magrim, who will remain as at the head of operations in the shipyard.
ITALY - Barclays exit industrial manufacturer CEME
Barclays Private Equity has agreed to sell fluid control components producer CEME Group to Investcorp, the global provider and manager of alternative investment products. The current management team will also reinvest in the company.
ITALY/SPAIN - Investitori-backed company acquires chemical firm
Investitori Associati-backed Italian chemical company Infa Group has acquired Spanish rival Derivados Quimicos. The transaction is in line with the backers plan to develop the business to a European level.
ITALY - Credem acquires graphic sector player
Credem Private Equity, through the Credem Venture Capital fund, has acquired a 60% stake in graphic design business Galeati Industrie Grafiche in a management buyout.
UK - Penta acquires IDSS
Penta Capital has acquired support services group IDSS Holdings Ltd for an undisclosed sum.
FRANCE - CDC and Socotec in exclusive negotiations
CDC Capital Investissement have entered exclusive negotiations to acquire a majority stake in building inspection company Socotec alongside the management and employees.
GERMANY - Argantis backs MBO of Frostkrone
Argantis GmbH has backed a management buyout of frozen food producer Frostkrone Engel-Food Tiefkühlkost GmbH in Rietberg, and Frostkrone Tiefkühlkost Produktions- und Vertriebsgesellschaft mbH in Wildeshausen. The existing managing partners will retain...
GERMANY – Consortium invests seven figure sum in Qiro GmbH
A consortium of investors, comprising Michael W Schwetje, High-Tech Gründerfonds, VC Fonds Technologie Berlin and BBAF Business Angels Fondsgesellschaft mbH has raised a seven figure sum in a second funding round for mobile services company Qiro GmbH....
NETHERLANDS - Fortis sells IAM to its management team
Fortis has sold London-based fund-of-hedge-funds International Asset Management Ltd (IAM) to its management team.