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GERMANY – Target Partners and BayTech lead USD 4.5m ChipVision funding
Target Partners and BayTech Venture Capital have led an internal USD 4.5m Series-B funding round for ChipVision Design Systems, a provider of low-power electronic design automation solutions.
UK - BankInvest puts $8m into CamSemi
BankInvest Group, through its New Energy Solutions VC fund, has supported semiconductor company CamSemi with $8m in an extension to its series-C round of funding.
UK - DLJ to acquire school holidays group
DLJ Merchant Banking, the private equity arm of Credit Suisse, is to acquire the Education & Adventure Travel Group, an organiser and manager of school holidays, from Bowmark Capital for around £100m according to reports.
ITALY – Stirling Square and Sirius to acquire sportswear firm
Stirling Square Capital Partners and Sirius Equity have announced the acquisition of sportswear company Jeckerson from Blue Fashion Group in a management buyout valued at EUR 140m.
GLOBAL - Lionhart to raise at least $500m for private equity fund
London-based hedge fund Lionhart has launched its debut private equity fund, Lionhart Talon, which will initially seek to raise $500m.
SPAIN – Amadeus and GIMV back USD 12m Openbravo investment
Amadeus Capital Partners and Belgian venture capital firm GIMV have invested in a USD 12m funding round for software company Openbravo, alongside Spanish firm Adara Venture Partners.
NORWAY - Epi-V backs Petrotools with £4.5m
Epi-V has backed Stavanger-based Petrotools, a supplier of advanced well intervention tools to the oil industry, with £4.5m.
UK - LDC bolsters South West team
LDC has hired Ian Podmore as investment director to further its presence in the south west.
UK - Noble backs USD 5m Garlik investment
Noble Venture Finance has joined online identity expert Garlik's existing investors 3i and Doughty Hanson in a $5m investment in the company, designed to fund its expansion into the US market.
FINLAND - TietoEnator owners block Nordic Capital bid
According to reports, shareholders who hold more than 10% of the shares in TietoEnator have announced that they will not accept Nordic Capital’s EUR 1.1bn, or EUR 15.50 per share, takeover offer.
CEE – JPMorgan- and Deutsche Bank-backed Cadogan to float
According to sources, Ukrainian gas exploration and production company Cadogan Petroleum plans to raise £125m through a listing on the London Stock Exchange next month. The private equity funds of JPMorgan and Deutsche Bank are two of the company's investors.
SPAIN – Axón backs e-invoicing firm
Axón Capital has invested in e-invoicing firm Doc on Time in a deal valued at approximately EUR 1.5m. Previous investors include Invernostra, del Grupo SA Nostra-Caja de Baleares and Corporación Caja Navarra.
ITALY – Industriekapital acquires Faral
Bavaria Industriekapital has acquired radiator manufacturer Faral SpA from the Swiss Zehnder Group, a global player in the heating and climate control business. The parties also signed an agreement to ensure the ongoing supply of key components to the...
ITALY – Mittel to acquire E.Capital
Mittel is in the process of acquiring 100% of investment management advisory E.Capital Partners, in a deal valued at around EUR 50m.
SWEDEN - Eqvitec acquires Mantacore
Eqvitec Technology Fund III has acquired a majority stake in Mantacore AB, a supplier of complete policy management systems for insurance companies and brokers, for an undisclosed value, with the management retaining a minority shareholding in the business.
SWEDEN - EQT sells 22% of listed Duni
EQT I and EQT III have, through Duni Holding AB, sold 10,400,000 shares in Duni AB, representing 22.13% of the shares in the business, to Swedish and international investors.