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Midven invests in Eagle
Midven has injected £590,000 into Eagle Genomics, a provider of outsourced bio-informatics software for the life sciences sector, alongside a number of individual angel investors and syndicates.
BGF backs Inoapps with £10m
The Business Growth Fund (BGF) has invested £10m in Aberdeen-based Inoapps, an Oracle application reseller and IT consultancy business, in return for a minority stake.
PE-backed Foodpanda receives $8m for Middle East expansion
Foodpanda, backed by Rocket Internet, Investment AB Kinnevik and Phenomen Ventures, has received $8m from iMena.
Impax to acquire two Finnish wind power projects
Impax Asset Management has agreed to acquire the Kuolavaara-Keulakkopää and Joukhaisselkä pre-construction-stage wind power projects from Fortum and Metsähallitus.
Target Partners reinvests in Tado
Target Partners and Shortcut Ventures have invested €2m in heating app Tado.
Caixa Capital Risc commits €2m to Forest Chemical
Caixa Capital Risc has made a €2m commitment to Alicante-based industrial adhesives firm Forest Chemical Group.
MMC Ventures backs Boticca series-A
MMC Ventures has taken part in a £2.5m series-A funding round for Boticca, a London based e-commerce site for luxury fashion accessories, alongside a number of high-net-worth individuals.
Hannoverimpuls invests in CouchCommerce
Hannoverimpuls has backed CouchCommerce, a software-as-a-service (Saas) platform that converts online shops into apps, alongside angels network Venturepreneurs.
Amundi et al. invest €1.3m in Envie de Fraises
Amundi Private Equity Funds, Generis Capital Partners and Calao Finance have injected €1.3m into Envie de Fraises, a French online clothing store for pregnant women.
Index leads $17.5m round for SwiftKey
Index Ventures has led a $17.5m series-B round for London-based virtual keyboard app SwiftKey, with participation from existing backer Octopus Investments and several angel investors.
Sagard invests in Santiane
Sagard has taken a minority stake in French online insurance broker Groupe Santiane, while previous backer BNP Paribas Private Equity has exited the company.
JZ Capital backs Winn Group and Fidor Bank
London-listed private equity fund JZ Capital Partners (JZCP) has expanded its European portfolio with investments in the UK and Germany.
KeyLemon raises $1.5m
Switzerland-based face recognition technology company KeyLemon has raised $1.5m in a series-A funding round from Debiopharm Investments and Swisscom Ventures.
Idinvest et al. in $20m round for Vestiaire Collective
Idinvest has joined existing investors Balderton Capital and Ventech in a $20m series-C round for French start-up Vestiaire Collective, led by publishing group Condé Nast.
Intel et al. invest $12m in Eruditor Group
Intel Capital, Runa Capital and Frontier Ventures have injected $12m into Eruditor Group, a Russian provider of online marketplaces for freelancers.
PPM Oost invests in Informaat
PPM Oost and The Informal Investors Network (or TIIN Capital) have invested in Informaat, a Dutch business providing a customer experience platform (CXP) product for insurers.
Target Ventures backs Babadu
Russian venture capital firm Target Ventures has invested “several million dollars” in Babadu, a Russian e-commerce platform for children’s products.
Maven Capital backs Fletcher Shipping
Maven Capital Partners has invested a further £5.5m in its portfolio company Fletcher Shipping, an Aberdeen-based shipping company.
BGF invests £2.8m in Arran Aromatics
The Business Growth Fund (BGF) has invested £2.8m and taken a minority stake in Arran Aromatics, a Scottish luxury toiletries company.
SAEV backs InflowControl
Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures (SAEV) has backed InflowControl, a Norway-based provider of inflow control device (ICD) technology designed to increase the recovery and production from oil and gas fields.
ThingLink raises $2m in Inventure-led second funding round
Helsinki-based image interaction company ThingLink has raised $2m in a funding round led by existing backer Inventure.
BPI France invests €1.5m in Sigmaphi
State-backed BPI France has injected €1.5m into Brittany-based Sigmaphi, a specialist manufacturer of electro-magnets and particle beam transport lines for particle accelerators.
HTGF et al. back fos4x for second time
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF), Bayern Kapital and UnternehmerTUM have invested in fos4x, a technology provider for wind turbines, for the second time in little more than a year.
BGF backs Xercise4less with £5m
The Business Growth Fund (BGF) has injected £5m into Xercise4less, a fitness chain founded by ex-rugby player Jon Wright.