Official Record
Emerald Technology Ventures et al. back MetGen
Emerald Technology Ventures and several other backers have invested in a series-A financing round for MetGen Oy, a Finnish industrial biotech company.
Industrifonden and Innogy invest in Mantex
Industrifonden and Innogy Ventures have invested SEK 30m in Mantex, a moisture measurement technology company.
Creandum et al. back Dexplora
Creandum, DN Capital and 12 angel investors have injected $1.2m into Dexplora, a Swedish app developer.
Maj takes a bite out of Sticks'n'Sushi
Maj Invest Equity has acquired 49% of Danish sushi restaurant chain Sticks'n'Sushi.
Gores acquires FTO subsidiary Etrali
The Gores Group has bought Etrali, the business services and trading solutions subsidiary of France Telecom-Orange (FTO).
General Catalyst et al. invest $12m in YPlan
General Catalyst Partners has led a $12m series-A funding round into British mobile start-up YPlan alongside existing investors Wellington Partners and Octopus Investments.
Weinberg Capital Partners acquires CMFT
Weinberg Capital Partners-backed Climater has acquired Bordeaux-based group CMFT Heating, a company specialised in industrial heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC).
Riverside sells Oni to Altice
The Riverside Company has sold its 60.9% stake in Portuguese telecommunications company Oni Telecom to investment company Altice.
French VCs inject €4m into Miliboo
Existing investor Auriga Partners has led a €4m funding round for French online furniture store Miliboo, alongside newcomers Naxicap and Sigma Gestion.
HTGF backs uberMetrics in series-A round
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) has invested a seven-figure sum in media-monitoring tool provider uberMetrics Technologies GmbH, alongside German mail-order specialist Klingel group.
Private equity backers sell further 10% Rexel stake for €500m
The backers of electrical equipment supplier Rexel have offloaded a further 10% stake in the company for €500m, following up on a previous partial exit in February.
DFJ Esprit et al. back extended £6.9m Horizon Discovery series-C
A consortium of venture capital firms and private investors has injected a further £6.9m into Horizon Discovery as part of the final close of the company's extended series-C round.
VC-backed Spotify acquires Tunigo
Creandum-backed Spotify has acquired Stockholm-based digital music business Tunigo from Swedish app developer Snowfish.
Rutland picks up Equistone’s AFI-Uplift
Equistone Partners Europe has offloaded AFI-Uplift to Rutland Partners in a deal that combines three companies for a total enterprise value of around £85m.
Serena Capital leads £10m round for WorldStores
Serena Capital and existing backers Balderton Capital and Advent Venture Partners have jointly invested £10m in a series-C funding round for UK-based online retailer WorldStores.
HgCapital sells ATC to Intertrust for €303m
HgCapital has sold Dutch fiduciary services firm ATC to corporate services business Intertrust for €303m, reaping a 2.2x money multiple.
Prime Ventures backs AppLift with €10m investment
Prime Ventures has invested €10m in a series-A funding round for a Berlin-based marketing platform for mobile games, AppLift GmbH.
GCP-backed Iglu.com acquires Planet Cruise
Growth Capital Partners (GCP) has backed the acquisition of Planet Cruise by its portfolio company Iglu.com.
Norrlandsfonden backs Presto Marine
Norrlandsfonden has invested in Swedish start-up Presto Marine AB.
JC Flowers sells half of CCM to Encore
JC Flowers has sold a 50.1% stake in Cabot Credit Management (CCM) to Encore Capital Group for £128m, just two weeks after acquiring the UK-based consumer debt manager from AnaCap Financial Partners.
Spark and Accel invest $3.5m in Qriously
Spark Capital has led a $3.5m series-A funding round for London-based Qriously, alongside existing investor Accel Partners.
Warburg Pincus and General Atlantic acquire 50% of SAM
Warburg Pincus and General Atlantic have taken a 50% stake in Santander Asset Management for €700m.
Zurmont Madison et al. take majority stake in Schaetti
Zurmont Madison and co-investors have acquired a majority stake in Swiss technology company Schaetti Holding AG.
EdRip takes minority stake in MCI
Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners (EdRip) has taken part in a capital increase for Swiss events organisation business MCI.