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Brandwatch, a social media monitoring company, today announces it has closed a $6 million investment led by Nauta Capital. Carles Ferrer, General Partner at the venture capitalist firm will join the Brandwatch board, along with Al Sisto, Venture Partner, who will join as an observer. Related Links: Press Release: Brandwatch raises USD  6 mln from VC [...]

Increasing international growth is first priority for Stavanger-based oil and gas consulting firm Competentia. The financial platform is strengthened, with Reiten & Co Capital Partners VII L.P. private equity fund as new shareholder. Competentia will continue to cultivate its success formula, providing highly skilled project managers and engineers to the global oil and gas industry. [...]

Ingenious Asset Management, part of UK based investment and advisory group Ingenious, today announces that it has acquired the Optima Managed Funds Division of Surrey-based accountancy firm Turpin Barker Armstrong (TBA). Related LInks: Press Release: Ingenious Asset Management Acquires Optima Managed Funds Division Investor: Ingenious Asset Management Target:  Optima Managed Funds Division

Litorina IV is acquiring the majority shareholding in Fiskarhedenvillan Group, one of Sweden’s leading suppliers of one-family houses. The current majority owner, Polaris Private Equity, is selling all its shares, while the company’s management is remaining as joint owner. No financial details were disclosed. Related Links: Press Release:  Litorina acquires Fiskarhedenvillan Investor: Litorina  Target: Fiskarhedenvillan Group  

Six investment professionals have left Turkish group Rhea Asset Management to launch their own venture, TRPE Capital. The spinout is an amicable one, with Rhea acting as a minority shareholder in the new venture. The firm will continue to manage the portfolio of investments made on behalf of Rhea, it said, “and will make new commitments [...]

Ventizz Capital Partners and HOCHTIEF Solutions have set up a joint venture for the development of offshore wind farms. The two partners each hold a 50 percent interest in the company named HOCHTIEF Offshore Development Solutions S.à.r.l. The partners are aiming to tap further earnings potential in the high-growth market for offshore wind energy. Plans [...]

BC Partners announces the final closing of BC European Capital IX (“BCEC IX” or “the Fund”) having successfully attained the Fund’s hard cap of €6.5bn in investor commitments. Strong demand was generated from both existing and new investors leading to a 60% increase in the firm’s investor base, a fund size 14% larger than the [...]

Dunedin Enterprise Investment Trust plc (the ”Company”) is pleased to announce that it has sold its entire investment in SWIP Private Equity Fund of Funds II plc (“SWIP PEF”) to a number of third parties for an aggregate cash consideration of EUR 17,372,000, equivalent to approximately GBP 14.55 million. This consideration equates to a 8.0% discount [...]

Through a newly formed holding company, Priveq Investment Fund IV L.P. (”Priveq Fund”) becomes the new majority owner of Smoke Free Systems, one of the world leading niche players for protection from passive smoking, with a turnover of SEK 200 m. Dan Pitulia, former CEO of Carmel Pharma, previously co-owned by Priveq Investment, invests jointly with Priveq Fund and [...]

Ambienta SGR, the largest European private equity fund specialised in the environmental sector, has finalized an agreement through Ambienta I fund to invest in Tower Light S.r.l., a leader in the production of lighting towers. The investment – structured through a leveraged buyout with a limited amount of leverage – amounts to EUR 13.5 million and [...]