Invest-IQ | Private Equity News – Europe

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 [...]

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

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 [...]

eSellerPro, the leading eCommerce software provider for multi-channel sellers, today announces a follow-on investment of £1m from Notion Capital. The funding follows Notion’s initial investment of £1.8 million in 2010 and will support the company’s ambitious growth plans over the coming years, which include accelerating momentum in its core business together with entry into new [...]

Inflexion Private Equity, the mid-market private equity investor, today announces that it has completed the buyout of Natural Products Worldwide (“NPW”), the market leading impulse giftware products company. Related Links: Press Release: Inflexion invests in Natural Products Worldwide Investor: Inflexion Private Equity Target: Natural Products Worldwide

Fits.me the leading provider of virtual fitting rooms and associated technologies to the fashion e-commerce industry, closed a Series A round of financing led by Entrepreneurs Fund.The seven figure investment enables Fits.me to accelerate the delivery of virtual fitting room services as well as to provide additional sales and marketing resources to fuel Fits.me’s growth. Related Links: [...]

The global solar energy provider, Scatec Solar AS has agreed the sale of a 9MW portfolio of operating solar PV plants in Italy to an investment fund managed by London-based Impax Asset Management Ltd (“Impax”). The portfolio consists of eight projects within close proximity in Puglia, southern Italy and a 1MW project in Sardinia.  All projects [...]

Fantasy Shopper, a new online experience that socialises and gamifies online shopping, today announced its first round of funding led by top tier venture firms Accel Partners and NEA. This funding will enable Fantasy Shopper to build out engineering and business development resources, and expand into new markets. Related Links: Press Release: Fantasy Shopper Raises [...]

Sun European Partners, LLP (“Sun European Partners”), the European adviser to Sun Capital Partners, Inc., has announced that one of its affiliates has completed the acquisition of Kobusch–Sengewald, an international producer and processor of custom–designed plastic packaging from Pregis Corporation. Financial details are not disclosed. Related Links: Press Release: AN AFFILIATE OF SUN EUROPEAN PARTNERS, [...]