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Reiten & Co fund makes new investment in oil and gas consulting

Energy and Utilities, Investment, Nordics, Norway, Private Equity News

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. [...]

Priveq invests in Smoke Free Systems

Healthcare Service & Pharmaceuticals, Investment, Nordics, Private Equity News, Sweden

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 [...]

Summit Partners Invests in 360T Group

DACH, Germany, Investment, Private Equity News, Software & Information Technology

360T Group, the leading independent global provider of a multi-bank, multi-asset trading platform, announced today that growth equity investor Summit Partners has signed a definitive agreement to invest in the company. The investment will position 360T for continued strong global growth. The investment will involve a partial divestiture of the stake held by Brockhaus Private Equity, which [...]

eSellerPro receives a further £1m in funding from Notion Capital

Country, Internet, E-Commerce & E-Services, Investment, UK & Ireland, United Kingdom

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 [...]

Intelligent Apps raised EUR 10 mln from Daimler subsidiary

DACH, Germany, Investment, Private Equity News, Transportation & Logistics

Intelligent Apps, the Hamburg, Germany-based startup behind popular taxi ordering smartphone application myTaxi, has raised 10 million euros in growth funding from car2go, a subsidiary of Daimler, Germany’s third largest carmaker.   Press Release: Maker of taxi-ordering app myTaxi raises €10 million from Daimler, Lars Hinrichs Investor: car2go Target: Intelligent Apps

T-Venture and IBB Beteiligungsgesellschaft Invest in Berliner Clipkit

DACH, Germany, Internet, E-Commerce & E-Services, Investment, Private Equity News

T-Venture, the Venture Capital subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom AG, and IBB Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH invest in the German video marketer clipkit. Supported by the mid-seven-digit Euro financing round, the Berlin-based company aims to further develop their own video player technology and to significantly expand their video content library as well as network reach. The Managing Directors [...]

Point Nine Capital invests into CouchSurfing

DACH, Germany, Investment, Private Equity News, Tourism, Restaurants & Leisure, USA

Point Nine Capital, the early-stage venture capital firm based in Berlin, today announced that it has made an investment into CouchSurfing, a global online network that connects travelers with locals all over the world. The investment is an extension of the $7.6M Series A round raised from Benchmark Capital and Omidyar Network last year. Point [...]