Expansion
Kibo et al. inject $10m into 21Buttons
Backers include JME and existing investors Samaipata, Breega, 360, Sabadell, Sputnik and Mediaset
Rocket Internet leads series-C for HomeToGo
Insight Venture Partners, Acton Capital Partners and DN Capital also invest
Tengelmann leads €12m series-B funding round for Compeon
Existing investors BtoV Partners and Dieter von Holtzbrinck Ventures also take part
Initiative & Finance invests in Bel Air Fine Art
GP is currently investing from Initiative & Finance FPCI II, a €168m fund launched in 2015
Iris, eCapital invest €21m in Open-Xchange
Company will target growth in DNS and secure email, and expand into overseas markets
IW Capital leads £8m series-B for WeSwap
Peer-to-peer currency exchange platform will pursue expansion into the Asian market
Idinvest, Temasek back $111m Secret Escapes series-D
Idinvest is increasing its minority stake after first investing 18 months ago
Montefiore backs Les Cercles de la Forme
With fresh backing, the fitness clubs operator will aim to continue consolidating the sector in Paris
Kartesia leads €52m round for Aten Oil
Funding round includes a €45m unitranche loan and an additional €7m convertible loan
VC-firms back €22m funding round for Spotcap
Backers include Rocket Internet, Finstar, Access Industries, Holtzbrinck, Kreos and Heartland Bank
Maven and Enso inject £2m into Cognitive Geology
Fresh capital will fund the rollout of the oil-and-gas-related data software provider's Hutton product
UnternehmerTUM leads €3m series-B for Shyftplan
Senovo, Coparion and Kizoo Technology Ventures also take part in the funding round
BGF invests £1.5m in NWC for Reflekt Cleaning acquisition
Acquisition strengthens NWC's presence in the Midlands and its capabilities in high-level cleaning
Amundi buys minority stake in RCF Group
Deal is the first acquisition in the Italian market for the French fund manager
Main Mezzanine backs Spotzer
Fresh capital will be used to finance Spotzer's international expansion strategy
Blenheim Chalcot in £40m round for SalaryFinance
Deal is the second investment in the UK salary-deductible loans space in quick succession
Rakuten, Cathay lead €30m series-B for Glovo
Backers include existing investors Seaya Ventures, Entrée Capital, Caixa CR and Bonsai Venture
Isatis injects €7m into Foederis
Isatis is currently raising for its Crescendo fund, with a close expected this year
FPE's Kallidus acquires Advorto
GP provided the HR software company with fresh capital to support the acquisition
Dragon Capital buys minority stake in ShipNext
ShipNext will receive fresh capital to integrate its newly launched digital services
BGF injects £10m into Roc to support CCM bolt-on
IT business will also pursue additional acquisitions and invest in operations and infrastructure
Blue Equity acquires stake in Fire Eater
Denmark-based Blue invests from its DKK 707m second fund, with its first vehicle fully deployed
KKR-backed Selecta buys Argenta
Motion Equity Partners exits, having originally backed the business in 2007
YFM injects £1.5m into E2E
Fresh capital will enable the business to launch its NeatAccess communications node