Expansion
Apax France sells Sylpa to ActoMezz-backed management
Sale ends a four-year holding period for Apax France, which owned a stake in Sylpa via Apax Development
Lightspeed leads €128m round for Vinted
Funding round values Vinted at €1bn, making it Lithuania's first technology unicorn
Lonsdale-backed CRSG acquires Swegon Hire UK
Vendor of the company is Sweden-based Swegon Group, which generates €500m in revenues
P101 invests €2m in Osteocom
P101 deploys capital from its Programma 102 fund, which targets early- to late-stage startups
Octopus, Downing and C4 in $21.8m round for Trouva
Fresh capital from the investment will be used for overseas expansion and software development
Inflexion-backed Kynetec bolts on Kleffmann
Inflexion provided fresh equity for the acquisition from its Inflexion Buyout Fund IV
DN Capital et al. lead €5.5m series-A for Cognigy
AI software platform intends to use the second round of funding for US expansion
Ten Eleven, Seaya lead $11m series-A for Buguroo
Existing investors Inveready and Conexo Ventures also take part in the funding round
EV Private Equity-backed EWT acquires IKM
EV Private Equity is currently investing from Energy Ventures IV, which closed on €247m in 2011
Digital+ Partners leads €23m series-B for Pricefx
Pricefx intends to use the fresh capital to invest in sales and marketing, and to expand in the US
PPM Oost invests in Protifarm
PPM Oost is a development agency created by the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate
Silver Lake invests $500m in City Football Group
City Football Group, valued at $4.8bn, owns football clubs including Manchester City FC
SHS acquires stake in Single Use Support
SHS draws equity from its latest vehicle, SHS V Fonds, which held its first close in July 2018 on €90m
VR Equitypartner-backed Kälte Eckert acquires Günther Kältetechnik
VR Equity Partner is following a buy-and-build strategy with the cooling systems company
Waterland-backed Enreach buys Masvoz
Masvoz acquisition is the fifth bolt-on since the GP acquired Enreach in July 2018
Balderton leads €21m round for Detectify
Existing investors Paua Ventures, Inventure and Insight Venture Partners also participated
Silverfleet-backed Microgen merges with Touchstone
Silverfleet has backed the merger drawing equity from its European Development Fund
Acropolis invests $20m in SEV
Acropolis is a family office based in London that makes investments in private companies
Redalpine, Armada lead CHF 11m round for Carvolution
Series-B is the second round of 2019 for the car leasing subscription business
Slingshot, Jamjar back €10m series-B for Boldking
Online razor producer expects to consolidate and grow its European business
LDC invests £30m in Croud
Fresh capital will also go towards further global expansion and expansion of its range of services
Arena et al. back €260m series-C for Celonis
Round is one of the largest venture capital deals in Germany this year
Adcuram-backed Vitrulan acquires Ahlstrom-Munksjö business
Vitrulan has acquired the business for its broader product range and to expand internationally
Waterland-backed Netgo acquires ComNet
Transaction is the first in the GP's buy-and-build strategy for Netgo