Deals
Artemis, Alven back Speachme
GPs invest €10m in French peer-to-peer skills transfer platform startup Speachme
VC firms in $15m series-B for Nozomi Networks
Lux Capital, GGV Capital, Planven Investments and THI Investments take part in the round
HIG buys Beinbauer from Orlando
Management team, headed by Tobias Lührig and Patric Meeth, will continue to lead the group
NCI backs Factem in SBO
NCI replaces Ciclad as backer alongside the CEO of French acoustic cells manufacturer Factem
JC Flowers, Cerberus granted exclusivity in HSH Nordbank auction
Bidders have now been given a deadline to negotiate a deal with the federal state owners
Waterland buys Swyx Solutions
Acquisition marks the first step in a new buy-and-build strategy in the IT sector
DeA's Taste of Italy supports CDS bolt-on
Italian plastic specialist, backed by DeA, has wholly acquired Manufacturas Inplast
SEP injects £25m into Redwood
SEP initiated contact with the comms and cloud services firm three years ago
Capital D buys Invincible Brands
Invincible Brands projects revenues of €30m for 2017 and describes its profit margins as "healthy"
Ekkio Capital invests in FX Solutions
GP backs the French shoulder arthroplasty implants manufacturer
DBAG buys Netzkontor Nord
DBAG made a €4.6m co-investment from its balance sheet alongside DBAG ECF First New Vintage
DeA's Taste of Italy fund backs Casa Vinicola Botter
Food and agriculture specialist fund acquires a minority stake in the Italian wine producer
Partech leads $45m series-B for Na-kd
Investment is the ninth deal from Partech's growth fund, which closed on тЌ400m in June 2016
Connect backs Forest Admin in €3m round
Pietro Bezza, managing partner and co-founder of Connect Ventures, will join the company's board
Naxicap, Ouest Croissance exit Lilial to trade
GPs sell stake in French medical products provider to Danish competitor Coloplast
Endeit, Tengelmann lead $34m series-D for Chronext
Existing investors Octopus Ventures, Partech Ventures and Capnamic also take part
Waterland invests in Gas Tag
First investment made by Waterland's UK team since opening an office in Manchester
Softbank invests €460m in Auto1
Softbank draws capital from the $93bn Vision Fund, which held a first close in March 2017
Synova backs AllClear in MBI
Chris Rolland, the former CEO of Staysure and American Express Insurance Services, will lead the business
Inflexion acquires Alston Elliot
Inflexion taps Enterprise Fund IV, which held a final close on ТЃ328m in May 2016
Cross Equity Partners buys WDM
Cross draws equity from its second fund, which was announced in 2015 with a hard-cap of CHF 175m
Ufenau-backed Altano buys Pferdeklinik Grosswallstadt
GP draws capital from its fifth fund, Ufenau V, which held a €227m final close in October 2016
Litorina acquires Bergfalk
Deal is the second investment from the Litorina V fund, following Digpro in November 2017
Seed Capital, SEB lead DKK 30m series-A for Cardlay
Cardlay intends to use the series-A funding to expand its partnerships with banks