Deals
Balderton in $2.5m seed round for Furhat Robotics
UK venture capital firm LocalGlobe also participated in the round for the AI business
Deal in Focus: Mangrove et al. in $40m round for Lesara
Investors include VC firms Paua, Cherry, Simile, Partech, Northzone and Vorwerk
Main Capital buys Evania Video
Company's management retains a minority stake and will remain in their roles at Evania
Perusa acquires Xindao
GP draws equity from Perusa Partners II, a €207m buyout fund that closed in November 2011
Omnes acquires minority stake in Aero Negoce
Distributor of fastening hardware for the aerospace industry will undertake international expansion
Summit commits follow-on investment to Relex
GP completes an expansion capital investment in its Finland-based portfolio company Relex
Draper Esprit, Touchstone in $24m round for Ieso
Digital healthcare provider will look to expand its US and European presence following the deal
Newfund leads €1m round for Shotgun
Newfund provides the majority of the round, with business angels contributing the remainder
Invus injects $48m into Bizagi
Enterprise software company will look to expand its presence across Europe and the US
Balderton leads $30m series-D for Sophia Genetics
360 Capital Partners and existing investors Invoke Capital and Alychio also take part in the round
NextStage backs Steel Shed Solutions with €11.5m
Funding will be used to ramp up the company’s sales growth and development in Europe and Africa
Battery, Holtzbrinck back €10m series-A for Zeitgold
Both VC firms reinvest due to a technological breakthrough after February's seed round
Nordic Capital sells remaining shares in Tokmanni
Nordic Capital listed Tokmanni in 2016, with the group achieving a market cap of €394m
Towerbrook carves out Schweighofer Fiber
Towerbrook draws equity from its fourth fund, which closed on its $3.5bn hard-cap in 2013
Balderton leads $10m series-A for Labster
Existing investors Northzone and Unity Technologies founder David Helgason also take part
Partech invests €30m in SendinBlue series-A
Partech has been one of the busiest VC investors on the continent this year
Vallis reaps €90m on Elevo exit
Vallis Construction Sector Consolidation Fund fully exits the asset after a five-year holding period
Goldman Sachs invests £100m in Neyber
Hybrid investment in consumer loans provider will see Goldman Sachs take a minority stake
3i-backed Atesteo buys Straesser
Straesser will continue to operate under its own name and Rolf Strässer will remain managing partner
Norvestor buys 60% stake in Wexus
Norway-based lower-mid-market GP is the majority shareholder, with management also investing
Rutland acquires Armitage Pet Care
Deal is the sixth investment for the GP's third fund, which closed on £263m in January 2015
Beechbrook backs Kuldeteknisk and ICP Nurseries
GP deploys capital from its Private Debt III fund and UK SME Credit I fund to back the companies
Deal in Focus: Carlyle sells Itconic to Equinix
Sale comes two and a half years after the GP acquired the business and is the first divestment for its third Europe-dedicated fund
LBO France makes seventh VC deal with OpenHealth
LBO France acquired VC firm Innovation Capital from Caisse des Dépôts in 2016 to move into the space