Technology
Accel closes sixth European fund on $575m
Fund will follow the same strategy as its predecessor, Accel London V, which raised €500m
Summit Partners, FleetCor exit Masternaut to Michelin
Masternaut will continue to operate under its own brand as a wholly owned subsidiary of Michelin
Sella Venture Partners to launch €150m VC fund-of-funds
Vehicle will make around 20 investments and will target Europe, the US and Israel
SoftBank leads $484m series-E for GetYourGuide
Temasek, Lakestar, Korelya Capital, Heartcore Capital and Highland Europe also participate
EQT sells Coromatic to trade
Sale ends an eight-year holding period for EQT, which acquired the company from Litorina
Auctus buys QuinScape with new fund
QuinScape plans to implement a buy-and-build strategy and will geographically expand
Bowmark's Node4 acquires Secura
Deal comes two years after the IT and communications group bolted on database services provider Onomi
Indaco Ventures leads $6m series-B for Mainstreaming
Existing investor United Ventures also takes part in the round, alongside Sony Innovation Fund
Capvis acquires Xovis from Emeram
Emeram and the management team invested in Xovis in 2016, with Emeram taking a majority stake
Aquiline-backed ClearCourse buys Instagiv
Instagiv is the eighth bolt-on for ClearCourse since its foundation in October 2018
Mobeus invests £5m in Arkk
Mobeus typically invests £2-15m in UK-based businesses with operating profits of £1-3m
VC firms back €1.1m round for FintechOS
GapMinder VC, Launchub Ventures and Gecad Ventures take part alongside unnamed angel investors
VCs invest $18m in Icometrix
In 2016, Capricorn Ventures, along with other private investors, provided a €2m round of funding
VC firms back €14.4m series-B for Wirepas
London-based ETF Partners and Dutch investor KPN Ventures take part in the round
H&F, Blackstone's offer for Scout24 rejected by shareholders
Scout24's management and supervisory boards supported the consortium's offer of €46 per share
One Peak, Goldman Sachs lead €80m series-E for DocPlanner
Existing investors Piton Capital and Enern Investments also take part in the funding round
VC firms in $56m series-B for Pleo
Fresh capital will be used to roll out Pleo across Europe and triple its headcount from 120 to 400
V4C buys Dreamcommerce
Second investment from the GP's V4C Poland Plus Fund, a vehicle fundraising towards a €150m target
Verdane buys Conexus
Conexus plans to use the fresh capital to accelerate its continued international expansion
Crane Venture leads $3m funding round for Stratio
Company intends to use the fresh capital to further expand across Europe and the US
Finch, Velocity co-lead €14m series-B for Twisto
Existing investors ING Ventures, Uniqa Ventures and ING Bank also take part in the round
Investcorp sells SecureLink to Orange in €515m deal
GP sells Dutch cybersecurity services provider SecureLink to French telecoms giant Orange
Notion Capital leads $12m series-A for HeyJobs
Notion Capital typically leads funding rounds with a first investment of $3-5m in startups
Agilitas-backed Danoffice buys Datacon
First add-on for Danoffice since Agilitas acquired the firm in a buyout in November 2017
