Technology
Naxicap’s DCI bolts on Retis
DCI’s bolt-on of communications specialist Retis follows the acquisition of Lhexian last year
Acton leads $13m series-B for Vimcar
Existing investors Coparion, UVC Partners and Atlantic Labs also take part in the latest financing
Draper Esprit in $200m series-D for Graphcore
Round values the business at $1.7bn and includes commitments from strategic investors
Verdane acquires HR Manager and Webcruiter
Verdane makes second platform investment from its buyout fund, Verdane Edda
Horizons Ventures et al. in $25.6m round for Synthace
Series-B led by Horizons with additional investment from Luminous Ventures, SOSV and others
Index leads $85m round for Nexthink
Fresh capital will be used to accelerate the company’s global expansion, with a focus on the US
Draper Esprit leads $40m series-C for Finalcad
VC houses Cathay Innovation and Salesforce Ventures also take part in the funding round
Main Capital-backed SDB Ayton bolts on Cormel IT
Under Main’s ownership since May, SDB Ayton buys Cormel IT to broaden its product portfolio
VC firms back €6m series-A for Wandelbots
Existing investors, including Felix Haas, Christian Dahlen and Atlantic Labs also take part
Auctus-backed Valantic buys Elements.at, funds Pimcore
Partially owned subsidiary Pimcore receives €3.5m series-A funding round as part of the deal
Motive Partners backs Finantix
Following the deal, the company's founders and management team will continue to lead the business
Alpina-backed Germanedge buys Objective International
GP acquires a 70% stake in Objective, while the management team has retained the remainder
Mid Europa buys Intive from Enterprise Investors
Enterprise initially invested in BLStream, then backed SMT Software Services, and built up the group
Olymp backs Yeay
Olymp claims to be the first comprehensive European investment firm dedicated to blockchain
Digital+ Partners leads $35.5m series-C for NavVis
Japanese corporate Kozo Keikaku Engineering also takes part in the latest financing
Growth Capital Partners backs secondary MBO of Indigo
Maven Capital Partners and YFM fully exit after backing a deal worth £12m in 2016
Project A targets Q1 final close for third fund
New vehicle was registered in Berlin as Project A Ventures III GMBH & Co KG in October
Vertis, StarTIP lead €7.8m round for Buzzoole
Previous backers R301 Capital and Impulse VC also took part in the funding round
Highland injects €25m into Camunda
Open source workflow automation software developer will pursue international expansion
One Equity Partners-backed Inside Secure buys Verimatrix
GP participates in the equity financing with a view to becoming the cornerstone investor of Inside Secure
Insight leads $30m series-C for LeanIX
Software developer will pursue international expansion and invest in new products
NB Renaissance-backed Comelz bolts on Develer
Company will use the investment to open a new business unit focused on research and development
AP1 leads SEK 300m round for Acast
AP1 is joined by Swedbank Robur funds Ny Teknik and Fokus Fund, which also invested in the series-B
LSP leads $28m round for Lumeon
Healthcare software company will expand its US operations and invest in marketing
