Technology
CVC bids for TomTom telematics division
GP is bidding for the Netherlands-based telematics division of navigation specialist TomTom
Kernel Capital leads €2.25m funding round for Nova Leah
Company plans to use the fresh capital to scale up its team and develop its products
Capitem Partenaires backs Shift in MBO
Capitem buys a minority stake in the Lyon-based digital project management consultancy
FSN sells €215m block of Netcompany shares
Shares valued at DKK 1.6bn (тЌ215m) based on a share price of DKK 223 (тЌ30) per share
IK acquires Infradata in SBO
IK buys Dutch cybersecurity service Infradata from Waterland via IK VIII Fund
August invests in Charterhouse Voice and Data
GP is currently investing from its ТЃ224m fourth fund, which writes equity cheques of ТЃ20-25m
Korelya Capital et al. invest $80m in Bitfury Group
Round will support blockchain hardware and software provider Bitfury in product development
Lakestar, Jungle Ventures lead $29.5m series-A for Engineer.ai
Softbank's venture capital fund DeepCore also takes part in the latest investment
Livonia Partners leads $5.2m series-A for Scoro
Previous backers Inventure and Tera Ventures also take part in the funding round
Foresight invests £2.5m in Cimteq
Deal for the Welsh software developer was made from Foresight Regional Investment Fund
Dawn Capital leads $8m series-A for Quantilope
Munich-based early-stage investors Senovo and Surplus also take part in the round
Quilvest's Eudonet bolts on 3Si
Eudonet buys UK-based 3Si, a CRM platform dedicated to the not-for-profit sector
Ardian buys Trustteam in SBO
Ardian entered exclusive negotiations with Naxicap to purchase the IT outsourcing service in August
Carlyle's ADB Safegate bolts on Ultra AS for £22m
Transaction comes 16 months after the GP acquired ADB from PAI for a reported тЌ900m
Via Equity-backed Adform announces IPO
Company aims to raise DKK 750m through new shares in addition to any sale of existing shares
Tesi et al. in €12m series-A for Dispelix
Previous backers Lifeline Ventures and VTT Ventures also take part in the investment
IK buys Schema Group
Deal is the third transaction IK Small Cap II has completed this year and the second in Germany
PE–backed Synthesio sold to trade in €50m deal
Social media monitoring and engagement company Synthesio joins market research giant Ipsos
Target Global leads series-A for Omni:us
London-based VC firms MMC Ventures and Talis Capital also take part in the financing
BGF leads $17m round for LoopMe
Funding round brings the total amount raised by the advertising software company to $32m
CVC, GRO Capital buy Omada from C5 Capital
GPs will partner with the management team to accelerate the company's expansion and innovation
PE consortium invests $21m in Coople
Fresh capital will be invested in the further development of the product and technology
MizMaa Ventures leads $7.5m round for Resolution Games
GP Bullhound and Fly Forever also take part in the round alongside existing investors
Nordic software sector lures private equity investors
Deal volume in the software space outstripped the long-term monthly average throughout September as the region's reputation endures