Technology
Calculus invests £2m in CloudTrade
Funding will be used to strengthen the firm's global sales and support the growth of its teams
CapDecisif holds first close for CapDecisif 4
VC is aiming to exceed its €50m target but will not surpass the €70m assigned hard-cap
ADV leads $8m round for Snap40
UK-based growth and venture capital firm MMC Ventures is also participating in the funding round
Digital+ Partners holds final close on €350m
Vehicle was launched in 2016 with a €300m target and held a first close on €131.5m in 2017
Alantra buys Grupo Ingenium
This is the sixth investment made by the GP via its Alantra PEF III fund
CVC sells Linxens to trade in $2.6bn deal
France-based smartcard parts maker Linxens is sold to Chinese conglomerate Unisplendour
Auctus-backed Fernao buys Datadirect
Platform was established using equity from Auctus Capital Partners Fund IV, a €230m buyout fund
MMC exits Invenias via trade sale to Bullhorn
Recruitment software company has undertaken a recruitment drive under the vendor's five-year tenure
DN Capital et al. in $8m round for Happeo
Fresh capital will enable the firm to expand its integration suite with LinkedIn, G Chat and Slack
Verdane invests €9.5m in Freespee
GP draws capital for the transaction from Verdane Capital IX, a SEK 3bn secondaries fund
ECI backs Arkessa MBO
Deal for the IoT-focused company comes shortly after the GP backed insurance broker The Clear Group
Rocket Internet launches second fund
Rocket Internet Capital Partners I held a final close on its $1bn hard-cap in January 2017
Waterland buys Within Reach Group
Including the latest acquisitions, WRG expects total annual turnover of €75m in 2018
Nauta leads $2.2m seed round for Landbot
Spanish investment bank Bankinter and VC fund Encomenda Smart Capital also take part in the round
Pentech and Connect in $3m round for Lifebit
Beacon Capital and Tiny VC also took part in the round for the genomics data software company
Pegasus Capital Advisors invests in Yanzi Networks
With the capital injection, Yanzi plans to accelerate development of its products and expand globally
Paladin leads €3m series-A extension for DPOrganizer
Nordic VCs Industrifonden, Creades, Inbox Capital, and SolУЄng Invest also participated in the round
Insight closes 10th fund on $6.3bn
Total is 5% more than the fund's $6bn target and 32% more than the $4.75bn raised by its predecessor
C5 Capital aiming to close second fund in Q1 next year
C5 owns six companies through its, now fully allocated, initial 2013-vintage $100m fund
Seven Ventures in $300m funding round for About You
Fresh capital is injected at a valuation of more than $1bn, making it Hamburg's first unicorn
Accel leads $3m seed round for FRVR
VC firm Makers Fund and several angel investors also took part in the funding round
NVM invests £3.1m in Clarilis
Automated legal drafting software company has enjoyed strong growth due to pressures on legal fees
BGF backs Click Travel
UK-based online travel agent will invest in product development on completion of the deal
Northzone leads $7.5m funding round for Truelayer
London-based company will use the fresh capital to expand into further European countries