Technology
Aretex Capital Partners acquires Building Energy
Announcement marks the recently formed GP's third investment from its inaugural fund
Private equity in the age of digitalisation
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Hg invests in BrightPay
Deal is the first investment made by the firm's £75m debt and preferred equity fund
VC firms back Uberall's bolt-on of Navads
Total round now amounts to $50m, after HPE, Project A and Holland Private Equity invested $25m
PE-backed Advania acquires Wise
Oslo stock exchange-listed Akva is wholly exiting Wise to Advania in a NOK 80.6m deal
Insight acquires Episerver from Accel-KKR
Deal is valued at $1.16bn and marks an exit for Accel-KKR after a four-year holding period
Kernel invests €1.7m in Sytorus
Company plans to use the fresh capital to accelerate its growth and open a new office in Frankfurt
Blumberg backs $30m series-B for Wunder
Round is led by family office KCK Group with participation from other undisclosed investors
360 Capital launches €60m fund
Poli360 was launched in partnership with Italian university Politecnico di Milano
Ardian et al. sell Consort NT back to management
Consort NT president Jason Guez is the France-based company's current majority owner
Beech Tree-backed Wavenet bolts on Solar Communications
Acquisition comes shortly after Wavenet secured an €85m refinancing deal from Ares and RBS
Via Equity invests in C&B Systemer
Current management team retains a stake alongside Via Equity and Jan Gaardboe Jensen
VC firms lead $17m series-B for Asana Rebel
Greycroft Partners and EVentures co-lead the funding round alongside High-Tech Gründerfonds
BGF in £6m round for MyLife
Deal for the personal-data-related software company is the GP's 32nd investment of 2018
Norvestor wholly exits Crayon
GP sells its remaining shares in Crayon Group at NOK 19 apiece, fully exiting the company
Verdane acquires Zisson and Penetrace
GP acquires shares resulting in around 70% ownership in both Zisson and Penetrace
Investcorp acquires Softgarden from Cipio et al.
GP will invest further capital into the business to enable expansion in the DACH market
Accent Equity-backed Inteno bolts on Genexis
Following the merger, the combined group expects to generate revenues of approximately €60m
VC-backed Green Man prepares for IPO
Video game trading platform and community will reportedly seek a market cap of around £100m
Beech Tree's Wavenet secures €85m refinancing
Ares and RBS provide a unitranche and super-senior revolving credit facility, respectively
Albion leads $4m series-A for Phrasee
Previous backers Next Fifteen and angel syndicate Galvanise Capital also take part in the round
BPI France et al. back Qucit
Backers include Urban US, which backs startups seeking to improve the functioning of cities
Swedbank, Zouk in €10m funding round for Readly
Funding will drive the next stage of growth for Readly, with new investor Swedbank Robur on board
Hg reinvests in Allocate Software
GP reinvests in the healthcare-focused software firm from Hg8, which is now 27% invested