Technology
Capiton buys Magix Software
Company's founders and CEO Klaus Schmidt have retained a significant minority stake
TA-backed Think Project! buys Cemar
Company makes its entry into the UK's construction project management software market
Partech et al. inject $34m into Platform.sh
Partech leads the series-C round for French cloud platform-as-a-service Platform.sh
EQT acquires Facile.it from Oakley Capital
Sale ends a four-year holding period for Oakley, which acquired Facile in 2014 using its second fund
LDC-backed Team17 lists with £217m market cap
Video game developer increased turnover and EBITDA by 119% and 111% respectively in 2017
BPI France in €7m funding round for eLichens
Demeter, Sofimac Innovation, Aereco and BNP Paribas Développement also take part
Capzanine backs Magix
Firm's first investment in Germany since it opened an office in Munich in September last year
YFM invests £3m in Arcus
YFM Equity Partners will invest in Arcus, a provider of cloud-based software services, via two VCTs
Albion leads £6.5m series-A for PayAsUGym
Gym pass marketplace will invest in recruitment, product development, marketing and the expansion of its network
Hg and ICG in £1.3bn Iris buyout
Hg6 generates a 4.2x return from the sale of the accounting software group, equivalent to a 26% IRR
Indigo Capital backs Ozitem MBO
Ozitem's general manager, Francois Espieux, will lead the management team following the takeover
Ginko leads $100m round for HMD Global
HMD Global plans on making strategic investments and scaling up business operations
Riverside backs GermanPersonnel
Riverside will support GermanPersonnel's expansion by bringing in industry experts
VC-backed Home24 to raise €150-200m in IPO
VC firms Rocket Internet and Kinnevik hold stakes of 41% and 17% in the business, respectively
VC-backed iZettle acquired by PayPal in $2.2bn deal
Mega-deal comes just days after the startup announced its intention to float in Stockholm
Highland Europe injects $21m into Incopro
IP protection software and consultancy business will build out its Chinese operations
GA leads $60m series-B for OpenClassrooms
Existing investors Alven Capital, Citizen Capital and BPI France are also taking part
Hg-backed Visma and Raet to merge
Visma has launched a тЌ300m term loan add-on financing to syndication to finance the acquisition
Phenom sells €140m stake in HelloFresh
Equates to a value of approximately €140m based on the current trading price of €12 per share
Fondo Italiano to launch two funds-of-funds
FoF PE II will target private equity funds that invest in Italian SMEs operating in the tech sector
Draper Esprit leads $29m series-B for Aircall
Call centre software developer will make senior appointments in its US- and Europe-based teams
GMT sells MeetingZone to trade for £61.4m
Sale ends a holding period of almost seven years for GMT Communications Partners
Accel leads $8m series-A for Dashdash
Cherry Ventures, Atlantic Labs and angel investors also take part in the financing
Investec launches $100m venture fund
Vehicle will target UK fintech and enterprise software businesses between the seed and series-A stages