Technology
Investcorp's Calligo acquires Mico Systems
Deal is the second North American acquisition by the data hosting company in seven months
Tikehau-backed Claranet buys Union Solutions
Tikehau Capital acquired a minority stake in Claranet for an ТЃ80m equity investment in May 2017
Accel leads $3.3m seed round for Station
Webb Investment Network and Kima Ventures also take part in the funding round for Station
Smedvig leads £9.5m series-B for Poq
Fresh capital will enable the e-commerce app developer to open a US office and hire a new chairperson
Holland Venture sells Virtual Affairs to trade
We Are You is backed by ABN Amro Participaties, the PE arm of Dutch bank ABN Amro
Omnes Capital in €3.5m funding round for Tilkee
Evolem Start, Crédit Agricole Création, Axeleo Capital and Kreaxi also take part
EQT merges Candidator and DGC IT Services
Group will be branded under new name Candidator DGC and expects to generate SEK 1bn in annual sales
Ardian sells Serma Group back to Chequers
Chequers previously owned the French electronic technology company, having previously owned a stake in it between 2011-2015
Agathos acquires Vacgen from Scienta Scientific
Scienta Scientific is a Swedish nanotechnology company that specialises in ultra-high-vacuum
VC firms back $58m financing for Frontier Car Group
Balderton Capital, TPG Growth, Fraser McCombs Capital and AutoTech Ventures provide $41m in equity
Amadeus Capital et al. in £2.9m seed round for Paragraf
Fresh capital will be used by Paragraf to support the production of graphene on a commercial scale
TA acquires stake in Five Arrows-backed Datix
Under the joint ownership of Five Arrows and TA, Datix plans to consolidate its market position
One Peak leads £41m round for Concentra
Operational data analysis software provider is in the process of opening its first Asian office
LocalGlobe, Atlantic Labs in €1.35m seed round for Covee
Capital will be used to launch in mid-2018 and work towards regulatory approval for an ICO
YFM invests £2.2m in Hutchinson Networks
Move towards cloud-based services is creating a large number of growth opportunites
Synova generates 8x return on Mandata sale to LDC
Deal for logistics software company brings to an end a five-year holding period for the vendor
Adelis-backed AddPro to merge with Svensk IT Funktion
Controlling shareholder Adelis will retain its majority stake in the newly created group
Zubr, EBRD back Targetprocess with $5m
The GP acquired the company via its Zubr Capital Fund I, which held a first close in 2016
Indaco Venture Partners launches €250m fund
Fund received a €130m commitment from Intesa Sanpaolo, Fondo Italiano and Fondazione Cariplo
Insight and ISIF in >€100m round for AMCS
ISIF is understood to have contributed around тЌ40m to the round for the recycling software firm
Astorg to sell Metrologic to trade
French 3D measurement specialist Metrologic to be sold to Swedish Sandvik in €360m deal
CVC-backed Avast sets price range for £2.5-3.2bn IPO
Company announces a share price range of 250-320 pence for its upcoming IPO on the LSE
Capnamic, ProFounders lead €4m series-A for NDgit
Existing investor Dieter von Holtzbrinck Ventures also takes part in the financing round
Verdane buys portfolio from Bauer Media Group
Portfolio comprises three German companies including women's fashion brand Navabi