Technology
Tenzing makes third deal from debut fund with CitNow
Automotive video software company will pursue product development and international expansion
Nordic tech's transatlantic ambition
Nordic startups are increasingly looking to find backers with ties to the US market to support their growth strategies
Ventech et al. in series-B round for The Agent
GPs invest €7m in the French e-commerce retail platform to fund international growth
Spotify starts listing process with SEC filing
Spotify's direct listing lets the market find a price and cuts out the usual underwriting process
Advent receives board approval for £1bn Laird take-private
GP has also received irrevocable undertakings and letters of intent from 27% of Laird's shareholders
CM-CIC invests €9.5m in Index Education
OBO sees CM-CIC acquire a minority stake in the French education software publisher
BGF invests £6.3m in Dianomi as Beringea exits
Online advertising content management platform will expand into the US, Germany and Asia-Pacific region
KKR backs Qui! Group
Fresh capital will be used to support the company's growth and boost its global expansion
Aleph and Crestview exit Interoute in €1.9bn sale to GTT
Deal values the fibre network and data management provider at 11.5x adjusted EBITDA
Partech invests $2.5m in QuasarDB
Funding will be used to expand to the US market and finance research and development
Nauta leads $1.6m funding round for Holded
GP is deploying capital from its Nauta IV fund, which held a final close in 2017 on €155m
ECI-backed ATG buys Lot-tissimo
Combined group will host 18,000 auctions a year, with more than £2bn under the hammer
Hg completes take-private of Dada
Transaction follows Hg's initial acquisition of a 69.4% stake in Dada made in October 2017
LocalGlobe et al. lead $3.9m round for StatusToday
Funding will enable the HR-related AI firm to build out its team and invest in product development
VC firms invest €4m in Kaliti
VC firms invest €4m in French construction and real estate software developer Kaliti
CIC leads $6.6m series-A expansion for GeoSpock
Deal brings the total value of series-A funding for the data analytics company to $13.3m
Atlantic Bridge leads $30m round for DecaWave
Irish fabless semiconductor business will invest in recruitment and international expansion
EQT et al. back Tinyclues in $18m series-B
Investors back the French AI-first marketing campaign intelligence service Tinyclues
GA backs ProSiebenSat.1's Nucom
Oakley sells minority stakes in portfolio companies Parship and Verivox at a combined EV of €970m
Inventure, Tesi raise $2.4m for Thirdpresence
Deal marks the first investment from Inventure Fund III, which held a first close on тЌ110m
Vento leads €4m series-A for Spanish startup Blueliv
Company will use the fresh capital to consolidate its expansion and develop new products
Mayfair raises for second fund in US and Europe
GP makes an SEC filing listing commitments of $130m from US-based institutional investors
FPE, Bestport make 4.2x return on Creditcall sale to NMI
Deal for payment processing business brings to an end a six-year holding period for the vendors
EQT Ventures leads $41m round for Small Giant Games
Participants in the round include existing investors Creandum, Spintop Ventures and Profounders