Technology
21 Centrale's DL Software bolts-on Futurosoft
21 Centrale Partners-backed DL Software acquires French software publisher Futurosoft
CapMan raises €86m for Growth Equity Fund
Finland-based GP intends to hold a final close for the fund to be held on 19 December
HealthCap backs Doctrin in $10m series-A
Funding round was led by Swedish healthcare provider Capio alongside other investors
Main Capital buys Jobrouter
GP will support the software company's international acquisitive growth strategy
Vitruvian acquires Technogroup from Caldec
Fresh capital is intended to expand Technogroup's business and aid international growth
LeapFrog leads $40m series-C for WorldRemit
Fresh capital will be used to expand the company's payment services into new markets
Industries & Finances-backed Calliopé bolts on IT businesses
Industries & Finances injects capital in Calliopé to make the Titanium and Groupe Diagonal bolt-ons
Mercia holds £45.1m first close for EV Growth II
Tech-focused fund will make investments of up to ТЃ5m in buyouts and replacement capital deals
Main Capital's Roxit bolts-on Brein
Main Capital-backed Roxit wholly acquires Haaksbergen-based software developer Brein
DPE acquires majority stake in AWK
Firm draws equity for the transaction from the €575m buyout fund DPE Deutschland III
Apax closes digital fund on $1bn hard-cap
New team will be based in the firm's London and New York offices and led by Gigliani and O'Keefe
BPI France to launch medtech fund
GP announces the launch of a €50m fund supporting healthcare tech startups at seed stage
Axa Strategic Ventures leads $12m series-B for ForceManager
Other participants in the round include Nauta Capital, Sabadell, SIE and Histemi
ICOs and venture capital: friends or foes?
With Asgard becoming the first European VC to hold a coin offering for its new fund, ICOs might present opportunities for institutional fund managers
HPE leads $19m series-C for NG Data
Other backers include Idinvest, Pamica, SmartFin, Capricorn and Nausicaa Ventures
BGF, First Derivatives invest in AuditComply
Deal is the first to be jointly made by the backers after they announced a strategic partnership
United Ventures holds €75m first close for sophomore fund
Venture capital fund will make early-stage investments in software, ICT and digital tech companies
General Catalyst leads $28m series-C for Contentful
Existing investors Benchmark Capital, Balderton Capital and Point Nine Capital also take part
Pentech et al. in £3m round for TravelNest
Deal for the holiday bookings management platform is the first made by Pentech and Mangrove's new funds
Vitruvian buys 30% stake in Bitdefender
Deal marks end of 10-year holding period for Romania-based PE firm Axxess Capital
E.Ventures, Greycroft back $20m round for Deposit Solutions
Fresh capital will be used to accelerate Deposit Solutions' international expansion
ADV and Mercia inject £1.3m into MindTrace
Collision-avoidance systems developer will recruit a development team and CEO following the deal
Elvaston backs Magnolia
GP drew capital from Elvaston Capital Fund III to support the deal for the software firm
Forward Partners leads $4m round for Apexx
Payment processing marketplace will invest in product development and international expansion