Technology
Industrifonden leads series-A for DPOrganizer
Creades, Inbox Capital and SolУЄng Invest also take part in the funding round
Capnamic backs iWelcome
Existing shareholders also take part in the round, including Filsa and Newion Investments
Mercia provides Voxpopme with series-A funding
Seven-figure investment will enable the market research software business to expand internationally
Eurazeo, BPI France join forces to invest €35m in Doctolib
Eurazeo makes a €17m contribution to the round, with the remainder coming from BPI France
Maven-backed Vodat buys Axonex
Three directors and majority shareholders from Axonex will become shareholders in the new group
Balderton raises $375m for sixth fund
New vehicle will focus on series-A investments in European technology companies
BPI France and Crédit Agricole back Technique Solaire
Deal is the first investment for BPI France's FIEE fund, launched in July 2017
Apax-backed Marlink buys OmniAccess
Transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2018, subject to regulatory approval
Emeram buys Meona and E.care
Newly created company will be jointly led by the management teams of Meona and E.care
BGL shelves IPO, sells 30% stake to CPPIB
Current owners BHL to retain a majority holding in the company after the transaction
Montagu to take Servelec private for £223.9m
GP makes all-equity cash offer of ТЃ3.13 per share, a 19.8% premium on the closing share price
GCP invests in DMW Group
Deal for the IT consultancy is the fifth investment from the GP's ТЃ205m fourth fund
Francisco Partners closes fifth fund on $3.98bn
Francisco's latest fund beats its $3.25bn target after less than six months on the road
Ardian-backed Brico Privé acquires Noova
Ardian-backed Brico Privé buys e-commerce marketplace Noova, which offers products from startups
EQT buys 40% stake in Epidemic Sound
Founders will retain 40%, while previous series-A lead investor Creandum will own 20%
Inflexion backs MBO of PCMS Group
Acquisition of the POS software business comes a week after the GP acquired Atcore
Fondo II Tech Growth in €9m funding round for BeMyEye
Fondo Italiano d'Investimento's tech growth fund contributes €6.3m to the round
Target Partners appoints Landgraf
Landgraf will be responsible for in-depth research covering various industries and new technologies
Livingbridge acquires LDC-backed Giacom
Vendor has reinvested for a minority stake in the cloud-based IT marketplace
Novo Nordisk-backed Orphazyme lists in DKK 1.6bn IPO
Introductory share price was set at DKK 80 apiece, for a market cap of DKK 1.6bn
Magenta Partners backs Trustpay from new fund
Magenta will make growth equity investments between ТЃ5-20m from its latest vehicle
Warburg Pincus buys additional 10% Avaloq stake from Raffeisen
Avaloq simultaneously acquires a 51% stake in its joint venture with Raffeisen, Arizon
LaunchHub leads $1m seed round for OfficeR&D
Other backers include the founders of software company Telerik and the founder of RuneScape
The lure of consumer-focused fintech
European fintech companies are attracting increasingly large investment rounds