Technology
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
Agilitas acquires Danoffice IT
GP draws capital from its 2015 fund, which backed the £150m MBO of Exemplar in 2016
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
GP Profile: Scottish Equity Partners
Latter-stage VC raised £260m for its latest vehicle last year and recently exited Matchesfashion to Apax Partners
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
Talis leads $10m series-A for AI legal firm Luminance
Invoke Capital and law firm Slaughter and May also took part in the funding round
Industrifonden leads series-A for DPOrganizer
Creades, Inbox Capital and Soläng 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