Technology
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 £3.13 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 £205m 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 £5-20m 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
ISIF invests €19m in €38m round for Kaseya
Irish IT management software business will increase its Irish headcount from 30 to 160
Axa Strategic Ventures launches $175m fund-of-funds
VC firm aims to deploy capital in a global portfolio of "top-tier" venture capital funds
DN Capital leads €8m round for Book a Tiger
Backers include Target Global alongside new investors Atami Capital and Davidson TG
Aster holds €240m first close for sixth fund
VC firm is already working on investing in a first European company via the fund
Index Ventures takes part in $20m round for Behavox
Citigroup leads the funding round, alongside Hoxton Ventures and Promus Ventures