Technology
Capnamic closes tech VC fund on €115m
Vehicle will make early-stage investments in technology companies in the DACH region
BioGeneration Ventures holds €66m close for Fund III
Having exceeded its original €50m target, the vehicle is aiming for a final close on €75m by year-end
VC consortium backs Planradar
Company will exploit digitalisation potential in the building industry and launch internationally
Norvestor snaps up NetNordic
Norvestor will own approximately 75% of the companyтs shares post-deal
Lyceum's Isotrak acquires VeriLocation
Global GPS software developer strengthens its presence in the UK with the purchase
Artemis holds first close on €100m for Red River West
Vehicle's investment strategy will be focused on French startups looking to expand into the US
NewAlpha closes first VC fund with €56m
GP aims to build and develop a diversified portfolio of fintech and insurtech startups
Project A sells Contorion to Hoffmann
Steel distributor Klöckner & Co and early-stage investor Endeit Capital also sell their stakes
Debeka and VC firms in €20m round for Ottonova
Holtzbrinck, Vorwerk, Tengelmann and B-to-V reinvested in the round to the tune of €10m
Creathor leads CHF 2.5m round for Allthings
Number of private investors from the real estate industry also participated in the round
Inflexion invests in ProLabs
GP invested from its Enterprise fund, which typically provides equity tickets of ТЃ10-20m
Benchmark, Idinvest et al. sell Zenly to Snapchat
Zenly has raised an estimated $35.12m (€32m) in total to date through three expansion rounds
Lakestar, GV lead $40m series-B for Blockchain
Digital currency platform will look to expand internationally and invest in research and development
Accel leads $11m series-A for Soldo
Connect Ventures, IrReach Ventures, U-Start and R204 Partners also took part in the round
Mobeus leads £3m funding round for tutoring website MyTutor
Transaction is Mobeus's seventh growth capital investment in the last 12 months
Sofindev exits Syx Automations
Sofindev acquired Syx in 2013, drawing equity from its €50m third vehicle Sofindev III
Apax's Evry prices IPO with NOK 11.5bn market cap
GP will sell down a 5.1% stake in the IT business, generating returns of NOK 591m
CVC Capital Partners acquires QA from EMK and Bregal
Transaction reportedly values the IT training business at ТЃ700m and follows a 10-year holding period
Main Capital takes majority stake in Verklizan
Investment comes a week after the GP acquired a majority stake in Dutch business Inergy
HgCapital buys messaging service Esendex from Darwin
Following the deal, the GP aims to combine the asset with two portfolio companies
Oaktree buys stake in Marlin's Coriant
Marlin Equity Partners has owned a controlling stake in the business since inception in 2013
Carlyle-backed Expereo acquires Border 6
Dutch internet network operator Expereo develops its cloud service product XCA
Abry-backed Basefarm buys The Unbelievable Machine
GP originally acquired a controlling stake in the business in December 2012
HgCapital sells Zitcom Group via trade sale
Deal is the second exit for the GP's Mercury Fund, which has returned 40% of capital to date