Technology
Sagard, Isai back MBO of software firm Invoke
MBO is led by Invoke managing director Raphael de Talhouet and several employees of the company
Verdane backs e-learning companies Eduhouse and Wistec
GP deploys equity from its SEK 6bn vehicle Verdane Capital X
KKA Partners holds first close for second fund
KKA Value Fund II has a €200m target and has made its first investment, acquiring IT service Xantaro
KKR backs Silver Lake's Cegid in €5.5bn deal
Silver Lake remains the majority shareholder in the company, alongside AltaOne
Advent-led group buys Hoist from Accent Equity
Company’s turnover and EBITDA tripled under Accent's ownership
Eos Capital Partners acquires Mod IT Services
Company will be the centre of a newly established IT platform, Eos said in a statement
Cinven buys majority stake in Think-Cell
GP said in a statement that it sees potential to internationalise the PowerPoint chart software
Silver Lake invests in KKR-backed Exact
KKR acquired the Netherlands-based accounting and ERP software company in 2019 from Apax Partners
Pandemic success boosts appeal of "misunderstood" gaming sector
PE and VC interest for the sector has picked up in the past few years after a lull, and the pandemic could turn some of these bets into winners
Eureka Technology Transfer raises €51m, increases target to €70m
Fund invests in seed and series-A rounds, targeting companies operating in the "deep-tech" industry
One Peak leads $125m series-B round for Paysend
Fintech company will use the proceeds to expand internationally and speed up product innovation
Hannover Finanz sells Corporate Planning to ICG's ProAlpha
GP bought a majority stake in the corporate planning software developer in 2017 in a succession solution deal
Ysios Capital closes third fund on €216m
Fund provides private equity financing to early- and mid-stage life sciences companies
Maguar Capital holds €104m close for debut fund
GP makes small-cap software investments, focusing on founder-led companies in the DACH region
Alcedo backs cybersecurity specialist NetHive
This is the 10th investment inked by the GP via Alcedo IV, which closed on €195m in May 2016
SoftBank leads $500m series-E round for Contentsquare
Latest funding brings Contentsquare's total funding to date to $810m and values it at $2.8bn
Advent exits Circet to ICG
Sale ends a three-year holding period for Advent, which bought the company from CM-CIC Investissement
Macquarie buys Wavenet from Beech Tree
Macquarie intends to boost the company's growth and provide a renewed focus on strategic acquisitions
CapMan Growth, Mandatum Private Equity invest in Sofigate
Institutional investors own a little less than one-fifth of Sofigate, while employees and company founder own the rest.
EQT's Suse lists in €5bn IPO
GP acquired the open source software from listed Micro Focus for $2.535bn in 2018
Astorg, Bridgepoint buy Fenergo from Insight Partners
Media report values the business at $1.16bn, with the two GPs buying their stake for $600m
Gro-backed Trifork to list in €400m IPO
Planned exit comes six years after software investor Gro Capital invested €6m in Trifork for a 20% stake
Digital+ Partners gears up for fundraise
GP focuses on later-stage B2B technology companies and closed its previous fund in 2018 on €350m
PE funds raised in pandemic increasingly target TMT opportunities
GPs' origination preferences and 2020 investment volume have already shown a clear shift to technology investments, with new fundraises following suit
