Technology
HgCapital buys e-conomic
HgCapital has acquired e-conomic, a Denmark-based software-as-a-service (SaaS) accounting business for SMEs.
Öresund and Creades exit Klarna shares
Investment Уresund and Creades have sold their shares in Swedish online payment company Klarna Holding for SEK 172m.
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Bregal buys proAlpha from Beaufort Capital
Bregal Capital has bought a majority stake in excess of 70% in proAlpha, a manufacturer of enterprise-resource-planning (ERP) software.
HTGF backs siOptica
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) has backed siOptica, a manufacturer and provider of special optics.
Northcap and T-Venture back Veliq
Northcap and T-Venture have injected $9m into a series-B funding round for Veliq, a Netherlands-based mobility platform-as-a-service (mPaaS) creator.
Exact Invest backs Danmagi
Exact Invest has invested in Danmagi, a Danish cloud-based guest internet provider.
Industrifonden and Zobito back inRiver
Industrifonden and Zobito have invested SEK 20m in Swedish software company inRiver.
eCapital et al. sell Novaled for €260m
eCapital Entrepreneurial Partners and other backers have sold 40% of organic light-emitting diode (OLED) specialist Novaled to Samsung Electronics, as well as a further 50% of the business to its subsidiary Cheil Industries, in a transaction valued at...
Kreos Capital leads round for GetTaxi
European GP Kreos Capital has led a $12m series-C funding round for GetTaxi, an enterprise and consumer taxi app, as the company launches its first US office.
Industrifonden et al. back SEK 10m round for Foap
Industrifonden and Maxwell Ventures have taken part in a SEK 10m funding round for Sweden-based Foap, a mobile photography start-up, alongside a number of private investors including Magnus Wilkne.
Main Capital acquires Regas
Main Capital Partners has acquired a majority stake in Regas, a Dutch software-as-a-service (SaaS) provider for the mental health and wellbeing industry, via its Main Capital III fund.
Hummingbird backs $2.6m round for Engagor
Hummingbird Ventures has led a $2.6m series-A funding round for Belgium-based Engagor, a social media monitoring platform, as the company expands into the US.
Maven invests £2m in Calnex through SLF
Maven Capital Partners has invested ТЃ2m in Linlithgow-based Calnex Solutions through the Scottish Loan Fund (SLF).
Affaredelgiorno raises €1.1m
Italian online grocery discount aggregator Affaredelgiorno.it has raised €1.1m from Principia and Dpixel.
Private equity-backed tech firms more likely to succeed
An extensive study of high-growth technology start-ups has found those backed by private equity and business angels are more successful than those financed with bank loans.
Caixa backs Icinetic
Caixa Capital Risc, the venture capital arm of La Caixa, has led a €655,000 round for technology company Icinetic.
HTGF backs exelonix in seed round
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) has provided seed funding to exelonix, a provider of internet-based assistance systems for elderly people.
Synova acquires Mandata
Synova Capital has acquired Mandata, a provider of software-as-a-service (SaaS) to the haulage and logistics market in the UK.
Earlybird closes fourth fund on €150m
Earlybird Venture Capital has held the final close of its fourth fund, Earlybird 2012 Fund, on €150m ($200m).
Q&A: GMT's Stefan Franssen
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Finance Wales teams up with Fusion to back university tech spinouts
Finance Wales and Fusion IP, a university commercialisation company, have signed a memorandum enabling financial support for university high-tech spinouts.
Octopus leads £3.7m investment in Amplience
Octopus Investment, joined by existing shareholders as well as new investor Northstar Ventures, has led a ТЃ3.7m series-B funding round for e-commerce technology company Amplience.
Darwin PE backs £11m Esendex MBO
Darwin Private Equity has acquired UK-based Esendex, a provider of short message service (SMS) solutions for businesses, in an ТЃ11m management buyout led by the companyтs newly-promoted CEO.