Technology
Mobeus supports Veritek MBO
Mobeus Equity Partners has backed the ТЃ11m management buyout of Veritek Global, a provider of technical services.
CM-CIC LBO Partners' Nerim acquires Boost
Internet and telecoms operator Nerim, which is backed by CM-CIC LBO Partners, has acquired software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions provider Boost.
Finance Yorkshire exits S3 ID
Finance Yorkshire, via its Finance Yorkshire Equity Fund, has divested its 25% stake in UK-based S3 ID to CSE Global, reaping a 2.2x money multiple in a trade sale that values the company at ТЃ10m.
BlackFin buys DevisMutuelle and KelAssur
BlackFin Capital Partners has acquired insurance comparison sites DevisMutuelle and KelAssur.
MMC in $1.5m round for Invenias
MMC Ventures has taken part in a $1.5m funding round for UK-based Invenias, a cloud-based search software provider for executive recruitment firms.
HgCapital buys majority stake in IntelliFlo
HgCapital has acquired a majority stake in software company IntelliFlo via its Mercury Fund.
Cinven backs Host Europe
Cinven has agreed to acquire internet domain and hosting company Host Europe Group from Montagu Private Equity for ТЃ438m.
Earlybird et al. back EyeEm
Earlybird Venture Capital and existing investors have injected $6m into EyeEm, a German mobile photography community.
French VCs in €23.5m round for Withings
State-backed investor BPI France, Idinvest Partners, 360 Capital Partners and existing backer Ventech have invested €23.5m in French smart devices business Withings.
Trustmarque completes £19.5m refinancing
Technology services firm Trustmarque, backed by Dunedin, has completed a refinancing to the tune of ТЃ19.5m provided by HSBC Leveraged Finance.
Balderton Capital et al. in follow-on for Vivino
Balderton Capital has led a тЌ7.9m ($10.3m) follow-on series-A funding round for Vivino, a Danish social wine-focused app developer.
Active Venture Partners backs ReviewPro
Active Venture Partners has injected €3m into Spanish online reputation analytics firm ReviewPro.
Principia backs Weekend-a-gogo
Italian VC player Principia has injected €450,000 into Neapolitan social tourism platform Weekend-a-gogo.
Greek taxi-hailing start-up Taxibeat secures $2m
Athens-based Taxibeat, a taxi-hailing start-up business, has received $2m in fresh funding, marking a reawakening in Greece's hushed investment market.
Smadex raises €600,000 from Cabiedes et al.
Spanish mobile advertising firm Smadex has closed a €600,000 funding round with participation from Cabiedes & Partners.
Montagu to sell Host Europe for £400m
Montagu Private Equity is preparing its portfolio company Host Europe, a hosting and domain service provider, for a £400m sale that has attracted other private equity buyers.
Newion exits Mirror42
Newion Investments has divested Amsterdam-based Mirror42, a provider of cloud-based IT intelligence platform solutions, to trade player ServiceNow.
Oakley's intergenia acquires German web hosting company
Oakley Capital Equity Partners’s (OCEP) portfolio company intergenia has bought web hosting provider Internet24.
Dawn Capital closes second fund on £63m
London-based VC firm Dawn Capital has held the final close of its Dawn Capital II Venture Capital Fund after raising £63m.
Idinvest leads €34m round for Crocus
Idinvest Partners has led a €34m funding round for Crocus Technology, a French supplier of magnetic semiconductors and sensors, with participation from a consortium of new and existing backers.
BBVA joins SumUp extended series-B
BBVA Ventures, the venture capital arm of Spanish bank BBVA Group, has invested in Dublin-based SumUp in an extension of the companyтs previous series-B round.
Menlo, Iris and FSN lead $22m round for Scality
Menlo Ventures, Iris Capital and FSN PME have led a $22m funding round for French software solutions company Scality.
Leaf leads €1m round for BlikBook
Leaf Investments has led a тЌ1m funding round for BlikBook, a university online interaction platform, alongside Delta Partners, Forward Investment Partners and Enterprise Ireland.
Deutsche Boerse leads $20m Zimory investment
Berlin-based cloud management software business Zimory has secured $20m in funding led by new investor Deutsche Boerse.