Technology
Axa PE sells Outremer to Altice
Axa Private Equity has divested its majority stake in French telecom operator Outremer Telecom to cable and telecommunications investment firm Altice and the company’s management.
Kennet Partners and Fidelity Growth buy Rivo Software
Kennet Partners and Fidelity Growth Partners Europe have acquired UK-based software company Rivo Software.
Gimv backs MBO of Luciad
Gimv has acquired a majority stake in Luciad, a Belgian supplier of situational awareness systems-building software, alongside the company’s management.
Point Nine and Heilemann back Scondoo
Berlin-based mobile shopping deals app Scondoo has raised seed funding totalling almost €1m.
Cabiedes & Partners supports Medprivé
Spanish healthcare start-up Medprivé has raised €500,000 from local VC Cabiedes & Partners and business angels.
Henq injects €1.1m into SEOshop series-A
Henq Venture Capital has invested €1.1m in Dutch online store provider SEOshop, marking the completion of the company's series-A funding round.
Greylock Partners et al. invest $15m in Wrapp
Greylock Partners, Atomico, Creandum and other backers have invested $15m in a series-B funding round for mobile gifting service Wrapp.
Sentica's atBusiness merges with Innofactor
Sentica Partners Oy has sold Finnish technology company atBusiness to Innofactor.
North West Fund backs Fourteen IP
The North West Fund for Venture Capital, managed by Enterprise Ventures, has committed ТЃ500,000 to communications solutions firm Fourteen IP.
Northzone et al. exit Energy Micro to Silicon Labs for $170m
Northzone and Investinor have exited Norwegian company Energy Micro AS to Nasdaq-listed Silicon Labs for $170m, reaping a 2.5x multiple on their original investments.
PDV Inter-Media Venture et al. back PressMatrix
PDV Inter-Media Venture has joined existing backers in a €2.5m series-A funding round for PressMatrix, a German technical service provider for tablets and mobile devices.
Apax to lead GFI Informatique takeover
Apax France and listed fund Altamir Amboise have announced plans to lead a takeover offer for French listed IT business GFI Informatique.
Dunedin backs £43m Trustmarque secondary buyout
Mid-market GP Dunedin has backed the ТЃ43m management buyout of Trustmarque Solutions, a technology services and solutions provider, from LDC.
Axon and Bonsai back Akamon with €2.8m
Axon Partners Group and Bonsai Venture Capital have injected €2.8m into Spanish social gaming firm Akamon Entertainment.
SEP leads £1.2m investment in SocialBro
Scottish Equity Partners has led a ТЃ1.2m funding round for SocialBro, a Twitter analytics tool for businesses.
Shopmium raises further €4.3m from VC backers
Ventech, Isai and Accel Partners have invested €4.3m in a series-B funding round for French mobile marketing software developer Shopmium.
Ixo and Omnes invest €6.25m in AT Internet
Omnes Capital has joined Ixo Private Equity in a €6.25m funding round for French web analytics business AT Internet.
Creandum et al. back Dexplora
Creandum, DN Capital and 12 angel investors have injected $1.2m into Dexplora, a Swedish app developer.
Gores acquires FTO subsidiary Etrali
The Gores Group has bought Etrali, the business services and trading solutions subsidiary of France Telecom-Orange (FTO).
Riverside sells Oni to Altice
The Riverside Company has sold its 60.9% stake in Portuguese telecommunications company Oni Telecom to investment company Altice.
VC-backed Spotify acquires Tunigo
Creandum-backed Spotify has acquired Stockholm-based digital music business Tunigo from Swedish app developer Snowfish.
Prime Ventures backs AppLift with €10m investment
Prime Ventures has invested €10m in a series-A funding round for a Berlin-based marketing platform for mobile games, AppLift GmbH.
Spark and Accel invest $3.5m in Qriously
Spark Capital has led a $3.5m series-A funding round for London-based Qriously, alongside existing investor Accel Partners.
Redpoint leads $7m round for Moogsoft
Redpoint Ventures has led a $7m series-A funding round for London-based service management software company Moogsoft.