Technology
Oxford Capital leads $5m funding round for Abiquo
Oxford Capital has led a $5m funding round for Spain- and UK-based software business Abiquo.
Elbrus Capital buys minority stake in B2B-Center
Elbrus Capital has acquired a 23% stake in Russian online procurement marketplace B2B-Center.
Electra finalises UBM data services acquisition
Electra Partners has acquired the majority of UBM's data services businesses, a deal agreed to in February.
CM-CIC and IDI exit Alti in €75m trade sale
CM-CIC LBO Partners and IDI have sold French IT engineering firm Alti to a subsidiary of Indian conglomerate Tata in a €75m all-cash transaction.
Kernel Capital et al. back Zinc Software
Kernel Capital and Dublin Business Innovation Centre have invested тЌ650,000 in Zinc Software, a Dublin-based company developing a biofeedback platform for iOS and Android systems.
Cisco buys venture-backed Ubiquisys for $310m
Small cells developer Ubiquisys, a portfolio company of Advent Venture Partners, Accel Partners and Atlas Venture, has been bought by US corporate Cisco for $310m.
Active Venture Partners backs Packlink with €1.5m
European VC investor Active Venture Partners has injected €1.5m into Spanish parcel and courier services site Packlink.
HTGF et al. reinvest in Altruja
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF), Bayern Kapital and Extorel have backed German social fundraising software Altruja in a second financing round, alongside new investors Mun-ic and HP Capital.
GMT's MeetingZone makes third bolt-on
GMT Communications Partners' portfolio company MeetingZone has acquired Atia Communications as part of its expansion.
Reed Elsevier leads $10m series-B round for Babbel
Reed Elsevier Ventures has led a $10m funding round for German online learning business Babbel, which also attracted investment from IBB Beteiligungsgesellschaft, Nokia Growth Partners and Kizoo.
Ratos et al. acquire Nebula Oy
Ratos, alongside Rite Ventures and the company's management, has agreed to acquire Finnish cloud services provider Nebula Oy for тЌ82.5m.
Wellington backs £600,000 seed round for import.io
Wellington Partners and private investors have backed UK-based big data platform import.io with a ТЃ600,000 seed funding round.
MMC and m8 back $2.8m round for Masabi
MMC Ventures, m8 Capital and Fontinalis Partners have invested $2.8m in UK-based mobile ticketing company Masabi.
Runa Capital leads $2m round for BackupAgent
Runa Capital has led a $2m funding round for Dutch cloud technology company BackupAgent.
Earlybird et al. back $6m series-A for Videdressing.com
Earlybird Venture Capital, DN Capital and Piton Capital have backed a $6m series-A funding round for Paris-based fashion marketplace Videdressing.com.
Primary's Amtech acquires Artra's BIM business
Primary Capital portfolio company Amtech has acquired the building information modelling (BIM) business of Artra Ltd.
i4g and tecnet back VisoCon
Austrian private equity firm i4g and tecnet equity have invested in a seven-figure financing round for Graz-based technology company VisoCon GmbH.
Apax France sells Numericable B&L and Cabovisao stakes
Apax France has agreed to sell its stakes in cable operators Numericable Belgium/Luxembourg and Cabovisao to co-owner Altice.
Oxford Capital exits Arieso to JDSU
Oxford Capital Partners has sold UK-based mobile network optimisation specialist Arieso to Nasdaq-listed JDSU in a $85m deal.
HgCapital sells Computer Software for £110m
HgCapital has sold Computer Software Holdings Ltd (CSH) in a trade sale to Advanced Computer Software.
Alven Capital raises €120m for fourth venture fund
French venture firm Alven Capital is set to close its latest fund on its €120m hard-cap after nine months on the road.
Battery and Hasso Plattner back GoEuro with seed funding
Battery Ventures has led a $4m seed round for German travel search platform GoEuro, which also attracted funding from Hasso Plattner Ventures (HPV) and business angels.
Innovacom backs Green Communications
Innovacom has invested in French digital start-up Green Communications as part of a €600,000 funding round.
Xerox buys Impika from Siparex et al.
A consortium of French private equity houses including Siparex, CM-CIC Capital Innovation, Turenne Capital and XAnge Private Equity have sold inkjet printing solutions business Impika to Xerox.