Technology
Partners Group invests in Softonic
Partners Group has invested in Spanish multi-platform software guide Softonic.
Lyceum's Access Group acquires Sazneo
Lyceum Capital portfolio company Access Group has acquired British business software provider Sazneo.
HTGF, Bayern Kapital et al. back crealytics
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF), Bayern Kapital, LBBW Venture Capital, Mountain Super Angel and new investor BayBG have backed German technology business crealytics with a fresh round of funding.
CDC Entreprises et al. invest €7m in Compario
CDC Entreprises, Capitalaria, iSource Gestion and XAnge Private Equity have participated in a €7m funding round for French software-as-a-service (SaaS) firm Compario.
Argos Soditic to buy four Sage subsidiaries
Mid-cap GP Argos Soditic has entered exclusive negotiations with Sage Group regarding the acquisition of four of its software-focused subsidiaries in France and Spain.
Index Ventures leads $24m round for Elasticsearch
Index Ventures, Benchmark Capital and new investor SV Angel have backed Dutch data analytics company Elasticsearch with a $24m series-B round of funding.
HTGF and Bayern Kapital invest in Simscale
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF), Bayern Kapital and a consortium of business angels have invested in Simscale, a German web-based engineering simulation platform.
VNT Management's Power Fund III holds final close
VNT Management Oy has held a final close for its Power Fund III on тЌ77m.
CDC Entreprises, I-Source, Bouygues in €3.7m round for Ijenko
French energy management solutions provider Ijenko has raised €3.7m in its third round of institutional funding since 2010.
HTGF backs linkbird
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) and six business angels have backed Berlin-based technology company linkbird.
Point Nine closes second fund
Berlin-based Point Nine Capital has closed its second early-stage venture fund, Point Nine Capital II, on €40m.
Omnes Capital invests €50m in Exclusive Networks
Omnes Capital has committed €50m to French IT security software business Exclusive Networks to fund further acquisitions, according to reports.
MTI et al. invest in Oxford Photovoltaics
MTI Partners has led a ТЃ2m investment round for Oxford Photovoltaics Ltd (OPV), an Oxford University spinout commercialising solid-state solar cells.
Greylock Partners backs Social Point
US venture capital investor Greylock Partners has reportedly injected $2.9m into Spanish online games producer Social Point.
Sofinnova et al. invest in MetGen
Sofinnova Partners has led a тЌ2.2m round for Finnish start-up MetGen, with participation from Finnish Industry Investment and Finnvera.
TIIN's ReadSpeaker completes management buy-back
TIIN Capital has sold its stake in Dutch software-as-a-service company ReadSpeaker back to the firm's management.
August sells 4Projects to TA-backed Coaxis
August has sold building software company 4Projects to US-based Viewpoint in a deal worth between ТЃ25-50m.
Private equity firms prepare £10bn EE bid
Apax Partners and KKR are bidding against Blackstone and CVC Capital Partners for UK mobile phone operator EE, according to reports.
Albion backs healthcare software firm MyMeds&Me
Albion Ventures has invested ТЃ2m in British healthcare software-as-a-service (SaaS) business MyMeds&Me.
Union Square leads $30.6m round for Hailo
UK-based taxi network service Hailo has raised $30.6m from existing and new investors.
Finance Wales continues support of KWR
Regional investor Finance Wales has injected ТЃ250,000 into software firm KWR Technologies Ltd (KWR).
PE backers to reduce NXP Semiconductors stakes
AlpInvest Partners, Apax Partners, Bain Capital Partners, KKR and Silver Lake Technology Management are due to sell 30 million shares in listed Dutch semiconductor developer NXP Semiconductors.
HTGF and VersoVentures back Cumulocity
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) and VersoVentures have backed Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) spin-off Cumulocity, a German software developer.
HTGF et al. back Sopat
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) and Steelhouse Ventures Ltd have invested in a first round of funding for Berlin-based Sopat, a digital image analysis business.