Technology
Creathor et al. invest in Hojoki
Creathor Ventures and Kizoo Technology Capital have invested in German software start-up Hojoki.
Reiten exits Basefarm to ABRY
Nordic private equity firm Reiten & Co has sold Norwegian IT company Basefarm to US-based ABRY Partners.
Software and retail lead 2012 exit league
General retailers and software & computer services lead the exit rankings for 2012.
Ratos sells Contex to Procuritas for $41.5m
Ratosтs portfolio company Contex Group has signed an agreement to sell Danish Contex AS to the private equity fund Procuritas Capital Investor V LP for a total of $41.5m.
Newfund invests €1.5m in Invoxia
Newfund has invested €1.5m in French telecommunications business Invoxia.
Gimv and Iris Capital sell stake in Human Inference
Gimv and Iris Capital have sold their share of Dutch data management solutions provider Human Inference to French trade buyer Neopost.
Enterprise Ventures invests in Isis Forensics
Enterprise Ventures (EV) has backed UK-based forensics software developer Isis Forensics with funds from its North West Fund for Venture Capital and Lancashire County Councilтs Rosebud Fund.
Nordic Capital refinances Orc with €60m bond issue
Orc Group, a Swedish financial technology and services provider owned by Nordic Capital, has placed a five-year тЌ60m senior secured high-yield bond.
Principia backs Itsworld with €2m
Italian VC firm Principia has injected €2m into Itsworld Sicilia in exchange for a 28% stake in the firm.
Critical Ventures backs Watchful Software
Critical Ventures I Fund, in conjunction with Critical SGPS, has provided funding for Portugal-based information security technology company Watchful Software.
Gimv sells Mentum to InfoVista
Gimv has sold its stake in French software provider Mentum to network solutions company InfoVista after a 10-year holding period.
Octopus et al. invest in YPlan
Octopus Investments, Wellington Partners and angel investors have backed London-based app developer YPlan with a $1.7m seed financing round.
Mangrove backs HTGF's ezeep
Mangrove Capital Partners has backed German software start-up ezeep, a portfolio company of High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF).
XAnge and Astutia invest in Pactas
XAnge Private Equity and Astutia Ventures have invested in German e-invoicing specialist Pactas.
Principia et al. invest in Eco4Cloud
Principia and dpixel have invested €300,000, with a further €2m investment guaranteed, in Italian energy saving technology developer Eco4Cloud, according to reports.
Longwall Ventures launches £40m tech fund
Longwall Ventures has launched its second fund, Longwall Ventures Enterprise Capital Fund (ECF), targeting ТЃ40m for investments in UK science and technology companies.
Alven leads €1.64m round for TextMaster
Alven Capital has led a €1.64m funding round for Belgian translation, copywriting and editing platform TextMaster.
Index Ventures et al. invest in Socialbakers
Index Ventures has led a $6m growth capital round for Czech social media analytics company Socialbakers.
HgCapital's TeamSystem buys H-umus
Gruppo TeamSystem, a financial management software firm owned by HgCapital, has acquired multi-touch software solutions provider H-umus for around €4m.
Inventure leads €1.2m series-B round for Miradore
Inventure and Belgian ICR executive Willem Hendrickx have invested тЌ1.2m in Finish IT platform provider Miradore.
Northzone et al. exit T-Vips
Northzone and Incitia Ventures have exited their stake in Norwegian broadcast technology company T-Vips.
Omnes backs Adictiz with €2m
Omnes Capital (formerly Crédit Agricole Private Equity) has invested €2m in French video games developer Adictiz.
VTB-led consortium buys controlling stake in Vivacom
A consortium led by VTB Capital has acquired a controlling stake in Bulgarian telecoms operator Vivacom.
Miura PE backs MBO of GH Induction Group
Miura Private Equity has backed the management buyout of induction heating technology firm GH Induction Group from industrial holding company Corporación IBV.