Technology
Blackstone divests Deutsche Telekom stake
Blackstone has sold around 1.5% of its 4.5% stake in German telecommunications giant Deutsche Telekom AG for an estimated €561m, according to reports.
Benchmark Capital leads $10m round for Elasticsearch
Benchmark Capital has led a $10m series-A funding round for Amsterdam-based data analytics start-up Elasticsearch.
GA-Axel Springer joint venture acquires Immoweb.be
General Atlantic and Axel Springer's joint project Axel Springer Digital Classifieds has acquired Belgian property portal Immoweb.be for €127.5m.
Innovacom leads €4.2m round for Olea Medical
Innovacom and existing investor EMAL have committed €4.2m to French medical software company Olea Medical.
Kennet leads $15m series-B round for Trademob
Kennet Partners, High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) and Tengelmann Ventures have invested $15m in German mobile applications platform Trademob, according to reports.
August Equity's SecureData acquires Quadrant
August Equity portfolio company SecureData has completed the bolt-on acquisition of UK online security company Quadrant Networks Ltd.
Supremum leads €2m financing round in Atosho
Supremum Capital has joined existing investors in a тЌ2m financing round for Danish e-commerce business Atosho.
HTGF et al. invest in Synapticon
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF), Seedfonds Baden-Wuerttemberg (SFBW) and private investor Günter Lang have invested €1m in German robotics company Synapticon.
DFJ Esprit exits Redkite
VC firm DFJ Esprit has exited its minority holding in UK-based financial markets surveillance specialist Redkite Financial Markets.
Incitia sell T-VIPS stake in merger with Nevion
Incitia Ventures has sold its 26% share of Norwegian video transport company T-VIPS through merging the business with Herkules Capital portfolio company Nevion.
Amadeus and Archimedia pump £1.6m into Qinec
Amadeus Capital Partners and Archimedia Investments have jointly backed medical technology company Qinec.
Elaia Partners launches seed fund
French growth capital specialist Elaia Partners is understood to have secured €45m of commitments for its new seed vehicle Elaia Alpha.
Wellington et al. in seed round for HowDo
Wellington Partners has led a seed investment round in Sweden-based HowDo, a knowledge-based social platform.
HTGF et al. in second round for ConWeaver
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF), Fraunhofer Venture and Schefter Capital have invested in a second funding round for Darmstadt-based software provider ConWeaver.
Industrials and consumer see most volume in 2012 to date
The industrial and consumer sectors outperformed other major industries in terms of deal volume between January and September 2012.
XAnge invests in Tag Commander
XAnge Private Equity and three business angels have invested €1.5m in French digital marketing company Tag Commander.
MMC leads $8m financing round for iJento
MMC Ventures, Nauta Capital and Oxford Capital Partners have invested $8m in multinational web analytics company iJento.
Intel Capital leads $4m financing round for Eruditor
Intel Capital and Runa Capital have invested $4m in Russian e-commerce business Eruditor Group.
DFJ Esprit backs Datahug with $3.2m
DFJ Esprit has injected $3.2m into Datahug, an Irish business networking automation company.
Holtzbrinck Ventures backs Musicplayr
Holtzbrinck Ventures is said to have invested €500,000 in German music platform start-up Musicplayr.
XAnge invests £1.2m in The Currency Cloud
XAnge Private Equity has invested ТЃ1.2m in UK foreign exchange capital services provider The Currency Cloud.
Vertis Venture et al. back AppsBuilder
Vertis Venture, Zernike Meta Ventures and business angels have backed Milan-based app development platform AppsBuilder with €1.5m.
NVM-backed Kerridge buys Datawright
Kerridge Commercial Systems (KCS), an enterprise resource planning software firm backed by NVM Private Equity, has acquired Datawright, a business management software firm.
Caixa participates in €3m round for Gigas
Caixa Capital Risc has committed capital to the €3m funding round for technology infrastructure and cloud hosting service provider Gigas.