Technology
T-Venture et al. invest in Netbiscuits
T-Venture invested in a $27m funding round for German software-as-a-service company Netbiscuits, led by Stripes Group.
Advent acquires Danish KMD from EQT and ATP
Advent International has acquired Danish software solutions company KMD from EQT and ATP Private Equity Partners.
PE-backed eFront acquires DMLT
eFront, a Francisco Partners-owned software provider targeting the alternative investment industry, has bought US-based DMLT.
Berlin: Europe's fastest growing tech hub
Berlin's tech hub
Idinvest in €100m funding round for Deezer
Existing backer Idinvest has joined in a fresh €100m funding round for French music streaming start-up Deezer.
R Capital et al. sells EVE to Synopsys
An investor consortium has sold Emulation & Verification Engineering (EVE), which provides hardware-assisted verification solutions and services, to Synopsys, a provider of software, IP and services designed to accelerate innovation.
YFM backs £3m BIMBO of Insider Technologies
YFM Equity Partners has backed the ТЃ3m buy-in management buyout of software solutions business Insider Technologies.
EQT buys offshore communication platform for NOK 1.5bn
EQT has acquired offshore communication operator Tampnet from Hitecvision for NOK 1.5bn.
HgCapital acquires Valueworks
HgCapital has acquired a majority stake in British online marketplace provider Valueworks.
Vertis backs LinkPass with €1m
Southern Italian investor Vertis has injected €1m into professional networking app LinkPass.
Sniper Investments et al. back Ngdata
Sniper Investments, Plug and Play Ventures, ING and a number of US business angels have invested $2.5m in Belgium tech company Ngdata.
Just-Eat bolts on SinDelantal.com
Just-Eat, the online takeaway ordering service backed by an investor consortium, has acquired its Spanish equivalent SinDelantal.com.
TLcom backs Beintoo with $2m
London-based VC TLcom Capital has injected $2m into Beintoo, an Italian provider of loyalty programmes for apps and websites.
Gilde Healthcare Partners et al. back Definiens
Gilde Healthcare Partners has led a €10m funding round for German image analysis company Definiens.
Activa's Primavista completes bolt-on
Primavista, a maternity and school photography company backed by Activa Capital, has bought Secret de Polichinelle, an internet company focusing on wedding and birth announcement services.
Spark backs Compliance Control with £110,000
Spark Impact has injected ТЃ110,000 into Compliance Control, a software company targeting the biomedical industry.
BGF backs Broadbandchoices.co.uk with £10m
The Business Growth Fund has injected ТЃ10m into home communications price comparison site Broadbandchoices.co.uk.
SoftBank Capital leads €30m round for Criteo
SoftBank Capital has led a €30m series-D funding round for French display advertising firm Criteo.
Insight leads $62m round for Mimecast
Insight Venture Partners has led a $62m funding round for email services provider Mimecast.
Software top destination for investment in 2012
A string of major software & computer services buyout deals have made the sector Europe's most invested in since the beginning of 2012, according to unquoteт data.
Inveready pumps €600,000 into Indisys
Inveready has invested €600,000 into Spanish dialogue systems developer Indisys.
Acton backs sofatutor.com
Acton Capital Partners has backed online tutoring platform sofatutor.com with a growth equity investment of around €5m.
BDMI backs Whisbi
Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments (BDMI) has made an equity investment in online communications service provider Whisbi.
Berrier Capital backs Ploonge
Italian private equity firm Berrier Capital has acquired a 25% stake in social dining site Ploonge, according to reports in the Italian press.