Technology
Industrifonden and SEB Venture back Clavister
Industrifonden and SEB Venture Capital have backed Swedish IT security firm Clavister with a SEK 40m investment.
Amadeus exits oneDrum
Amadeus Capital Partners has exited software company oneDrum to American trade player Yammer.
BaltCap commits €1m to Clusterpoint
BaltCap has invested €1m in Latvian data management company Clusterpoint.
Foresight et al invest £2.1m in Biofortuna
Foresight has led a ТЃ2.1m round for medical diagnostics company Biofortuna.
Comecer acquires Veenstra
Fondo Italiano portfolio company Comecer SpA has acquired Dutch nuclear medicine technology and software firm Veenstra Instruments BV.
RBVC leads €5m funding round for Intrinsic-ID
Robert Bosch Venture Capital (RBVC) has joined Prime Ventures in supporting Dutch IT security company Intrinsic-ID with a €5m commitment.
Sunstone joins Index et al to fund Amen Internet
Sunstone Capital A/S and Slow Ventures have joined a $2.9m round in Amen Internet led by Index Venture Management in co-operation with private investors, including a number of celebrities.
T-Venture invests €2m in Accel Partners' flaregames
T-Ventures has committed €2m to German mobile gaming company flaregames, a portfolio company of Accel Partners.
HTGF invests in water supply system
High-Tech Gründerfonds has invested €500,000 in water supply measuring system ZIM Plant Technology GmbH.
Target Partners et al invest in free games
German venture capital firms Target Partners, High-Tech Gründerfonds and Estag Capital AG have invested between €1-10m in a series-A round for GameGenetics.
State-funded FSN PME invests €1m in TalentSoft
FSN PME, the French State's €400m venture fund, has made its second investment by providing €1m to HR solutions software developer TalentSoft.
Grahame Cook is new chairman of Epi-V
Specialist oil and gas investment fund Epi-V has appointed Grahame Cook as its new chairman.
CDC Entreprises et al. in €7m round for E-Blink
CDC Entreprises has joined existing shareholders 360 Capital Partners, Masseran Gestion, I-Source Gestion and Alven Capital Partners in a €7m round for French telecoms company E-Blink.
Wellington invests in BonusBox
Wellington Partners has invested in German social commerce provider BonusBox.
Percipient generates 18x on Milmega exit
Percipient Capital has exited EMC testing and RF microwave specialist Milmega Limited making 18x its original investment and a 50% IRR.
YFM and MMC inject £1.5m into KnowledgeMill
YFM Equity Partners and MMC Ventures have co-invested ТЃ1.5m in London-based email management platform KnowledgeMill.
XAnge PE and Creathor Venture in €2.5m round for Mobiles Republic
XAnge Private Equity and Creathor Venture have invested a joint €2.5m in French mobile apps developer Mobiles Republic.
Sentica reaps 2.5x on Idesco exit
Sentica Partners has sold Finnish RFID specialist Idesco to Swedish trade player Lagercrantz Group.
Wellcome Trust launches £200m start-up fund
UK-based health charity the Wellcome Trust has launched a ТЃ200m fund to invest in emerging biotechnology businesses.
Vista to buy Misys for £1.27bn
Vista Equity Partners has agreed a ТЃ1.27bn bid for British banking software provider Misys.
MMC Ventures announces second venture capital fund
MMC Ventures launches its second venture capital fund for young investors. The MMC Growth Generation Fund is available to investors aged 18-35 with ТЃ2,500 to ТЃ10,000 to invest.
Permira sells software specialist NDS to Cisco
Permira has reached an agreement to sell NDS Group Limited to Cisco Systems Inc. for approximately $5bn including $1bn debt.
CVC & Vista head-to-head on Misys bid
Another bidder for FTSE 250 banking software company Misys has dropped out, leaving two private equity bidders in the race.
Trade player considering rival bid for TPG target GlobeOp
Financial software and services company SS&C Technologies is set to outbid TPG Capital's offer for fund hedge fund specialist GlobeOp.