Technology
LDC in £41m Workplace Systems take-private
LDC has completed the ТЃ41m take-private of Workplace Systems International plc, a UK-based cloud workforce management solutions provider.
Kernel Capital invests €500,000 in Zolkc
Kernel Capital has provided тЌ500,000 of seed funding to tourism technology specialist Zolkc.
CAPE et al. exit Miyowa in $45.5m trade sale
Crédit Agricole Private Equity (CAPE), Techfund and Sophia Euro Lab have sold their stakes in French software developer Miyowa to Synchronoss in a deal that values the business at $45.5m.
Suma acquires 48% of GEC and takes control
Spanish private equity firm Suma Capital has acquired a further 48% of Barcelona-based e-learning company Gestión del Conocimiento (GEC) from Caixa Penedès, increasing its stake in the business to 98%.
Prime Ventures invests €13m in takeaway
Prime Ventures has backed online company takeaway.com in a €13m funding round.
EBRD launches €100m technology venture fund
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has launched a venture capital programme for the technology sector.
Bowmark Capital acquires CSL in £32m SBO
Bowmark Capital has backed the secondary buyout of security communications company CSL DualCom with ТЃ32m.
Investor Growth Capital et al. invest $12m in Maxymiser
Investor Growth Capital and Pentech Ventures have backed a series-B funding round of $12m in UK website specialist Maxymiser.
Amadeus et al. in $25m round for Unruly
Amadeus Capital Partners, Van den Ende & Deitmers and the Business Growth Fund (BGF) have invested $25m in UK-based social media business Unruly.
Soundcloud raises $50m in Series-C funding round
German online music platform Soundcloud has received an estimated amount of $50m in a funding round led by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers.
Apax Partners acquires Orange Switzerland for €1.6bn
Apax Partners has wholly acquired telecommunications firm Orange Switzerland from France Telecom Orange for approximately CHF 2bn (€1.6bn).
Lead Equities invests in MCL
Lead Equities has acquired a majority stake in hardware specialist MCL Computer & Zubehör.
Fondo Italiano invests around €5m in Elco
Fondo Italiano d'Investimento has invested around €5m in printed circuit board producer Elco SpA in exchange for a minority stake.
BV Group sells E2E
BV Group has reaped a profit of approximately CHF1.56m from the sale of E2E Technologies to Scheer Group.
HTGF invests in RevenueMax
High-Tech Gründerfonds has backed online marketing firm RevenueMax with an undisclosed amount.
Palatine completes Selection Services buyout
Palatine Private Equity (formerly Zeus Private Equity) has acquired a majority stake in Selection Services, which provides managed IT services to the SME market, in an MBO thought to be worth between ТЃ5m-15m.
Van den Ende & Deitmers acquires 30% of QUADIA
Van den Ende & Deitmers has acquired a 30% stake in online video provider QUADIA.
ISAI and Accel invest €1.6m in Shopmium
ISAI and Accel Partners have invested €1.6m in French mobile marketing software developer Shopmium.
Industrifonden invests in Zimpl
Industrifonden has invested SEK 4m in software company Zimpl.
Royalton acquires 70% stake in IUS
Royalton Partners is buying a 70% stake in Slovenian internet business IUS Software.
HTGF provides seed for Smartblue
High-Tech Gründerfonds has backed a seed financing round for photovoltaic service specialist Smartblue.
Vorwerk and Piton back Dawanda
Venture capital firms Vorwerk Ventures and Piton Capital have led a €4m funding round for e-commerce platform DaWanda.
Bridges Ventures et al. inject £2.6m in Historic Futures
Bridges Ventures has led a ТЃ2.6m funding round in UK-based supply chain traceability company Historic Futures (HF).
Tengelmann Ventures leads funding for Neonga
Tengelmann Ventures has joined existing investors High-Tech Gründerfonds and IBB in a financing round for online games publisher Neonga.