Technology
HTGF and Bayern Kapital back baimos
High-Tech Gründerfonds and Bayern Kapital have invested an undisclosed amount in mobile security solution provider baimos technologies.
Wellington Partners and Passion Capital back EyeEm
Wellington Partners and Passion Capital have provided German software developer EyeEm with seed funding of an undisclosed amount.
Creathor Venture backs ShopShare
Creathor Venture has invested in social media e-commerce platform ShopShare.
T-Venture backs VeliQ
Deutsche Telekom's venture arm T-Venture has invested in mobility solution specialist VeliQ.
OCAS, Octopus and IP Group inject £3.6m in ASL
OCAS Ventures, Octopus Ventures and IP Group have invested ТЃ3.6m in renewable energy technology business Applied Superconductor Ltd (ASL).
Apax France exits Vizada in $960m trade sale
Apax France and Hutton Collins have sold French mobile satellite communications company Vizada to Astrium, an EADS subsidiary, for a total consideration of $960m.
Gimv backs XL Video with €19m
Gimv has invested €19m in technology company XL Video in return for a 47% stake.
Notion and Eden back NewVoiceMedia with £2.5m
Notion Capital and Eden Ventures have injected ТЃ2.5m into UK call centre technology vendor NewVoiceMedia as part of a second round of funding.
LBBW invests in crealytics
LBBW Venture Capital has backed search marketing specialist crealytics with an undisclosed amount.
Permira prepares NDS IPO
Permira has hired JP Morgan, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley to assist in listing digital set-top box manufacturer NDS in New York.
Ventizz sells stake in vitronet
Ventizz Capital Partners has together with the company’s management sold a 15% stake in broadband network specialist vitronet to RWE Deutschland.
Permira in lead for Alcatel Lucent Enterprise
Permira is currently a frontrunner in the Alcatel Lucent Enterprise sale, according to media reports.
PM&Partners, Fidia and Athena exit AIVE
Private equity houses PM&Partners, Fidia and Athena Private Equity have sold IT services provider AIVE Group to Cap Gemini for €42.9m.
CCC backs NEURA with €8m
Climate Change Capital (CCC) has been the sole subscriber of an €8m capital increase carried out by Austrian renewable technology company NEURA.
French tech investments in need of higher gear?
Although optimistic about the sector’s growth prospects in the coming months, French tech entrepreneurs claim capital is hard to come by. Do tech-focused venture firms need to step up their game? Greg Gille reports
HTGF backs Krauttools with €500,000
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) has invested €500,000 in customer voting solution provider Krauttools.
Constellation Capital reaps 6.3x on SVOX sale
Private equity house Constellation Capital has exited voice solution provider SVOX to Nuance.
zouk closes latest fund on €230m
zouk Capital has held a final close of its Cleantech Europe II fund, raising a total of тЌ230m.
Alven et al. inject €750,000 in AntVoice
Alven Capital and Nestadio Capital have contributed to a €750,000 seed funding round for French software publisher AntVoice.
General Atlantic Partners exits Navigon
Private equity house General Atlantic Partners has sold navigation software specialist Navigon in a trade sale to US company Garmin.
Kernel Capital backs MPSTOR
The Bank of Ireland Kernel Capital Fund has invested тЌ700,000 in data storage specialist MPSTOR Ltd.
SEB VC leads SEK 15m Actiwave investment
SEB Venture Capital has led a SEK 15m investment in Swedish technology company Actiwave AB.
BB Biotech provides further €1m for Natural Dental Implants
BB Biotech Ventures has led a follow-on financing round for Natural Dental Implants AG with €1m.
HTGF and Seedfonds BW back Compositence
HTGF and Seedfonds Baden-Württemberg have invested an undisclosed amount in technology company Compositence.