Technology
HPV and Team Europe Ventures invest $5m in SponsorPay
Hasso Plattner Ventures and Team Europe Ventures have invested $5m in a series-A round for SponsorPay, a currency monetization platform.
Crédit Agricole PE, Galiléo Partners et al. invest $5m in Scality
Scality has secured a $5m in a first-round of funding from CrУЉdit Agricole Private Equity, GalilУЉo, business angels, management and employees of the company.
BlueBubbleLab injects €1m into SoGeo
Dutch company Sogeo has secured тЌ1m in funding from investor BlueBubbleGroup.
Qualcomm et al. invest in Anteryon
Qualcomm Ventures Europe, BNP Paribas Private Equity, Biggell Finance and Quest for Growth have taken an undisclosed stake in Dutch company Anteryon BV.
HPV leads third round of funding for OpenSynergy
Hasso Plattner Ventures has led a third round of funding for OpenSynergy GmbH.
bcnHighgrowth invests €2m in Oonair
bcnHighgrowth has provided a тЌ2m investment to expand media content company Oonair.
Carlyle to acquire 65% of French Giannoni
The Carlyle Group has submitted a bid for 65% of Giannoni, through its Carlyle Europe Partners III fund.
Rhône-Alpes Création et al. invest $1.5m in Docea Power SAS
Docea Power SAS has raised $1.5m in expansion capital from Rhône-Alpes Création, Alps Development Sustainable Investment, Siparex, Octalfia and private investors.
Investinor et al. invest $4.2m in ExproSoft AS
Norwegian private equity funds Investinor and Viking Venture have acquired a 42.3% share of ExproSoft AS.
Finance Wales backs AssayMetrics
Finance Wales has led an early-stage investment in UK biotechnology company AssayMetrics. No financial details have been disclosed.
Wirescan raises NOK 25m in latest round
Wirescan AS has received NOK 25m, in a round headed by Siemens Venture Capital and SУЅkorniVest II AS.
Consortium invests $7.5m in Movidius
Existing shareholders Celtic House Venture Partners, Capital E, Emertec Gestion, AIB Seed Capital Fund and angel investors have invested $7.5m in a series-B round in semiconductor company Movidius.
Gimv sells CoreOptics to Cisco
Gimv has sold its stake in CoreOptics Inc to Nasdaq-listed Cisco Systems Inc, which will completely acquire the firm.
Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments and Venture Incubator fund deal united
Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments and Venture Incubator have invested in e-commerce platform deal united GmbH, in a deal thought to be worth around €5m.
bcnHighgrowth invests €1m in Migoa
Spanish VC, bcnHighgrowth, has injected €1m into technology company Migoa, developers of nuroa.es, a real estate search engine.
Kistefos-backed GIPS receives NOK 421m offer from Google
Media reports suggest that Kistefos-backed technology business Global IP Solutions AB (GIPS), also listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange, has received an offer from Google for NOK 421m.
Matrix Partners in Huddle series-B funding
Huddle, the London-based online workspace provider, has raised a substantial round of series-B funding from Matrix Partners and existing backer, Eden Ventures.
Fidelity Growth Partners invests in InnoGames
Fidelity Growth Partners Europe has invested in German videogames developer, InnoGames.
Viking Venture takes 37.5% stake in Evatic
Viking Venture has acquired 37.5% of the share capital in software business Evatic.
Zeus backs Electra-net acquisition
Zeus Private Equity-backed Electra-net (UK) has acquired KeTech 2As Ltd from the KeTech Group.
AGF et al. in €8m round for Crocus
AGF Private Equity, CDC Innovation, CEA Investissement, Nanodimension, Sofinnova Ventures and Ventech have raised an €8m series-C round for IT firm Crocus Technology.
Consortium backs O-Flexx Technologies with €6.7m
SET Venture Partners, Atmos SpA, BankInvest, Emerald Technology Ventures, Partech International, SAM GmbH, and Schneider Electric Ventures SAS have invested €6.7m in cleantech company O-Flexx Technologues GmbH.
High-Tech Gründerfonds leads investment in Propertybase
High-Tech Gründerfonds has led an investment in software developer Propertybase GmbH, alongside Bayern Kapital and Neuhaus Partners.
TDC delays share sale
TDC, the Danish telecom giant owned by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, Apax, Blackstone, Permira and Providence Equity Partners has shelved its share sale due to regulatory hurdles, according to media reports.