Technology
Zubr Capital, EBRD exit Targetprocess
Sale to Appito, a Vista Equity Partners portfolio company, is the first exit from Zubr's debut fund
Industrifonden leads €4.6m extended series-A for EnginZyme
Latest round brings company's total series-A funding to €11m
BlackRock in talks to buy Aquila Heywood for £350m – report
Aquila Heywood is a pensions administration software company that generates revenues of £32.4m
Genui invests in Fact-Finder
Hamburg-headquartered Genui has previously invested in technology-based companies including Mindcurv
Ufenau's Swiss IT Security buys AV-Test
Company plans to make one to two more add-ons in the IT security market in the next six months
Kurma et al. invest in MedLumics
Investment is part of a larger round led by Asabys Partners, along with VI Partners and CDTI Innvierte
MTIP, Akilia et al. invest in Koa Health
Company intends to use the fresh capital to accelerate its product development and further expand internationally
EQT Ventures leads €75m series-B round for Instabox
Funding will be used to develop technology to enhance value-chain for customers and merchants, and for expansion outside of Sweden
Prime Fund aiming to close 10 new investments this year
Newly launched Czech technology fund is open-ended and aims to raise CZK 1bn in total
Permira leads $180m round for Nexthink
Series-D financing round values the Switzerland-based software company at $1.1bn
Kester Capital backs Optibrium
GP invests in the company via its second fund, which closed on its £90m hard-cap in August 2020
TA Associates to invest in French company DL Software
Software developer has realised an average annual growth rate of more than 10% since its founding
Rutland backs infrastructure service JSM
JSM represents the 10th investment from Rutland Fund III, which closed on £263m in January 2015
SHS to launch new fund, make 3-4 deals in 2021
Managing partner Sascha Alilovic and partner Manfred Ulmer-Weber speak to Unquote about the firm's expectations for 2021
Moonfire leads $2.2m round for Mindstone
Zanichelli Venture and NexD also participated in the round, as well as a series of angels
VC-backed Auto1 completes IPO
Listing gives the company a market capitalisation of €7.9bn and sees gross proceeds of around €1.8bn
VCs sell stakes in Adjust to KKR's AppLovin
Exit reportedly values the app performance and marketing software at around $1bn
Elaia leads €15m series-B for Holded
Company plans to use the fresh capital to further develop its technology, scale up its team and open a new office
Harwood takes stake in PLT alongside Firmament
Founder Peter Flanagan will continue to lead the business alongside Brian Connolly
PSG closes debut European fund on €1.25bn
PSG Europe invests in lower-mid-market software and technology-enabled services companies
PE-backed Cint announces intention to float
Offering is expected to provide Cint with proceeds of approximately €75m
Cathay Innovation invests in €33m round for Wallbox
Round is co-led by Cathay Innovation and Wind Ventures, with participation from Iberdrola and Seaya Ventures
eCapital leads growth investment for Kendaxa
Germany-based automation software company also announces the appointment of a new CRO and CMO
Vækstfonden, Danske Bank et al. in €4.9m round for Airtame
Latest funding takes its total raised to approximately €14.1m and will enable the company to accelerate product development and hire more staff