Technology
Waterland acquires software development business GOD
GP's previous IT service sector investments include Germany-based Netgo
Silverfleet backs software provider OneStock
GP invests in the company via European Development Fund, which held a €200m final close in 2019
THL, EQT sell stake in AutoStore to Softbank for $2.8bn
THL will continue to be a majority shareholder and EQT, which sold its majority stake to THL in 2019 but retained 10%, will also still be invested
MTIP holds first close for second fund
Digital-health-focused growth investor has a hard-cap of €250m and target of €200m for MTIP Fund II
UV T-Growth Fund holds €100m first closing
Fund targets late-stage companies, primarily across the 5G, AI, cybersecurity, cloud and Internet-of-Things sectors
Astorg buys majority stake in Five Arrows-backed Opus 2
Five Arrows bought a minority stake in the legal technology company in 2017 and will now reinvest
General Atlantic leads $145m round for Staffbase
Round for the employee communications software is the fifth-largest in DACH so far in 2020
Nordic Capital nets strong return on €2.1bn Itiviti trade sale
GP had delisted the trading technology and services provider in 2012
Procuritas to net 8x on Pierce IPO
GP acquired the online motorcycle parts and accessories retailer in 2014
ICG invests in $80m round for Eliem Therapeutics
This is the first investment made by ICG Life Sciences, which was launched in January 2021
Hg acquires Trackunit from Goldman Sachs, Gro Capital
Sale comes nearly six years after the GPs acquired the company
GCP secures minority stake in Bridewell Consulting
Deal is the first investment for Growth Capital Partners Fund V, which was registered in Q3 last year
Hg sells Trace One to Symphony Technology Group
Hg invested in the retail and branding management software in 2016 via HgCapital Mercury Fund
Aldea Ventures holds €60m first closing
Fund follows a hybrid strategy, investing both in small VC vehicles and technology startups
Silverfleet acquires EC4U Expert Consulting, Bulpros
Silverfleet is merging the two IT consultancies and will own a majority stake in the new entity
TA Associates, Partners Group buy Unit4 in $2bn deal
Sale ends a seven-year holding period for Advent International, which took Unit4 private in a €1.2bn deal
SEP sells Dotmatics to Insight Partners' Insightful Science
Scottish Equity Partners invested in the scientific informatics software in 2017
Bridgepoint sells US-based Calypso to Thoma Bravo
Deal values the financial services software firm at $3.75bn, according to several media reports
Capza Growth Tech Fund eyes €250-300m target
Fund invests in tech companies across continental Europe, with the aim of boosting their expansion
Ferd acquires IT firm Norkart
Mergermarket reported in December 2020 that Norkart was being marketed based on EBITDA of around NOK 83m (€7.8m)
Main Capital acquires Foconis
GP plans to support add-ons for the financial services software platform as part of its growth
Emeram, Gimv acquire Sofatutor; VC backers exit
Previous investors in the online learning platform include Acton Capital, Frog Capital and IBB
Ethos invests in People Value
In addition to the equity deployed by Ethos, Harwood Private Capital provides senior debt to support the deal
VCs in $170m round for trading platform Bitpanda
According to Unquote Data, the round is the largest ever recorded for an Austrian company
