Technology
Cathay et al. in €49m series-B for Alma
Company intends to use the fresh capital to consolidate its presence in the French market and expand across Europe
Arcus, Aheim acquire minority stake in Milch & Zucker
Arcus could increase its share to a majority stake in future, the GP said in a statement
Maki.vc leads €1.5m round for Finnish company Calqulate
Finnish venture capitla firm Maki.vc has led a €1.5m funding round for Helsinki-based financial analytics provider Calqulate.
Sparkmind leads €1.1m round for CanopyLab
Company has also received €1.4m in venture loans and soft money from the Danish Growth Fund and Innovation Fund Denmark
HQIB, Cadence Growth back merger of Horn & Cosifan, PK Office
GPs intend to support a buy-and-build growth strategy for the IT service companies
Bid Equity's XClinical acquires Carenity
GP is currently following a buy-and-build strategy for the Germany-based clinical software platform
Inflexion launches €143m take-private bid for Infront
GP said its experience developing data and technology companies, along with an ability to provide access to additional capital, will contribute to the company's future development
Levine Leichtman sells stake in ZorgDomein
Rabobank is to acquire a 34% stake in the healthcare platform via its Corporate Investments arm
VC-backed Mister Spex buys Tribe
Online optician has previously received VC funding from investors including Grazia Equity and Goldman Sachs
IBB, Picus-backed Getsurance sold to trade
Insurtech company raised €2m in 2017 from Picus Capital and IBB but filed for insolvency in 2020
Iconiq Growth leads $530m round for Wolt
New round takes the total amount Wolt has raised to $856m
Oakley Capital invests €175m in EQT's Idealista
GP backs the company via Oakley Capital IV, which held a final close on €1.46bn in July 2019
Sponsor Capital acquires and merges Likeit, Nepton
Merged company will have combined revenues of around €8m in 2020, and employ over 50 staff.
Holland Capital invests in Cards PLM Solutions
Digitalisation and project life cycle management business intends to expand in DACH and Benelux
Sinergia Venture Fund holds €30m first close
Fund invests in pre-series-A and series-A rounds to support the growth of startups operating across a large variety of sectors
Carlyle acquires Jagex
Carlyle is expected to pay more than $530m, the purchase price of the business in 2020
Nordic Capital-backed Trustly to list before summer – report
According to a press report, Swedish institutions would like the company to remain in Stockholm
Providence-backed Imaweb bolts on Procar
With this add-on, Imaweb plans to consolidate its presence in the DACH region and broaden its customer base
Toscafund leads €25m round for Elinvar
Existing investors Goldman Sachs Growth, Ampega and Finleap also back the round
EMH sells stake in Native Instruments
SBO to Francisco Partners sees EMH and Native Instruments' management retain a minority stake
InfraVia's Celeste acquires PE-backed VTX Telecom
Exiting their stakes, Iris and Siparex first invested in the telecoms service in 1999 and 2005 respectively
Lightspeed leads $20m Wintermute series-B
Lightspeed led the company's series-A funding round in June 2020, following another round in January
Sagard invests in Flight Simulator developer Asobo Studio
Deal is the second for the Sagard NewGen fund, launched in July 2020 with a €300m target
Swanlaab leads $8m series-A round for Landbot
Startup has so far raised $10.2m in funding since being founded in 2017