Technology
Apse-backed Kallidus acquires Sapling
This is Kallidus's second acquisition following the purchase of Engage in Learning in March 2020
IK buys LSA from BlackFin
BlackFin exits the company five years after wholly acquiring it, then operating as Lucheux
Waterland to acquire Yieldkit
Acquisition of the marketing optimisation business is a platform investment from Waterland VII
Inflexion acquires DWS minority from Daisy Group for £1bn
Daisy began exploring strategic options for the business with Oakley Advisory in September 2020
Adelis buys stake in Finnish digital learning firm Valamis
Current management will retain a significant stake in the company and continue in their roles
Livingbridge invests in Welltel
Livingbridge intends to accelerate Welltel's growth plans by supporting its M&A programme
Amadeus leads $3m round for V7 Labs
Round also sees participation from Partech, Air Street Capital and Miele Venture Capital
Learn Capital leads $80m series-D round for Brainly
Funds from the round will be used to bring new products to the Brainly community
Hg acquires Geomatikk
GP is deploying from its Hg Mercury 2 Fund, which held a final close on ТЃ575m in February 2017
VC-backed Cazoo acquires Target Global-backed Drover
Cazoo generates revenue of ТЃ150m and has a valuation of more than ТЃ2bn
TCV leads $130m round for Spryker
Series-C round values the Germany-headquartered e-commerce software platform at more than $500m
Draper Esprit leads $30m round for CoachHub
Round is also backed by HV Capital, Partech, Speedinvest, Signals Venture Capital and RTP Global
Toscafund, Penta to acquire TalkTalk for £1.1bn
Consortium offered 97 pence per share, a premium of 16.4% on the unaffected share price of 83.3 pence
Omnes buys minority stake in Tennaxia
Company will use investment to step up cross-selling strategy, strengthen sales teams, and attract new customers
D1 leads €150m round for Bolt
Bolt will use the funds to enhance the safety and quality of its products as it grows in Europe and Africa
Accel leads $21m round for Taxdoo
Series-A for the online retail VAT software is also backed by Visionaries Club, 20VC and HTGF
Providence buys La Centrale
Following the deal, which is expected to close in Q1 2021, Axel Springer will retain a minority stake
EQT Ventures, Creandum lead €1.5m seed round for Kive
AI startup will use the funding for product development and to strengthen its team in Europe
Main-backed Hype buys HPL
Acquisition of the corporate idea management software is Hype's first since Main invested in 2019
AnaCap acquires Novia
Total equity in the business was worth ТЃ26.7m as of April 2020, according to Companies House
Main Capital acquires Perbility
GP is investing via Main Capital VI and sees buy-and-build opportunities for the HR software
Maven buys Envitia for £17m
Envitia, a geospatial technology provider, reported ТЃ6m in revenues and ТЃ998,000 in EBITDA in 2019
Twenty20 appoints Folwell-Davies
Folwell-Davies joins from Deloitte where she led the firm's human capital services M&A practice
Montagu acquires Capita's ESS, invests in ParentPay
Completion of the ESS sale is subject to approval from Capita's shareholders