Technology
BGF takes minority in Datum360
Datum360's fresh funding will be used to accelerate growth and address market demand
Apax acquires majority of Diapason
Founder Pascal Kravitzch and Diapason's management team also invest significantly in the deal
YFM invests in Force24
Company plans to use the fresh capital to strengthen its sales and marketing operations and continue to develop its platform
Invision buys majority stake in VR Equitypartner's N3K
VR Equitypartner acquired a minority stake in N3K in 2016 and reinvests in the structure
Satispay raises €93m in series-C round
Fintech startup has raised $160.7m in total since being founded in 2013, according to Crunchbase
Alder to exit Finnish company Aidon in Q1 2021 – report
GP acquired a majority stake in the company in 2013, alongside 2VK Invest, Tesi and key employees
Voima Ventures leads €2m round for Betolar
Startup will use the proceeds to start the commercialisation of its product to global markets
Livingbridge sells Giacom to trade
Bidders for the company included Hg among a number of other trade and private equity bidders
Knight Capital leads €10m series-B for Smart Protection
Swanlaab Venture Factory and CDTI also take part in the round, alongside previous backers including Nauta Capital
NorthEdge invests in Lights4fun
In a competitive process run by Sentio, NorthEdge was chosen as the preferred partner due to cultural fit
Hg acquires Septeo Group
Deal sees Hg investing via Genesis 9 and reportedly values the legal tech business at more than €1bn
BGF invests £8m in UK Flooring Direct
Keith Pacey is currently chair at UK Flooring Direct and will continue in this role
VCs in $20m series-C extension for Tourlane
Tourism booking platform is backed by investors including Sequoia Capital and Spark Capital
M Ventures, Imec Xpand lead $20m round for Ferroelectric Memory
SK Hynix, Robert Bosch Venture Capital, TEL Venture Capital and eCapital also backed the round
Bregal leads $53m series-C for Paack
Previous investors Unbound, RPS Ventures, Rider Global and Fuse Ventures also take part in the round
VC-backed Spacemaker sold to Autodesk for $240m
Deal comes a year and a half after the startup raised a $25m series-A round co-led by Northzone and Atomico in June 2019
Palamon-backed FairConnect buys DriveQuant
Palamon bought a majority stake in the connected insurance service provider in a €100m deal in 2018
Dawn, Tiger Global lead $38.5m series-A in Harbr
Tiger Global is investing from its 12th-generation fund, which closed on $3.75bn in January 2020
Faber launches €30m second tech fund
Fund is dedicated to early-stage rounds, with a focus on data science, artificial intelligence and machine learning
Newion leads €2m for Objective Platform
Newion III's objective is to invest in companies in the business technology and software sectors
Gro Capital invests in iPoint Systems
Investment in the product compliance software platform is the GP's first in the German market
EQT buys majority stake in Thinkproject from TA
TA Associates bought the construction software company in 2016 and has reinvested as part of the SBO
Consortium in €20m funding round for Tehtris
Cybersecurity software platform drew investment from sponsors including Ace Management
Main Capital buys Sweden's Pointsharp
GP will pursue a combination of organic growth and acquisitions in the Nordics, Benelux and DACH