Technology
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
Redcentric ends sale process following discussions with Macquarie
Redcentric is currently trading at £123.32 per share, while it was trading at £147 on 2 September 2020
Aglaé, BPI France lead $30m series-B for Livestorm
Raise Ventures and Idinvest also take part in the round, which brings the total amount raised by Livestorm to $35m
Marlin Equity Partners to acquire majority stake in Coyo
Competition authority filing states that the GP is to invest via its Heritage Europe II fund
Innovestor leads €1.1m seed round for Linear
Startup will use the proceeds for future growth and expansion to new markets
Speedinvest holds first close for Speedinvest x Fund 2
VC also announced the appointment of Tier Mobilty co-founder Julian Blessin as partner
IK buys majority stake in GeoDynamics from Sofindev
Sofindev had reportedly been looking to sell its 50.1% in the company and had mandated EY for the process
Altitude exits Mortec Semiconductor for 12.6x return
Altitude acquired the company in July 2016 in a deal that valued the company at around £1m
Via Equity invests in ESmiley
Deal is the GP's first from its fourth fund, which held a first close last month and is targeting €175m