Technology
Ufenau to acquire Mac IT-Solutions
Ufenau intends to build an e-commerce software platform via a buy-and-build strategy
MIG leads €39m series-A round for IQM
"Deep tech" startup has so far raised €71m since being founded in 2018
Livingbridge invests in Visualsoft
Livingbridge invests through its Enterprise 3 fund, which closed on £334m in October 2019
Clipperton hires Westphal as partner
Nikolas Westphal joins the technology-focused corporate finance firm from GP Bullhound
HTGF et al. lead €2m round for All3DP
Company intends to launch an international financing round, which is scheduled for 2021
Lea Partners sells IDL to PE-backed Insightsoftware
Lea acquired a majority stake in the financial performance enterprise software business in 2019
EQT sells Tia Technology to trade
GP is selling the company for $78m in cash on a fully diluted basis, six years after acquiring it
LDC sells Babble to Graphite for £90m
LDC retains a minority stake in Babble, while the management team is reinvesting some of its proceeds
Bertel O Steen Kapital buys partial stake in ITVerket
Computer services company expects to generate a turnover of NOK 170m (€15.6m) in 2020
All Iron Ventures I closes on €66.5m
Fund invests in innovative B2C companies, primarily marketplaces, e-commerce specialists and SaaS startups
Andera, Capza reinvest in Octime in minority SBO
Andera (then EdRip) acquired a majority stake in the business along with management in 2016
Nordic Capital carves out RegTech from BearingPoint
GP followed the company for a long time and entered into exclusive negotiations with BearingPoint a few months ago
360 Capital to launch €50m Square II fund
360 Square II will deploy equity tickets of €500,000-3m, primarily across France and Italy
Maven, Par Equity sell Symphonic stakes to trade
US-based Ping Identity acquires the Edinburgh-headquartered identity and authorisation software
Lugard Road Capital leads $32m round for InRiver
Company has raised around $56m in total funding and will use the latest proceeds to speed up growth to meet accelerated customer demand
Bregal to acquire STP from Hg
Hg invested in the legal software business via its first Mercury Fund in 2016
Eurazeo, IK invest €400m in Questel
Eurazeo, IK and Raise intend to further boost Questel's growth and international expansion in Europe, Asia and the US
Searchlight leads €114m convertible note round for GetYourGuide
Existing investors including Softbank and Lakestar reinvest in the tourism booking platform
LBO France buys majority stake in Prenax
Andera has reinvested and Prenax has acquired LM Information's subscription management business
PE-backed Trustpilot to list in H1 next year – report
Danish internet company could reportedly be listed at a valuation of $1bn
HV Capital announces eighth fund
GP has €535m in commitments; it has also rebranded from HV Holtzbrinck Ventures to HV Capital
MIP leads €5m round for Exoticca
This round is an extension to an €11m series-B investment raised by the company in July 2019
United Ventures leads €6m round for Boom Imagestudio
Company plans to use the fresh capital to further develop its proprietary technology and boost its international expansion
Monterro buys majority stake in MaintMaster
Almi Invest, which had owned a 10% stake in MaintMaster since 2015, has fully exited, making a 7x return on its invested capital