Technology
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
Providence Strategic Growth backs Signaturit
PSG intends to support the company's product diversification, geographic expansion and search for M&A opportunities
FJ Labs invests in car renting startup Vamos
Company intends to use the fresh capital to further boost its growth and expansion across the Spanish market
EMH Partners closes second fund on €650m
GP closed its debut fund in 2017 on €350m; the latest vehicle will continue its investment strategy
Grafton Capital secures majority stake in Third Financial
VC firm has so far invested ТЃ7m in Third Financial, which will use the latest funding to accelerate the growth of its platform
Digital doctors here to stay as telemedicine deals surge
Rise in demand for telemedicine т and promising returns for investors that have been targeting the space т looks set to continue
PE-backed Nets bolts on CCV Schweiz
Following the deal, CCV Schweiz will be integrated with Concardis Schweiz, which is part of Nets Group
Tenzing backs MBO of VIPR
Deal is the ninth investment from Tenzing's debut fund, with its successor yet to deploy
Agilitas-backed Danoffice to buy NPVision
Deal will be the second add-on acquisition for Danoffice since Agilitas's buyout of the company in November 2017
Bowmark acquires Totalmobile from Horizon
Bowmark will provide additional funding of ТЃ100m to fund the company's add-ons acquisitions
Carlyle buys Calastone from Accel, Octopus
Exit represents an 18x return on Octopus's initial investment and a 9x return on its total investment
Lunar raises €40m in series-C funding
Startup has so far raised more than тЌ100m and is backed by VC firms Seed Capital, Greyhound, Augustinus, Socii and private investor David Helgason
Atwater invests in EQT-backed Freepik
GP intends to work closely with EQT and the management to support Freepik's growth and expansion
Amplify raises $375m across two funds
Amplify IV targets seed and series-A rounds, while Amplify Select makes follow-on investments in existing portfolio companies
Triton completes €387m take-private bid for HiQ International
GP had previously made an offer of SEK 70 per share, which was later increased to SEK 72 per share
VC-backed Limehome increases series-A by €10m
Accommodation booking site raised €21m from HV Holtzbrinck, Lakestar and Picus Capital in February
UVC Partners announces third fund
UnternehmerTUM Fonds III has a target of €150m and will focus on series-A and early-stage rounds