Technology
IQ Capital et al. in £5.8m series-A for AccelerComm
Existing investors Bloc Ventures and listed technology investor IP Group also participate
Forto raises estimated €25m from Inven, Northzone et al.
Funding comes from new investor Inven Capital and existing investors Cherry Ventures, Northzone and Cavalry Ventures.
Icebreaker leads €1.6m round for Fixably
Startup will use proceeds to accelerate its expansion into the US and increase presence in Europe and Asia-Pacific
BGF invests £3m in 365 Response
BGF's investment will be used to accelerate the development of the technology platform
Bid Equity's Myneva Group buys Swing
Bid Equity began its social care and healthcare software buy-and-build strategy in 2017
Kinnevik leads $23m series-A round for Joint Academy
Healthtech company has raised $34.2m since being founded six years ago
Afinum buys majority stake in Listan
Computer cooling and energy efficiency hardware company is Afinum's fourth buyout of 2020
Kahoot! acquires VC-backed Actimo
Listed e-learning company is paying up to $33m for the target company
LT Capital acquires Global Partner
IT consultancy plans to open further offices across France and to expand its product portfolio
Nauta Capital leads €4.7m series-A round for HappySignals
New round brings company's total funding so far to тЌ6.2m
EQT buys Casa.it from Oakley Capital
GP invests in the company via EQT IX, which was launched in January 2020 with a €15bn hard-cap
MVI acquires majority stake in PS Auction
Deal is MVI's first investment from its second fund, which is aiming to reach its SEK 1bn target by Q1 2021
Hg-backed Transporeon bolts on ControlPay
Hg acquired the Germany-based logistics software developer in 2019 in an SBO from TPG
Main Capital buys majority stake in Mach
Public sector software company is the fifth from Main VI and the GP plans to seek add-ons for Mach
One Peak leads $30m series-A round for KeepIt
Round is reportedly the largest SaaS investment in a bootstrapped company in the Nordic region
BGF invests £2.6m in MRM
MRM Global also appoints former Diageo executive Andy Fennell as non-executive chairman
TIIN acquires Lantech to merge with Felton
TIIN Capital set up a fund to finance its plans, named Dutch Security TechFund, which held a first close on €25m
Klarna valued at $10.6bn after $650m round led by Silverlake
Valuation makes it the highest-valued private European and the fourth-highest in the world
Axcel-backed Superoffice to acquire Infobridge – report
According to press reports, InfoBridge generated a turnover of тЌ1.9m in 2019
Whitehelm in £80m funding round for Connexin
Whitehelm has taken a large minority stake, with the management team retaining the majority
HIG buys cybersecurity specialist DGS
GP deploys capital from HIG European Capital Partners II (HECP II), which closed on €825m
MML supports Arrow's acquisition of Click Networks
Click Networks is the third acquisition following MML's investment, alongside Altinet and BTL
Hg-backed Visma acquires Cash Software
Deal is Visma's fourth strategic acquisition in the accountancy software market
EQT buys Idealista from Apax for €1.3bn
EQT acquires a majority stake, while the management team led by CEO Jesús Encinar retains a minority