Technology
Triton launches take private bid for HiQ International
Shareholders of the company have until 1 October to accept the offer
Maguar Capital and co-investors acquire HRWorks
Aberdeen Standard Investments, EMZ Partners, Golding and LFPE are also backing Maguar's debut deal
Providence Strategic Growth acquires Sympa
GP is deploying equity from its new Europe-focused fund, which has so far raised around £650m
VC-backed WorldRemit acquires Sendwave
Acquisition is a cash and stock transaction that is expected to close in Q4 2020
GP-backed Maritech Systems acquires EDI Systems
Add-on deal comes three years after Broodstock acquired a majority stake in Maritech Systems
PE-backed Kaseya acquires Graphus
Insight Partners first invested in Kaseya in June 2013 and is the majority shareholder in the company
Mosaic, Santander in funding round for Bonify
Experian Ventures and the founders of fintech company Raisin also take part in the investment
Longevitytech.fund to resume fundraising in early September
Fund aims to hold a second close on $2-3m by February 2021 and to raise the remainder within a year
Highland Europe leads €40m series-B round for Supermetrics
Finnish company claims to have been profitable since its founding in 2013, with turnover doubling each year
LDC-backed Babble acquires CMT
Acquisition is expected to bolster Babble's cloud services offering across the UK
Base10, Cathay in $12m series-A for Lana
French venture capital house Cathay Innovation and Spanish ride-sharing company Cabify take part in the round
Quuppa raises €20m from Bocap and TCG
Round is company's first ever capital raise, which it will use to to scale up services
DIF invests £25m in 4th Utility
Fresh capital will go towards installing more fibre broadband across the UK
Adelis acquires majority stake in Red Ocean Technology
Norwegian IT company is expected to generate €16m in revenues this year, up from €12m in 2019
Vallis Capital sells Vortal to Stirling Square's Docu Nordic
Stirling Square intends to support Vortal in expanding its business in current and new markets
EMZ acquires HRWorks
EMZ recently opened its first international office in Munich, headed by partner Klaus Maurer
Hg increases stake in Visma, valued at $12.2bn
New investors Warburg Pincus and TPG will invest in the business for the first time, acquiring minority stakes
Consortium in $100m round for Omio
Fresh capital will be used for organic growth activities and M&A opportunities
Capvis buys Business Systems Integration
GP deploys capital from Capvis Equity V, which held a final close in September 2018 on €1.2bn
Bid acquires Pisa Sales
Bid is expected to merge Pisa with portfolio company Infopark, which it acquired in August 2020
VCs in £33m round for Form3
Lloyds Banking Group and Nationwide contributed to the funding round as new investors
Waterland's Beck Et Al buys InfoWan
IT cloud service group now comprises four businesses and was formed by Waterland in May 2020
Tencent buys minority interest in Goldman Sachs-backed Voodoo
Voodoo CEO Alexandre Yazdi will retain majority ownership of the gaming company
Bullnet Capital sells Codice SW to PE-backed Unity
Sale ends an 11-year holding period for Spanish venture capital firm Bullnet Capital