Technology
Global Founders, Partech in €5.6m seed round for Symmetrical
Partech is currently investing from its Partech Entrepreneur III global seed fund
PE-backed Mercell prepares for IPO
Viking Venture-backed company hopes to raise NOK 450m in gross proceeds
FII-backed Seco to list on the Italian stock exchange
Seco hires Value Track as financial adviser, and Mediobanca and Goldman Sachs as global coordinators
EQT leads $3m seed round for Willa
Company will use the proceeds to launch its product Willa Pay
Viking Venture acquires FotoWare
Nordic software-focused private equity firm Viking Venture has wholly acquired FotoWare, an Oslo-based B2B provider of digital enterprise asset management software.
NordicNinja leads €2.2m seed round for Ziticity
Fresh capital will be used to support geographical growth, as well as fudn further product development
Klar Partners acquires Empower IM Oy
Acquisition of the Finland-based smart energy company is the GP's first deal since its inception
BayernKapital closes second Bavarian Growth Fund
Fund is backed solely by LfA Förderbank Bayern and will invest in Bavarian tech companies
Cathay Capital backs FuturMaster
Company plans to use the financing to further develop its SaaS solutions and boost its global expansion
Gimv buys minority stake in Televic
GP plans to support the communication systems producer with international expansion and add-ons
Inflexion-backed Alcumus acquires Banyard and ContractorCheck
Management teams of Banyard and ContractorCheck have not retained stakes in the companies
Silver Investment Partners-backed Alvara bolts on IT Kompetenz
GP also supported the bolt-on of cash management software company Zeiser Group in May 2019
GCP takes minority in CubeLogic
CubeLogic's management team completed a buy back from parent company OpenLink in 2016
Tiin Capital’s Cloud Security Group acquires Felton
Cloud Security Group is a buy-and-build platform backed by Tiin Capital's Dutch Security TechFund
SEP-backed Dotmatics acquires BioBright
SEP invested in Dotmatics, a provider of data analysis software for laboratories, in October 2017
Carlyle exits Eggplant for $330m
The Carlyle Group acquired Eggplant from venture capital firm Seraphim in January 2016
Cimbria acquires Danish software company APX10
Cimbria Nord buys the two-year-old business from Danish organisation Hedelskabet
Partech, Breega in €10m seed round for Ubble
Investment is an extension to the seed round by angel investors and Partech last year
Ufenau buys majority stake in Matrix Technology
Deal is Ufenau's second in the IT service sector in 2020, following its investment in Ikor in April
Apiary-backed Conn3ct acquires ICR
Apiary supported the acquisition with fresh equity from its debut fund, which closed on £200m
VCs exit UltraSoc to Siemens
Previous investors include Seraphim, Indaco, Octopus Ventures, Oxford Capital and eCapital
Waterland’s Tineo bolts on Netrics
Consolidation strategy in the Swiss IT consultancy sector also saw Tineo acquire Nexellent in 2019
Ergon in exclusive negotiations to acquire Telenco
GP plans to invest in the telecoms equipment producer via Ergon Capital Partners IV
Consortium in €20m series-A round for Memo Bank
Company also announces it has been given the seal of approval to be a fully-fledged bank