Technology
Ardian-backed Gantner buys Contidata
Deal expands the contactless payment company's product portfolio to the catering sector
Square buys VC-backed payment app Verse
Verse joins the Cash App division at Square and continues to operate as an independent business
Main Capital-backed Alfa acquires Joliv
GP plans to merge Joliv and previously acquired e-health business Alfa
83North leads $30m series-B for Wandelbots
Existing investors Paua Ventures, EQT Ventures and Atlantic Labs also back the robotics company
Tesi et al. in $40m series-B round for Swappie
Company has so far raised $48m and saw a fivefold increase in revenues during the lockdown period
Xenon-backed Impresoft bolts on Progel
Following the deal, Progel's founders will stay on with the business and reinvest in the combined group
LEA Partners sells Bellin to trade
Sale to Nasdaq-listed Coupa marks the first exit from the GP's LEA Mittelstandspartner Fund
Francisco Partners to acquire Consignor – report
Shipping software company was reportedly marketed based on an EBITDA of €7.5m
Asabys, Alta Life lead funding round for Inbrain
Asabys invests via Sabadell Asabys Health Innovation Investments, which was launched in 2019
Baring Vostok, RTP Global to exit 2GIS
Valuation of 100% of the company's shares for the purpose of the transaction amounted to RUB 14.3bn
OGCI, Cathay, Atomico in €17m round for OnTruck
Idinvest Partners, Total Carbon Neutrality Ventures and Endeavor Catalyst also take part in the investment
VC Profile: Apex Ventures
Apex's digital-health-focused second fund is targeting €50m following a Q1 2020 first close
Tictrac raises $7.5m from Puma Private Equity
Company has so far raised $17m since being founded in 2010
Goldman Sachs et al. back $27m round for H4
Barclays Ventures, JP Morgan and Linklaters also invest in the digital documentation firm
Iris leads $2.4m seed round for Monk
Fresh capital will be used to support Monk’s R&D programme and the recruitment of new team members
Highland backs €21m round for Alkemics
Existing investors including Cathay and Index also backed the brand and grocery partnership platform
Livingbridge invests in TitanHQ
Investment in the cloud security company is made through Livingbridge's Enterprise 3 fund
Elaia, BPI France in €21m series-C for iBanFirst
Fresh capital will be used to expand the company's financial services platform
Elaia leads €10m series-B for The Hotels Network
Previous backer Seaya Ventures and Seedrocket 4Founders also take part in the investment
Hg leads $30m series-B for Silverfin
Existing shareholders Pieterjan Bouten and Louis Jonckheere will leave the company
BB Capital buys majority stake in Infradax
Deal is the GP's second acquisition of 2020, following skin care clinic chain Cosmetique Totale
Wenvest Capital leads CHF 8m round for Teylor
Sternbeis, business angels and institutional investors also back the SME digital lending software developer
Ysios Capital raises €155m for third biotech fund
Ysios BioFund III provides financing to early- and mid-stage, highly innovative life sciences companies
BGF invests €10.5m in Edgescan
BGF's investment is the first external capital or financing received by the company to date