Technology
Verdane acquires Eden portfolio
Deal is the first in the UK from Verdane Capital's tenth fund, which closed on SEK 6bn in January 2019
Temasek takes minority stake in FNZ
FNZ expects to benefit from the LP's presence in Asia, as it plans to grow its business there
Lakestar leads $20m for Impala
Founded in 2016, Impala is a London-based company that builds APIs to connect with hotel systems
Oxx holds $133m final close for debut fund
Venture fund held a first close on $100m in May 2018 and will focus on B2B software companies
Mobeus sells Biosite to Assa Abloy
Unquote understands the deal value is ТЃ25-50m and that the company is EBITDA positive
Nordstjernan sells PriceRunner in management buy-back
Nordstjernan had owned PriceRunner since 2016, alongside Nicklas StorУЅkers and KarlтJohan Persson
Iman Capital backs Spanish fintech company Crealsa
GP intends to support the company's growth and strengthen its market position across Spain
GP Bullhound in €4.4m round for Genially
GP Bullhound deploys capital from its fourth fund, which closed on its hard-cap of €113m in 2019
Keensight and Pléiade sell SmartTrade to Hg
GPs invested in the company in 2015 and sold their stakes via an auction process initiated in 2019
Novacap and CDPQ back Eddyfi
Eddyfi has used the financing to assist with the acquisition of Germany-based market peer NDT Global
BPI France et al. invest €100m in Kinéis
BNP Paribas Développement, shareholders and corporates also invest in the satellite operator
IVP leads $40m series-B for Aiven
IVP general partner Eric Liaw will join Aiven's board of directors as part of the transaction
Bain Capital, NBRP invest in Engineering
Sale ends a four-year holding period for Apax, which invested in the company via its eight fund
VR Ventures announces €40m first close for debut fund
Fund is backed by banks including Berliner Volksbank and will focus on financial and property technology
LEA Partners invests in Enscape
Founders and HTGF will retain their stakes in the architecture and construction software provider
83North leads $21.5m round for FloLive
Dell Technologies Capital, Saban Ventures and Qualcomm Ventures also invested in the round
P101 leads €5.6m round for 2hire
Previous backers Invitalia Venture, LVenture Group and Boost Heroes also take part in the investment
BCI invests in ClearMacro
BCI, a Canada-based LP direct investor, has made investments in several European companies
Notion leads $36m series-B for Dixa
Dixa's founders have reduced their combined stake by 15-20% in conjunction with the round
Eight Roads and Kennet in £11.5m round for Rimilia
Rimilia secured a new funding facility of ТЃ7m with Silicon Valley Bank in October 2019
Ardian sells stake in CLS to CNP
Ardian invested €30m for a minority stake in the satellite services group in November 2013
SHS backs €6m round for Selfapy
SHS joined the round as a new investor in the online mental health treatment company
Insight Partners et al. back €27m series-C for SimScale
Engineering simulation software provider was also backed by a number of existing investors
Mercurius exits GVG Glasfaser
GP bought a stake in the broadband provider in 2014 and began considering strategic options in 2019