Technology
LDC in £100m round for OneCom
Telecommunications firm's founder will remain a significant shareholder and take on a non-exec role
VCs exit Understand.AI to trade
Germany-based trade buyer DSpace has acquired autonomous driving software company Understand.AI
Rewriting the rulebook: how technology is disrupting PE
A round-up of key takeaways from speakers at Unquote's Allocate conference in June
VCs inject $60m into extended series-C for TravelPerk
Fresh capital will support product innovation and European expansion for the Spanish startup
Holland Capital backs Valori MBO
GP buys majority in Netherlands-based software testing and quality assurance specialist
3i buys Evernex from Carlyle in deal exceeding €400m
Carlyle invested in Evernex, a provider of IT infrastructure maintenance, in 2015
Yabeo, IBB, Atlantic Labs sell stakes in Dentolo to trade
Atlantic Labs first invested in the dental insurance platform in 2016, with Yabeo investing in 2017
Investcorp acquires majority stake in Contentserv
Investcorp Technology Partners used its fourth-generation vehicle to acquire Contentserv
Ventiga buys Retail Insight from Navis
Ventiga is currently raising its debut fund and has been operating on a deal-by-deal basis
Insight leads $55m series-B round for ContractPodAI
Legal software developer will invest in product development, marketing and recruitment
VCs in funding round for Optiopay
Insurance company NN Group makes its first investment in the payments software company
BlackFin Tech, Partech in €6m series-A for Epsor
Fresh capital will help France-based Epsor to increase its client base with mid-cap companies
BPI, Supernova in €20m series-C for logistics business Traxens
Company intends to use the fresh capital to expand internationally, with a special focus on Asia
K1 injects $60m into Graduway
Company is pursuing North American expansion and will invest in product development
Highgate Ventures et al. invest $10m in HostnFly
France-based rental management service HostnFly aims to expand in Spain and Italy
Apax leads $177m investment in Signavio
Deal reportedly values the UK-based enterprise software company at around $400m
Argos Wityu to sell I'Car Systems and Datafirst
Software development companies for automotive manufacturers and dealers sold to Providence
Ardian-backed Dedalus buys IT specialist Softech
Company expects to bolster its growth and further consolidate its position in the Italian market
Seventure sells Chronotruck to trade
Seventure led a €3.5m series-A round of funding in France-based Chronotruck in Q1 2017
Main Capital acquires stake in GBTec
Main Capital is currently investing from its Main Capital V fund, which closed on €236.5m in 2017
Tamburi backs Milan-listed IT specialist Sesa
Tamburi buys a 14.95% stake in ITH, which controls a 52.8% holding in Sesa, for €17m
Riverside-backed GermanPersonnel bolts on Compana
GermanPersonnel was acquired by Riverside in May 2018 with equity drawn from Riverside Europe Fund V
Insight leads $23m series-C for Staffbase
Existing investors Capnamic Ventures, Kizoo Technology Capital and E.Ventures also take part
VC firms invest €11.5m in IQM
Maki.vc, MIG Funds, OpenOcean, Tesi and Vito Ventures all take part in the financing