Technology
Marondo Capital acquires stake in Oxid eSales
Current shareholders in Oxid eSales include IBG, Marondo Capital and the company's CEO
Herkules-backed Seagull Maritime buys Tero Marine
Herkules bought Seagull for around €100m in 2015 through Herkules IV, a NOK 2.5bn buyout fund
Voima raises €40m for deep-tech startup fund
Fund is targeting €50m and will make 25-30 investments in seed, pre-seed, series-A and series-B rounds
Elaia et al. invest €25m in Fretlink series-B
Fresh capital will help Fretlink open new offices in Europe and pursue recruitment efforts
Concentric leads $15m series-B round for Wheely
Ride-hailing company is due to roll out its platform in new cities, with a Paris launch in 2019
LDV leads $3.1m funding round for Synthesia
AI lip-synching video platform launched in 2018 and has clients including the BBC and BuzzFeed
VCs sell Parlamind
Investors include Motu Ventures, Asgard Capital, Angelfund.vc and business angels
Owl Ventures leads $21m series-B for Labster
Balderton Capital, Northzone and Swisscom Ventures also take part in the funding round
Gresham House invests £4.5m in Diaceutics IPO
Deal comes a year after the pharmaceutical data analytics company raised $5m of mezzanine
Aquiline-backed Clearcourse buys NetXtra
NetXtra is the sixth acquisition by Clearcourse since it was established in 2018
Harwell injects £3.5m into Muso
Media-focused anti-piracy firm will invest in sales and marketing-related activities
NPM Capital backs fintech company Ohpen
Company plans to consolidate its market position, and further expand internationally
Vista Equity Partners-backed ACS buys Modern Systems
ACS plans to develop its offering in the application modernisation market and expand in the US
Cinven sells €750m stake in Visma to Hg and CPPIB
Cinven made the realisation from its fifth fund, a €5.3bn vehicle that backed Visma in 2014
CCI sells Payzone to AIB and First Data for €100m
Sale of the payment processing company comes four years after the GP acquired it for €40-50m
DN leads $10m series-A for Leapwork
Fresh capital will be used to accelerate product development and expand in the US
Isai et al. in $41m series-B for 360Learning
France-based e-training courses specialist 360Learning is expanding in the US and UK
HV Holtzbrinck leads $19m series-A for Zencargo
Investors include Pentland Ventures, Tom Stafford, Picus Capital, LocalGlobe and Samos Investments
Idinvest leads €13m series-A for Alsid
Existing investors 360 Capital Partners and Axeleo Capital also take part in the round
EQT Ventures leads £25m series-B for Cytora
Insurance AI firm will use the funding to invest in product development and international expansion
Afinum-backed Garz & Fricke acquires E-Gits
Garz & Fricke acquired E-Gits to expand the company's product and service portfolio
Vitruvian-backed Technogroup bolts on CPU Service
Vitruvian acquired Technogroup from Caldec Holding and the company's founding shareholders in 2017
Norvestor-backed Xllnc buys Lin Education
Bolt-on comes two months after the GP acquired Xllnc with capital from Norvestor VII
VCs in €3m funding round for Skoove
Skoove was initially a participant in Microsoft Accelerator Berlin in 2014 and 2015