Technology
Omers Ventures launches in Europe
Omers Ventures currently manages CAD 800m, and has previously invested in Shopify and Hopper
PE consortium approaches £2.6bn deal for Inmarsat
Deal proposed by Apax, Warburg Pincus, CPPIB and OTPP has been recommended for approval
Time for Growth invests €10m in Oslo
Time for Growth buys minority stake in France-based digital transition specialist Oslo
Nauta Capital leads £1.5m round for BlackCurve
Mercia Fund Managers, which backed the company in 2018, also takes part in the funding round
Octopus Investments injects £3.3m into Veeqo
Company plans to use the funding to consolidate its position in the UK market and expand in the US
General Atlantic et al. invest €150m in Doctolib
Fresh capital by new and previous investors will help Doctolib foster expansion abroad
C5 Capital in $17m series-B for Blue Cedar
C5 Capital uses its C5 Cyber Partners II fund, despite not yet holding its first close
Atomico leads €30m series-B extension for Peakon
Investment brings the total volume of Peakon's series-B to тЌ48m, following a round in February 2018
Main Capital-backed Muis acquires Ctrl
Main Capital acquired a majority stake in the Netherlands-based software-as-a-service group in 2017
Hg sells Foundry to Roper Technologies for £410m
Sale of the visual effects software company brings to an end a four-year tenure for the GP
XAnge leads €2.5m round for Synapse Medicine
Startup plans to use the funding to scale up its team, optimise its database and boost its expansion
Paluel-Marmont Capital to buy Securinfor in SBO
PMC takes majority stake in Securinfor, an IT outsourcing and telephony services provider
Emeram-backed Meona bolts on Dr Heni
Meona and E.care were acquired and merged by Emeram in 2017 using funds from Emeram's Fund I
Ardian backs Eloquant in OBO
Ardian Growth team will support France-based Eloquant's growth strategy internationally
GMT spinout Apse buys Kallidus from FPE
Apse is a new private equity firm established by the core team of GMT Communications Partners
Bow Capital leads $10m funding round for ArangoDB
ArangoDB will now move its headquarters to the US to serve its growing customer base there
Palatine-backed Cyberfort bolts on Auriga
Palatine acquired The Bunker in 2017, has supported one other acquisition and created a new business
Updata injects $14m into Adthena
Funding round will enable the AI marketing software company to pursue international expansion
Felix leads £3m round for Unmind
Mental-health-related software business will use the funds to invest in product development
Benchmark invests $20m in Sketch
Sketch has been profitable since its inception and has one million paying subscribers
BGF invests £11.6m in Invenio
Newco was set up for the transaction under the name Invenio Business Solutions Holdings
Endeit Capital, EnBW lead €7m series-A for Gridscale
High-Tech Gründerfonds led a funding round in 2016, in which EnjoyVenture participated
Omnes, M Capital Partners lead €5m round for Therapixel
Therapixel won the Dream Digital Mammography Challenge in 2017, winning €1.2m in prize money
Vitruvian leads €45m round for Dental Monitoring
Vitruvian draws capital from its €2.4bn Virtuvian Investment Partnership III vehicle