Technology
ADM launches Cibus Enterprise Fund
Cibus Enterprise will acquire minority stakes in late-stage venture businesses operating in agtech
Prime Ventures et al. in €66m series-B for Pagantis
Company plans to use the fresh capital to further expand in Italy, France and Portugal
Isai invests in Legalstart.fr
GP draws equity from €150m Isai Expansion II, recently used for backing Ividata
Neveq targets €27m for third fund
Vehicle's predecessor Neveq II held a final close on €20.3m in 2014 and is now fully invested
Point72 Ventures invests in PolyAI
Point72 joins Sands Capital Ventures, Amadeus Capital Partners and Passion Capital as an investor
Connected Capital leads $10m funding round for ChannelSight
Existing investors Nauta Capital, Enterprise Ireland and Act Venture Capital also take part
Volpi-backed CycloMedia bolts on Floating Point FX
Company plans to strengthen its presence in the US and enhances its data analytics capabilities
Germany resists pan-European tech buyout decline
Drop in tech buyouts follows a pan-European trend, as every region besides southern Europe saw a decline
Draper Esprit leads $10m round for Hadean
Aster and London Venture Partners also took part in the round for the operating system developer
Maven leads £7m round in electric vehicle specialist Avid
Avidтs previous backers NVM Private Equity and Downing Ventures also take part in the investment
HTGF-backed Figo and Finleap-backed Finreach merge
Berlin-based incubator and investor will invest a seven-figure sum to finance the transaction
Mubadala Ventures invests in $125m funding round for Wefox
Fresh capital will be used to expand into Spain, France, Italy and the Benelux region
Synova generates 4x return on Meritsoft sale to Cognizant
Sale of financial software company brings to an end a holding period of three and a half years
Bessemer leads $60m series-C for Shift
Existing investors Accel, General Catalyst and Iris Capital also take part in the round
Montefiore, M80 back Gandi.net
Previous investor Stephens exits investment in the domain name registrar after 14 years
Summit exits Acturis in Astorg-backed deal
Sale of insurance-related software business brings to an end a nine-year holding period
Keensight-backed LinkByNet bolts on Objectif Libre
Objectif Libre's management team will join the board of LinkByNet and acquire shares
VC-backed energy software firm Limejump sold to Shell
Magnesium Capital, Passion Capital and Starkraft Ventures have been backing the startup in recent years
Nordic buys Conscia from Axcel
Nordic Capital draws money from Nordic Capital IX, a тЌ4.3bn fund that closed in May last year
Genesis backs IT specialist CN Group
GP deploys capital from its Genesis Private Equity Fund III, which closed on €82m in September 2016
Consortium of VCs exit Indoo.rs
Speedinvest, Tecnet Equity and Techinvest backed Indoo.rs across four venture and seed rounds
Bain Capital Venture et al. invest $70m in Mirakl
Round is led by new investor Bain Capital Venture and sees historical backers recommit
Livingbridge acquires FluidOne from Rigby Group
B2B-focused telecommunications and data hosting company will pursue an acquisitive growth strategy
DCG, MiddleGame in $20m round for Nivaura
London Stock Exchange Group led the round for the UK-headquartered trading software firm