Technology
NVM sells Lanner in trade sale to Royal HaskoningDHV
Sale of simulation software business brings to an end a nine-year holding period
Innovation Industries secures €150m for second fund
MN Services, the asset manager for both schemes, was involved in establishing the fund
BGF backs The Prezola Group with second investment
Following a ТЃ3m investment in 2017, the latest round comes after 57% revenue growth in 2018
Par invests in Amiqus Resolution
EIS fund manager typically takes part in funding rounds valued at up to ТЃ3.5m
Hg partially exits Visma to CPPIB
GP sells part of the stake held by Hg7, a ТЃ2bn buyout fund that closed on its hard-cap in 2013
Backed VC leads £2.5m round for Flexciton
Manufacturing AI software business is recruiting industrial optimisation and AI specialists
Natixis et al. invest €72m in Wynd
Fresh capital will be used to hire staff, pursue Wynd's expansion abroad and invest in R&D
Balderton leads $10m series-A for Kaia Health
VC firm drew capital for the investment from its $375m venture fund, Balderton VI
Capzanine backs Intescia in SBO
Exiting GPs Andera and BNP Paribas Development supported Intescia's spin-out in 2013
Beringea leads £6.5m funding round for Exonar
Downing Ventures and Amadeus also take part in the round for the data management business
HTGF backs Iconiq Lab
HTGF uses its latest investment vehicle High-Tech Gründerfonds III for the investment
Mayfair holds £650m final close for second fund
Total committed is more than 150% of the amount raised by the firm's maiden vehicle
Blackstone, H&F have joint bid for Scout24 rejected
Offer from previous owners Blackstone and Hellman & Friedman values the business at €4.7bn
Naxicap exits Jaguar Network to trade in €100m deal
GP sells minority stake in France-based Jaguar Network after five years' ownership
Main Capital sells Axxerion stake in trade sale
Listed company Nemetschek Group wholly acquires the Netherlands-based software company
Amundi buys remaining stake in Anatec
Following the acquisition, Anatec will maintain its operational and business independence
Draper Esprit buys stakes in Earlybird funds
Draper Esprit will fund the acquisitions by issuing up to ТЃ100m in new shares on the AIM segment of the London stock exchange
H-Farm makes 6x on Depop exit
Sale generates a collection of €2.6m and a capital gain of €2.5m for H-Farm
Verdane buys Scanmarket
GP draws capital from its buyout fund, Verdane Edda, to acquire a 90% stake in the business
Index leads $40m funding round for Personio
Other VCs involved include previous investors Global Founders Capital and Northzone
Polytech, Investiere lead €2.8m series-A for Kiwi
Swiss impact funds Symbiotics and 1to4 Foundation also take part in the financing
Insight invests $500m in Veeam
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board joins in funding round for data management software company
Circularity invests in ZigZag
E-commerce software company will look to accelerate the international roll-out of its software
VC firms in $25m funding round for Quinyx
Existing investors AlfvУЉn & Didrikson, Battery Ventures and Zobito invest in Quinyx