Technology
BGF invests £6m in cloud consultant TIG
TIG also announces the acquisition of netConsult, which focuses on the alternative investment sector
Capricon invests €3m in Miaa Guard
Capricorn draws capital for the investment from two funds, its ICT fund and Quest for Growth
PE firms back $77m round for Sophia Genetics
Generation Investment Management leads the round, Idinvest and Balderton also take part
ActoMezz backs Solware in sponsorless deal
ActoMezz has been Andera Partners' mezzanine arm since a 2016 merger
Waterland sells Combell to Hg
SME-focused hosting company demerged from its parent group Intelligent in April 2018
Capzanine backs Ivnosys
Deal follows Capzanine's recent acquisition of a minority stake in a Spanish medical group
Inflexion buys minority stake in UKFast
UKFast's founders and management will retain a majority stake and continue to lead the company
Cinven buys One.com from Accel-KKR
Revenues doubled from тЌ30m to тЌ60m in four years, according to the vendor
Investcorp holds $400m final close for fourth tech fund
Fund targets European technology businesses operating in the data, IT security and fintech sectors
FTV Capital leads $40m series-C for Egress
Previous backer Albion VC, the technology investment arm of Albion Capital, took part in the round
Naxicap's DCI bolts on Retis
DCI’s bolt-on of communications specialist Retis follows the acquisition of Lhexian last year
Acton leads $13m series-B for Vimcar
Existing investors Coparion, UVC Partners and Atlantic Labs also take part in the latest financing
Draper Esprit in $200m series-D for Graphcore
Round values the business at $1.7bn and includes commitments from strategic investors
Verdane acquires HR Manager and Webcruiter
Verdane makes second platform investment from its buyout fund, Verdane Edda
Horizons Ventures et al. in $25.6m round for Synthace
Series-B led by Horizons with additional investment from Luminous Ventures, SOSV and others
Index leads $85m round for Nexthink
Fresh capital will be used to accelerate the company’s global expansion, with a focus on the US
Draper Esprit leads $40m series-C for Finalcad
VC houses Cathay Innovation and Salesforce Ventures also take part in the funding round
Main Capital-backed SDB Ayton bolts on Cormel IT
Under Main’s ownership since May, SDB Ayton buys Cormel IT to broaden its product portfolio
VC firms back €6m series-A for Wandelbots
Existing investors, including Felix Haas, Christian Dahlen and Atlantic Labs also take part
Auctus-backed Valantic buys Elements.at, funds Pimcore
Partially owned subsidiary Pimcore receives €3.5m series-A funding round as part of the deal
Motive Partners backs Finantix
Following the deal, the company's founders and management team will continue to lead the business
Alpina-backed Germanedge buys Objective International
GP acquires a 70% stake in Objective, while the management team has retained the remainder
Mid Europa buys Intive from Enterprise Investors
Enterprise initially invested in BLStream, then backed SMT Software Services, and built up the group
Olymp backs Yeay
Olymp claims to be the first comprehensive European investment firm dedicated to blockchain