Official Record
Carlyle exits Eggplant for $330m
The Carlyle Group acquired Eggplant from venture capital firm Seraphim in January 2016
IVP leads $40m series-A for Hopin
Founded in 2019, the London-based company has hosted thousands of virtual events
Omnes, Principia, Seventure in €46.3m series-E for Enterome
New investors SymBiosis and Takeda Pharmaceutical Company also take part in the round
Cimbria acquires Danish software company APX10
Cimbria Nord buys the two-year-old business from Danish organisation Hedelskabet
Partech, Breega in €10m seed round for Ubble
Investment is an extension to the seed round by angel investors and Partech last year
DUBAG sells Scheven to trade
GP acquired the civil engineering and pipeline company in 2017 from its parent company Bilfinger
BNP Paribas Euro SME Debt Fund II holds €576.5m final close
Investment period for the GP's €500m predecessor debt vehicle ended earlier in 2020
Connect Ventures closes $80m seed fund
Fund deploys capital in companies operating across all B2B and consumer software segments
Augens-, BMO-backed Impresa San Siro bolts on Bertini
Company will be integrated within the San Siro group, but will continue to operate under its own brand
Longitude Capital leads $40m round for Polares Medical
Existing investors Decheng, Endeavour Vision, IDO, Earlybird and Wellington also take part
Ufenau buys majority stake in Matrix Technology
Deal is Ufenau's second in the IT service sector in 2020, following its investment in Ikor in April
Astorg to acquire Normec from Summit
Summit Partners acquired a minority stake in Normec for an undisclosed amount in December 2017
WestBridge invests £9.6m in BHSC
BHSC reported revenue of £14.5m and an operating profit of £2m for the 2019 financial year
BDC invests in Matrix
Equity for the investment was drawn from Bridgepoint Development Capital III, which closed on £600m
Apiary-backed Conn3ct acquires ICR
Apiary supported the acquisition with fresh equity from its debut fund, which closed on £200m
Lonsdale-backed CRSG acquires Acclimatise
Lonsdale acquired CRSG in December 2018, drawing equity from Lonsdale Capital Partners
VCs exit UltraSoc to Siemens
Previous investors include Seraphim, Indaco, Octopus Ventures, Oxford Capital and eCapital
Waterland’s Tineo bolts on Netrics
Consolidation strategy in the Swiss IT consultancy sector also saw Tineo acquire Nexellent in 2019
Tenzing closes second fund on £400m
Fund had a target of £350m with a hard-cap of £400m and was raised in nine weeks
Ergon in exclusive negotiations to acquire Telenco
GP plans to invest in the telecoms equipment producer via Ergon Capital Partners IV
BGF invests in Bayfields
Founded in 2004, the business now has 19 practices and intends to grow to 40 sites
Consortium in €20m series-A round for Memo Bank
Company also announces it has been given the seal of approval to be a fully-fledged bank
Mediobanca, Russell Investments launch third private market fund
Fund invests in secondaries, distressed assets and opportunities in dislocated industrial sectors
ICG acquires Workhuman minority at $1.2bn valuation
Balderton Cpaital, Atlas Venture and Benchmark are early investors in the HR platform