Instana Inc has raised a USD6 million investment led by venture capital firm Target Partners with participation of Codecentric, a German IT consulting firm. Instana is tackling the problem of monitoring and managing the increasingly complex big data and microservices architectures; humans can no longer monitor these systems by simply

New York-based private equity firm Bregal Sagemount has made a significant growth investment in Steele Compliance Solutions the parent company of the Steele CIS and Securimate businesses. The two companies are providers of third party management software and due diligence investigation services focused on the anti-bribery and anti-corruption (ABAC) compliance

Yukon Partners (Yukon), a provider of mezzanine capital for middle market private equity transactions, has partnered with Northern Pacific Group (NPG) in its investment in United Language Group (ULG). United Language Group, headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, provides translation, localisation and other language-related business services to customers across a diverse array

Noerr has advised the Chemnitz-based start-up Staffbase in a Series A round of financing. The investors Capnamic Ventures and KIZOO Technology are providing the company with over EUR2 million in total.  The new lead investor Capnamic Ventures will also drive expansion into the US. Staffbase, which has been on the

BGF has invested GBP5 million in Pinnacle Technology Group plc, (PINN) an AIM-listed provider of ‘IT as a Service’. The funding will support the acquisition of Cheshire-headquartered adept4 and Pinnacle’s longer term growth strategy. Pinnacle provides ‘IT as a Service’ predominantly to small and mid-sized businesses. In the past four

QGenda, a provider of cloud-based automated physician scheduling solutions, has announced a substantial investment from Francisco Partners, a global technology-focused private equity firm.  The funding will support the next phase of QGenda’s growth in partnership with the company’s current leadership team. “We’re excited to benefit from the resources and expertise

UK mid-market private equity house Dinedin has backed the buyout of Kingsbridge Risk Solutions (Kingsbridge), an insurance broker for contractors and corporates.   The transaction, sees Livingbridge, the mid-market private equity firm that backed Kingsbridge in January 2014, fully exit the business.   This is Dunedin’s second investment in the

Joolz, one of the fastest growing premium pushchair brands in the infant and juvenile industry, has received a minority investment from Gimv, a Belgium-based investment firm, to support the company’s further geographical expansion, both in Europe and abroad, as well as the launch of new products. ROTH Capital Partners served

Baltic private equity house BaltCap has acquired a majority stake in the leading Estonian occupational health care company Qvalitas Arstikeskus AS (Qvalitas). BaltCap Private Equity Fund II (BPEF II) signed an agreement to acquire 72 per cent of Qvalitas. The remaining 28 per cent are held by the management team.

Norsk Titanium AS, a supplier of aerospace-grade, additive manufactured, structural titanium components, has closed a USD10 million growth debt facility with Harbert European Growth Capital Fund I (HEGCF) as part of the company’s current aerospace production financing round. The funds will be used to further strengthen Norsk Titanium’s leadership team