SIGFOX, the first operator of a cellular network fully dedicated to machine-to-machine (M2M) and Internet of Things communications, has closed a funding round. This EUR10m series B funding led by Intel Capital, together with SIGFOX’s existing investors Elaia Partners, Partech Ventures International and IXO Private Equity, is in line with
Lyceum Capital-backed Access Group, a business software provider, has acquired French-based business intelligence specialist Prelytis for EUR4m. The acquisition, which marks the first of a series of moves by Access into the software as a service (SaaS) marketplace, is the company’s sixth bolt-on since Lyceum Capital backed a GBP50m buyout
Atlas Venture and Matrix Partners have invested in sqrrl, the company focused on security, scalability and adaptability for Big Data. Chris Lynch of Atlas and Antonio Rodriguez of Matrix will join the company’s board of directors. sqrrl’s seed round will enable the company to aggressively hire to meet the rising
FICO, a provider of analytics and decision management technology, is to acquire Adeptra, a specialist in cloud-based customer engagement and risk intervention solutions based in Reading, UK and Norwalk, Connecticut. Arma Partners acted as exclusive financial adviser to Adeptra on the deal. Adeptra’s SaaS (software as a service) platform enables
The founders of OverstockAds.com, a portal of discounted advertising inventory, have formed Savveo, a new venture designed to transform the way local advertising is bought and sold. An evolution of the OverstockAds.com experience, the Savveo website, when open to the public later this year, will serve as an online marketplace
Arma Partners acted as the exclusive financial adviser to alternative asset manager The Carlyle Group on the sale of UC4 Software to EQT for an enterprise value of EUR220m. UC4 is the world’s largest independent IT process automation software company. Founded in 1985, UC4 employs over 300 staff and serves
The secondary market, where investors historically went to trade their illiquid holdings in hedge funds, private equity and other alternative investments, is increasingly a source of liquidity in normal times and not just an escape hatch for investors in duress, according to a recent survey of more than 489 institutional
SS&C GlobeOp has launched its investor document processing and management solution, e-Investor, for hedge funds, fund of funds, private equity funds and managed account organisations. In the alternatives industry, managing paper-based investor transaction documents, such as subscriptions and redemptions, is laborious, time-consuming, and fraught with risk. SS&C GlobeOp’s e-Investor provides
LDC has provided follow-on funding to support portfolio business Kirona Group’s acquisition of Xmbrace, a provider of scheduling software to the UK social housing sector. The deal represents Cheshire-based Kirona’s first acquisition since LDC invested in the business in November 2011, backing the management team’s focus on organic growth alongside
Odyssey Investment Partners has acquired L-com, a provider of wired and wireless connectivity products to original equipment manufacturers, system integrators and network installers. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Headquartered in North Andover, Massachusetts, L-com’s customers are typically design and network engineers who are responsible for specifying connectivity
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