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News | Software
Hotbed backs Wheatley MBO
Wheatley Associates, a specialist software company, has undergone a management buy-out backed by private investor syndicate Hotbed. Mergers & Acquisitions / Tuesday, 16th March 2010
ControlCircle raises £6 million
A company which manages data centres and internet connections for websites including KPMG and Rightmove has raised £6 million in growth capital. Fundraising Deals / Tuesday, 16th March 2010
NVM buys stake in Lanner as 3i exits
Mid-market investor NVM has bought a minority stake in software developer Lanner Group as the company's previous backer 3i exits the business. Mergers & Acquisitions / Monday, 15th March 2010
RainStor raises Series B round
Data management software company RainStor has raised US$7.5 million (£5 million) from institutional and strategic investors. Fundraising Deals / Thursday, 11th March 2010
Aspire Fund backs Liquid Accounts
A government fund set up to boost women-led businesses has led an investment round into online accounting software company Liquid Accounts. Fundraising Deals / Wednesday, 3rd March 2010
PrismTech attracts £1.5 million CfE investment
Communications software company PrismTech has secured £1.5 million from Maven Capital Partners on behalf of the Capital for Enterprise fund. Fundraising Deals / Monday, 22nd February 2010
Inflexion takes FDM Group private
Mid-market private equity firm Inflexion has acquired AIM-listed IT services company FDM Group for an enterprise value of £28.4 million. IPO & City News / Friday, 19th February 2010
Invest Northern Ireland backs First Derivatives
Financial software supplier First Derivatives has received £355,000 from Invest Northern Ireland, the region's economic development agency. Fundraising Deals / Wednesday, 17th February 2010
Alchemy Partners sells COA Solutions
Private equity investor Alchemy Partners has sold software supplier COA Solutions to Advanced Computer Software for £100 million. Mergers & Acquisitions / Monday, 15th February 2010
Mimecast secures £13 million
Email management company Mimecast has received £13 million in a Series B funding round from two venture capital firms. Fundraising Deals / Wednesday, 27th January 2010
IT spend to rise
Worldwide IT spending will increase 4.6 per cent this year compared to 2009, according to research organisation Gartner. Business News / Thursday, 21st January 2010
YFM follows investment in New Net
Yorkshire-based New Net Technologies has received follow-on funding from venture capital fund managers YFM. Fundraising Deals / Tuesday, 19th January 2010
Private equity hungry for tech deals
More than four-fifths of technology-focused private equity firms will make an acquisition in the sector this year, according to research. IPO & City News / Monday, 18th January 2010
YFM backs Deep-Secure MBI
Venture capital firm YFM has backed a £3.5 million management buy-in at information security company Deep-Secure. Mergers & Acquisitions / Monday, 21st December 2009
Monumental Games secures CfE funding
Online games developer Monumental Games has raised £2 million from the government’s Capital for Enterprise (CfE) fund. Fundraising Deals / Tuesday, 15th December 2009
NEWS
Record output at Cluff
Potential bid candidate Cluff Gold produced 19,288 oz of gold in West Africa in the first two months of the year. SMALL-CAP SPOTLIGHT / Friday, 19th March 2010
Brainspark takes football stake
As foreshadowed in the latest Growth Company Investor, investment minnow Brainspark is buying into Italian football club AC Ancona. SMALL-CAP SPOTLIGHT / Friday, 19th March 2010
New hope for China Evoline
AIM shell China Evoline is understood to be contemplating the injection of some Chinese mining assets. SMALL-CAP SPOTLIGHT / Thursday, 18th March 2010
Latest Deals: Software
| Company | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PrismTech | VC | Feb 2010 |
| FDM Group | VC | Feb 2010 |
| Advanced Computer Software | VC | Feb 2010 |
| Mimecast | VC | Jan 2010 |
| New Net Technologies | VC | Jan 2010 |
| Spinvox | VC | Jan 2010 |
| Deep-Secure | VC | Dec 2009 |
| Monumental Games | VC | Dec 2009 |
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