Transactions - Tech, software & digital

mPAY24, a company that provides payment services to e-commerce shops, was sold to Prepa Management Consulting GmbH.

Aktionsfinder GmbH, one of the leading Austrian online distribution platforms for leaflets in Austria, was acquired by Österreichische Post.

The Helsinki-listed technology company Elektrobit Corporation, specializing in embedded software and hardware solutions for the wireless and automotive industries, acquired the Finnish subsidiary of the Oslo-quoted Birdstep Technology Group.

Azur Soft, a leading software company in France for the safety and security market, received an investment from IXO Private Equity.

EcoOnline AS, a Norwegian provider of documentatoin for chemical software, sold 65% stake to Viking Venture, one of the leading technology-focused venture funds.

Jungle Minds, a leading Dutch company in the field of digital innovation, strategy, concept, from creation to optimisation. Clairfield advised the management resulting in the successful buyout.

People Sports Tickets, S.L., owner of the Spanish online ticketing-solutions platform “Never Empty”, raised capital from a private investor.

Encore Productions, one of France’s leading independent companies specializing in live entertainment, raised new capital from Fimalac.

Dolphin Software, a provider of systems to contact centers, was acquired by Loxysoft Group, a Swedish IT company.

Panini Spa, the world leader in payment technologies, completed a debt restructuring deal with a pool of banks including Monte dei Paschi di Siena, UBI Banca, and Banca Popolare de Vicenza.

Viveras was issued a fairness opinion as a part of Enovacom’s equity reorganization. Enovacom is a French IT Company specialized in the development of interoperability and security software for the health sector.

Go Shop, a pioneering digital agency dedicated to mobile shopping, acquired Mobile News Channel, owned by Alcatel-Lucent.

Mobile service provider Phonero acquired its larger competitor Ventelo, one of Norway’s leading providers of complete fixed and mobile telephony services to the private and public sector.

Weezevent, a French provider of online registration and ticketing services, was sold to Vente-Privee, the leading event sales site.

Hawe Telekom Ltd., a major company in the Hawe Group that renders carrier services with its countrywide fiber optic network, merged with Mediatel, a listed company that offers wholesale voice, data center, and co-location services.

CRM Insight, a leading Norwegian consulting company in CRM solutions, was acquired by Økonomibistand Group, a fast-growing Visma ERP software partner focusing on accounting, logistics systems, CRM and payroll and major player in financial and accounting services across Norway and Sweden.

Elisa sold BCC Finland, an IT hardware and services company, to Atea, a leading IT infrastructure company.

Sanoma, a media and education company, sold its B2B business unit Sanoma Pro to Talentum, a Helsinki-listed media company.

Cimail Solutions, a French software publisher of both electronic-content management and customer-relationship management solutions, was sold to Numen, a group specializing in processing sensitive data and documents and providing outsourcing services.

Alma Media sold Baltic News Service, the leading news agency and media monitoring company in the Baltic countries, to Koha Captial, a VC firm.