Transactions - Tech, software & digital

Etiya Bilgi Teknolojileri Yazılım Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş., a software company providing customer experience focused on AI‐driven digital transformation, sold a minority share to QMI, a Canadian leader in telecommunications, entertainment, news, and media.

ICC Group, a market‐leading provider of data center maintenance and managed services solutions, was sold to US‐headquartered Service Express International, in Clairfield’s latest crossborder transaction in the technology sector.

Open Networks GmbH, Vienna‐based IT service provider, was sold to Bechtle’s Austria IT system house.

Technology One, Australia’s largest enterprise SaaS company, acquired leading higher education software provider Scientia.

Alcatraz IT, an alternative B2B telecom operator based in southern France, sold a minority stake to Siparex.

Aurora Group, a provider of forensic intelligence & data analysis services, sold 100% of its share capital to CY4Gate, an Italian-listed provider of cybersecurity & cyber intelligence services.

Locaweb, a leading company in operating web services, acquired Squid, an online management system for the e-commerce segment and SMEs.

Speechi, a French company specialized in the design and distribution of collaborative and interactive solutions, sold a majority stake to Siparex and Bpifrance through a primary LBO transaction.

The shareholders of Web Geo Services sold a majority stake to CAPZA Growth Tech fund with the aim of creating the leading international player in geolocation intelligence.

Clairfield Belgium successfully advised Belgian Mobile ID – itsme®, on a fundraising round of EUR 24.7 million to accelerate its international growth trajectory.

Precision Mining, a Queensland-based mining technology company, was sold to Australian-based leading mining technology and software company MICROMINE.

Bankmonitor, Hungary’s leading marketplace for retail banking products, sold a 45% stake to Hiventures, a state‐owned venture capital company and a member of the MFB Group.

A consortium of sellers including Kibo Capital Partners, an African private equity fund with USD 100 million of assets under management, and Terra Mauricia, sold their stake in Orange to Orange Madagascar.

Méliuz, a leading company in the marketplace and financial services business model, acquired Melhor Plano, a marketplace that offers to final buyer price comparison tools for products and services provided by third parties.

Alma Media, a Helsinki‐listed media group focusing on digital services and journalistic content, acquired the remaining shares in Alma Career Oy. Clairfield Finland provided a fairness opinion for Alma Media.

Berdac, an IT healthcare start-up company, raised funds in an investment round from Big Sur Ventures, a venture capital firm, and their former shareholders.

Xplora Mobile AS, an exclusive distributor of Xplora products and services formerly known as Pepcall AS, was sold to Xplora Technologies, whose products include smartwatches for kids and other products designed to give children safe onboarding to digital life.

Alma Media, a Helsinki‐listed media group focusing on digital services and journalistic content, acquired Nettix Oy, the leading marketplace for motor vehicles in Finland, from Otava Group.

Tarife.at, the largest comparison site for mobile, Internet, bundle and TV tariffs in Austria, was sold to Geizhals, a price comparison website active in the DACH region.

Méliuz, a leading company in the marketplace and financial services business model, acquired Acesso Bank, a payment institution authorized by the Central Bank of Brazil.