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DACH buyouts on the rise throughout 2016
Despite low dealflow, the region saw an increase in buyouts during the course of the year, as aggregate value remained resolute
BayBG in €6m AMW round
AMW recently acquired an additional site in order to build a new production facility
Growth Capital Partners backs AMG
AMG's senior management team invested alongside Growth Capital Partners
Target invests €2.2m in ArangoDB
GP currently invests from its second fund, a €113m vehicle
Mobeus invests £4m in Biosite
Investment will support the development of new site management tools
Ergon buys Deutsche Intensivpflege from Delta
Belgian family office Sofina and several other LPs invested alongside Ergon
Seraphim holds £50m first close on Space Tech Fund
Space Tech Fund is backed by a £30m investment from the British Business Bank
eCapital invests in BrandMaker
Deal marks the sixth investment by eCapital's fourth fund, which has a €100m target
HTGF provides seed funding for Flowtify
Prior to the seed round, the startup took part in the Metro Accelerator in October 2015
Caledonia hires Mills as investment manager
Alex Mills joins from Graphite Capital, where she spent two years as investment manager
HTGF and Bayern Kapital in Mecuris seed round
Mecuris claims to operate in a €1.8bn market for prosthetics in Germany
LDC exits Microlease to US competitor Electro Rent
Electro Rent is a portfolio company of American private equity firm Platinum Equity
HTGF in Filestage seed round
Germany-based VC High-Tech Gründerfonds usually invests €600,000 at the seed stage
IBB in €4.2m SearchInk round
IBB invested together with former Google engineering director Michael Schmitt
Polytech in $9.7m series-A for Ava
Other Swiss and American investors joined Polytech in the series-A round
HgCapital invests in Fundinfo
HgCapital invested via its Mercury fund, which targets lower-mid-market companies
Auctus acquires JR Holding
GP plans further investments for a buy-and-build strategy for JR Holding
Greenbriar buys Frauscher Sensor Technology
Buyout by the US firm comes as the company plans its expansion to North America
Deal in Focus: IK buys Schock from HQ Equita
Despite entering into its third period of PE stewardship, the sink manufacturer's new owner is planning to double turnover during its tenure
CVC’s Elsan to bolt on MédiPôle Partenaires
Planned merger is a significant consolidation effort in the French private healthcare landscape
SHS buys healthcare service Medigroba
SHS acquires Medigroba alongside two private investors, who will take over the company's management
Balderton-backed Nutmeg raises £30m
Asset management startup Nutmeg claims to manage £500m for 20,000 customers in the UK
HeidelbergCapital scores 11.6x on Snom exit
Private equity firm sold the business via a limited auction process
HTGF in RadioOpt exit to Vodafone
HTGF sells its shares in the company after providing early-stage funding in 2009