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Smartfrog raises $10m round from Target et al.
German home security business Smartfrog raises $10m from Target Global and e.ventures
Mountain Cleantech rebrands as Jadeberg, invests €6m in MCS
Jadeberg invests €6m in software developer MCS alongside family office PE Group
MIG-backed Brain lists on FSE
MIG's biotech business Brain reached an issue volume of €31.5m on its flotation
MIG et al. lead $6m Hemovent series-A
Other investors include WCTI, KfW Bank and more
Deal in Focus: EQT’s EEW exit is largest ever Sino-German trade sale
A look back at how EQT scored one of the largest sales of a German company to Chinese buyers
Adveq closes funds on €323m and €102m
Double closings are first vehicles raised by fund-of-funds since 2013
Ambienta buys SF-Filter
SF-Filter's Germany head Jochen Zähringer will take over as CEO following buyout
Redalpine backs Jodel
Latest round marks Jodel's third successful fundraising within the space of a year
Holtzbrinck backs Lamudi’s €29m round
Holtzbrinck, Asia Pacific Internet Group and Tengelmann back Lamudi's €29m round
Palero sells Heidrive to Allied Motion for €20m
Palero Capital has sold Heidrive to US drive technology company Allied Motion for €20m
VR exits Janz IT to ACP
VR Equitypartner sells its stake in IT service Janz to ACP in a trade sale
Watchmaster raises $8m from Cherry Ventures et al.
Watchmaster completed its third funding round within less than one year
EQT in €1.44bn EEW exit to Beijing Enterprises
Deal is largest Chinese direct investment in a German company to date, GP said
Equistone buys German candlemaker Gala
Equistone acquires majority stake in candle producer Gala as founder retires
Ardian-backed Trescal bolts on Kalibrix
Deal is Trescal's 15th bolt-on since the buyout by Ardian in July 2013
Holtzbrinck backs Spotcap’s €31.5m round
Investment firm of Russian billionaire Oleg Boyko invests alongside Holtzbrinck
In Profile: ArchiMed
unquote" takes a closer look at healthcare-focused private equity firm ArchiMed, which closed its fund on €150m in June
FRP expands with debt advisory partners
FRP adds three debt advisory partners by acquiring London-based Litmus
WHEB closes €140m fund and rebrands as Alpina
Alpina Partners will continue to manage WHEB Partners' private equity funds
Medicxi closes €210m maiden venture fund
Medicxi span out of Index Ventures' life sciences investment team
Bessemer backs ZenGuard
Internet security business ZenGuard receives funding from US VC Bessemer
Creandum IV closes on €180m
Creandum has closed its fourth vehicle on €180m after five months of fundraising
Permira appoints new senior adviser Santschi
Niklaus Santschi, former chief executive of Six Payment Services, has joined Permira
ILPA releases roadmap on fee reporting
Institutional Limited Partners Association releases new fee reporting template