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Capnamic hires additional partner
Olaf Jacobi joins the Berlin office as partner after leaving Target Partners
Speedinvest closes $100m second fund
Austrian VC originally targeted $50m for its early-stage vehicle
Auctus exits Career Partner to Apollo Education for €96m
GP held the education company for eight years prior to trade sale
Z Capital buys Swiss hotel Waldhaus Flims
Hotel went into administration earlier this year
Capiton buys LAP Laser
GP plans bolt-ons for new portfolio company
Challenging 2015 for Switzerland and Austria
A look back over 2015 activity in the DACH region
Sharp to join Park Square
New head of mid-market direct lending joins from GE Capital
Alven backs Tinyclues’ €5m series-A
Previous investors Isai and Elaia Partners also committed to the round
Vinted scores €24m series-C from Accel, Insight et al.
Previous backers Accel Partners and Insight Venture Partners also take part in round
General Atlantic offloads Axel Springer Digital Classified stake
Springer regains full ownership following the transaction
AAC exits Salad Signature to IK
Company operates in the Netherlands and Belgium
Goldman Sachs et al. back GoEuro’s $45m series-B
Company is backed by European and US investors
Mountain Cleantech buys 44% stake in Entecco
Company made four bolt-ons in as many years
Paua Ventures holds first close on $45m
Vehicle is targeting a final close on $65m in Q2 next year
Bridgepoint scores 3x money on LGC exit to KKR
Bridgepoint had acquired the company from LGV in 2010 for £257m
Nestpick extends series-A to $13m
Startup backed by Rocket Internet
Pfleiderer Grajewo to list for reverse takeover
Atlantik portfolio company finds success with second bookbuilding attempt
Hellman & Friedman buys TeamSystem from HgCapital et al.
HgCapital bought the company for €565m in 2010
Palatine's Chase Templeton bolts on Avanti Healthcare
Palatine has owned Chase Templeton since 2013
Waterland exits FleetPro to management
GP acquired River Advice in 2010 and supported the acquisition of International Shipping Partners in 2012
Bowmark buys Nexus from Livingbridge for £51m
Livingbridge acquired the business in 2008
Invision closes sixth fund on CHF 350m
GP has invested CHF 500m in equity since it launched
SHS acquires SIS-Schwager Group
GP closed fourth fund on €125m in May
VC-backed Kuros merges with listed Cytos
Kuros recently raised CHF 20m