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Montana’s third secondary fund closes on €400m hard-cap
Fund has attracted 15 investors
HTGF-backed Biametrics raises €3.1m series-A
Company raised seed funding in 2010
HTGF backs isaac10’s seed round
Company develops SaaS technology
Former Russian deputy minister launches $500m Kinetik fund
Fund made first investment in April
Holtzbrinck et al. invest €11m in Springlane
Company operates in three European countries
VC-backed HelloFresh raises €75m
Company now valued at €2.6bn, eyes IPO
Terra Firma sells Tank+Rast for €3.9bn
Terra Firma has closed the sale of Tank+Rast higher than expected, with a deal value of €3.9bn and a cash on cash multiple of 7.5x.
Deal in focus: Star Capital sells Pepcom for €608m
Star Capital's sale of Pepcom to Tele Columbus highlights consolidation in the DACH cable market
Beyond Capital buys LDBS Lichtdienst
First acquisition for newly founded GP
Investment opportunities scant in Germany – Lyrique’s van Swaay
Lyrique's Hans van Swaay discusses the challenges for private equity in the DACH region
Star Capital exits Pepcom to Tele Columbus for €608m
Trade sale comes five years after acquisition by Star Capital
HTGF backs €1m seed round for Venneos
HTGF's fifth biotech investment in 2015
Forbion closes co-investment fund on €75m
Fund has already made three investments
KKR buys 24.9% of Marshall Wace
Hedge fund has $22bn under management
Bärenfänger to join Avedon from HgCapital
Avedon recently opened German office
Northzone leads Lesara’s €15m series-B
Company recently opened warehouse in China
Bregal Freshstream closes maiden fund on €600m
Fund will focus on buyouts and debt instruments
PE-backed Interoute acquires Easynet for £402m
Acquisition is part of growth strategy
Constantia buys siOptica shares from HTGF
Company has been profitable since 2013
Omnes Capital leads €5m TVSmiles round
Company plans expansion to US
Howzat Partners backs Paper & Tea’s series-A
Series-A comes two years after seed funding round
HIG sells 7S to Manpower for €136.5m
Sale completes, following June 2015 announcement
Three new hires at Alvarez & Marsal
Firm poaches all three hires from Deloitte & Touche
Auven’s ADC Therapeutics raises $80m
Company is active in Europe and the US